Mount St.
Mary’s University Celebrates Advent
(12/3/2004) Mount St. Mary’s University
will celebrate Advent with a variety of
events open to the community.
Seasonal events
include the Mount Chorale Advent Concert
on December 5, the Solemnity of the
Immaculate Conception Mass on December 8,
and a concert on December 12 showcasing
the Mount Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble and
Flute Choir, and a community children’s
theater production of "The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever" on December 16. All events
are free and open to the public.
The Mount
Chorale’s "Lessons and Carols" on Sunday,
December 5 will be held in the Immaculate
Conception Chapel on the Mount campus. The
program will feature music by Ralph Vaughn
Williams, Michael Praetorius and Salamone
Rossi in addition to traditional Christmas
carols. The Mount Chorale recently
performed at Carnegie Hall in New York
City.
The Solemnity of
the Immaculate Conception Mass will take
place in the Chapel of the Immaculate
Conception at noon, 4:30 p.m. and 10:00
p.m. on Wednesday, December 8. An
additional mass will be held at the Grotto
at noon on December 8.
The Mount’s
instrumental ensembles will present a
holiday concert on Sunday, December 12 at
3:00 p.m. in Knott Auditorium. Suggested
admission is a canned food item or
monetary donation to benefit the
Emmitsburg food bank.
A wide array of
musical influences will be on display
within the program of each ensemble. The
Jazz Workshop features largely
improvisational works based on the music
of Thelonious Monk and Nat Adderley while
also honoring the influences of jazz
composer Thad Jones. The Wind Ensemble
program opens with Johan de Meij’s
dramatic ‘Continental Overture’ and
explores Irish folk music settings by
Benjamin Britten and Percy Grainger. This
year’s concert welcomes the addition of
the Mount Percussion Ensemble, under the
direction of Professor Gregory Herron, as
well as the debut of the Mount Flute
Choir, organized and led by senior Music
major Julie Martin. Selections include fun
and unique settings of holiday favorites.
On Thursday,
December 16, the Emmitsburg Youth Players,
directed by Mount Senior Marc Parisi, will
present "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"
in the Knott Auditorium on the Mount
campus. The play, which begins at 7:00
p.m., is free and open to the public. For
more information, please contact Debbi
Linton at 301-447-5955.
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