Performances will include the Collegiate, Concert, and Chamber Choirs, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music, Dr. Scott Allison, with Associate Professor of Music, Dr. Dylan Marney, accompanying on the piano. Dr. Aren Van Houzen, Assistant Professor of Music, will be directing the instrumental music during the concert.
The program will begin with the Collegiate Choir singing “Veni, Veni Emmanuel” by John Michael Trotta. The group will also be performing classics, including “Psallite” by Praetorius and the rhythmic spiritual “Go Where I Send Thee!”
Following the Collegiate Choir, the Concert Choir will provide seasonal music by contemporary composers and conclude with the singing of Handel’s famous “Hallelujah” from Messiah. Mary, the Rose of Christmas, will be honored when the Chamber Choir presents “Hosanna.”
The Annual Christmas Concert is free and open to the public. For audiences unable to attend in person, the concert is available for live streaming at: https://bit.ly/C-
Contact the Marketing & Public Relations Office, at pr@culver.edu or 573-288-6000 ext. 6728 for more information.
NOTE: A number that appears immediately after a person’s name (i.e. Jane Doe ’18) is a reference to the year that person earned their bachelor’s degree from Culver-Stockton.