Eclectic holiday music for chorus and brass, beginning with a 16th century fanfare and ending with a non-traditional 20th century setting of Christmas carols, will be presented in two concerts by the Choral Society of the Hamptons at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church on Sunday, December 13, at 3 and 5:30 p.m. The second concert will be followed by a free reception at the Bridgehampton Community House.
Most of the music has a Christmas theme, two pieces celebrate Hanukkah, and the moods vary from solemn and sweet to cheerful, rousing, and even irreverent. Mark Mangini, the society’s music director, will conduct the chorus and brass ensemble, and the audience will be invited to join in some of the singing.
Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata,” short works by Gabrieli and Praetorius, and arrangements of French... more
Most of the music has a Christmas theme, two pieces celebrate Hanukkah, and the moods vary from solemn and sweet to cheerful, rousing, and even irreverent. Mark Mangini, the society’s music director, will conduct the chorus and brass ensemble, and the audience will be invited to join in some of the singing.
Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata,” short works by Gabrieli and Praetorius, and arrangements of French... more
