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Washington’s premier Latino chorus, performs “Carols and Parrandas” with the Beltway Brass Quintet. Songs from Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico and Venezuela are sung mainly in Spanish. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda. 301-230-1361.
http://cantigas.org. $15-$25.
GEORGETOWNCHORALE at 5. Holiday Fantasia, with performances of Vaughan Williams’s “Fantasia on Carols” as well as a singalong of traditional seasonal favorites. Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, 4835 MacArthur Blvd.NW. 202-832-3210.
www.georgetownchorale.org. $20, $10 children and students.
ROCKVILLE SWING BAND from 6:30 to 8. Includes admission to the “Garden of Lights” holiday light show. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. 301-962-1400.
www.rockvilleswingband.com. $25 per car.
MASTER SINGERS OF VIRGINIA Pre- concert lecture 6:15; concert 7. Also Dec. 11 at 8 and Dec. 12 at 7. A 28-member a cappella ensemble performs holiday music of many cultures in this concert, “Sing Noel! Christmas Around theWorld.” Dec. 5 at Church of the Epiphany, 3301 Hidden Meadow Dr., Herndon. Dec. 11 at Our Savior’sWay Lutheran Church, 43115 Waxpool Rd., Ashburn. Dec. 12 at Franklin Park Performing Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. 703-829-6782.
www.msva.org. $18, seniors and students $15.
DEC. 6
HEART OF MARYLAND CHORUS from 6:30 to 8. Includes admission to the “Garden of Lights” holiday light show. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. 301-962-1400. www.heartofmaryland
chorus.org. $20 per car.
DAVE KOZ AND FRIENDS at 8. “A Smooth Jazz Christmas” with Jonathan Butler, Brian Culbertson and Candy Dulfer. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100.
www.strathmore.org. $35-$55.
DEC. 7
RENAISSANCE REVELERS from 6:30 to 8. Includes admission to the “Garden of Lights” holiday light show. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. 301-962-1400.
www.revelers.hameand
infancy.com. $20 per car.
FAIRFAX CHORAL SOCIETY YOUTH CHORUSES at 7. Annandale United Methodist Church, 6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale. 703-642-3277. www.fairfaxchoral
society.org. $20, students $10.
LEIGH PILZER-JEN KRUPA QUINTET at 8 and 10. “Xmas Xtravaganza.” Blues Alley, 1073Wisconsin Ave.NW(rear). 202-337-4141.
www.bluesalley.com. $18.
DEC. 8
GERI’S FLUTE ENSEMBLE from 6:30 to 8. Includes admission to the “Garden of Lights” holiday light show. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. 301-962-1400. $20 per car.
MERRY TUBA CHRISTMAS at 6. Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. Free.
ERIC FELTEN JAZZ ORCHESTRA at 8 and 10. “Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite.” Blues Alley, 1073Wisconsin Ave.NW(rear). 202-337-4141.
www.bluesalley.com. $25.
DEC. 9
CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND STORIES BY THE FIRE from 5:30 to 7:30. Also on Dec. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30. Carols sung by local choirs and holiday stories by the fire. Ritz Carlton, 1150 22nd St.NW. 202-835-0500. Free.
SERAPHIM from 6:30 to 8. Includes admission to the “Garden of Lights” holiday light show. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. 301-962-1400. $20 per car.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA POPS: HAPPY HOLIDAYS at 7. Marvin Hamlisch conducts a holiday-themed pops program. Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. $42-$85.
MARCUS JOHNSON PROJECT at 8 and 10. Also on Dec. 10-12 at 8 and 10. “Christmas
WithMJ.” Blues Alley, 1073Wisconsin Ave. NW(rear). 202-337-4141. www.blues
alley.com. $27.50.
DEC. 10
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR at 2 and 7:30. Also on Dec. 11, 17 and 18 at 2 and 7:30; Dec. 12 and 15 at 2; and Dec. 19 at 2 and 6:30. Damon Gupton conducts Dec. 10-12, Steven Reineke conducts Dec. 15-19. The Las Vegas-themed show is hosted by Grammy-winning vocalist Maureen McGovern. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore. 410-783-8000. 800-442-1198.
www.bsomusic.org. $32-$77.
FLUTES ON THE BRINK from 6:30 to 8. Includes admission to the “Garden of Lights” holiday light show. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. 301-962-1400.
www.home.comcast.net/ ~flutesonthebrink. $25 per car.
CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF FREDERICK at 7:30. Also on Dec. 11 at 2:30. Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. 240-994-3198.
www.casof.org. $12, seniors and students $10.
VOCE CHAMBER SINGERS at 7:30. Also on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12 at 4. Familiar carols, contemporary songs and classical Christmas music. Dec. 10 at Fairfax Christian Church, 10185 Main St., Fairfax. Dec. 11 at Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park St. NE, Vienna. Dec. 12 at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon. 703-277-7772.
www.voce.org. $23, seniors $18, students $8 in advance; $2 more at the door.
BOWFIRE at 8. “Holiday Heart Strings.” Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100.
www.strathmore.org. $25- $65.
CHORALIS at 8. Also on Dec. 11 at 5. “A Classic Brass Christmas” with the Classical Brass Quintet. Traditional Christmas favorites, candlelight processional, carol singalong. Choralis Cantus Youth Choirs join the performance on Dec. 11. Falls Church Presbyterian Church, 225 E. Broad St., Falls Church. 703-237-2499.
www.choralis.org. $25-$40, students $5, children 12 and younger free.
FOLGER CONSORT Dec. 10-12 at 8. Renowned vocal group the Tallis Scholars joins the Folger Consort to perform “A Renaissance Christmas,” featuring the music of Purcell, Byrd, Gibbons and Taverner. Georgetown University, Gaston Hall, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-544-4600.
www.folger.edu. $30-$50.
MARCUS JOHNSON PROJECT See Dec. 9.
WAVERLY CONSORT at 8. The 13-member ensemble joins instrumentalists playing reproductions of medieval instruments to recreate the pageantry of the Biblical Christmas story. George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 703-993-8888.
www.gmu.edu/cfa. $21-$42, youth through grade 12 half-price.
DEC. 11
CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY at noon. With Maret School Concert Choir, the Washington Symphonic Brass and a world premiere of a Christmas carol by Bob Chilcott.Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts AvenuesNW. 202-537-6200.
www.nationalcathedral.org. $25.
VIRGINIA BRONZE HANDBELL ENSEMBLE at 1. Surratt House Museum, 9118 Brandywine Rd., Clinton. 301-868-1121.
www.vabronze.org. Free.
HOLIDAY CAROLING at 1:30. Also on Dec. 12, 18-19 at 1:30 and 2:30. Takes place in theWest Building Rotunda. Guest choirs lead afternoon singalong caroling. National Gallery of Art,West Building, Sixth Street and Constitution AvenueNW. 202-737-4215.
www.nga.gov. Free.
ALEXANDRIA HARMONIZERS at 2. Market Square, 301 King St., Alexandria. 703-746-5592.
www.harmonizers.org. Free.
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR See Dec. 10.
CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF FREDERICK See Dec. 10.
LINN BARNES AND ALLISON HAMPTON CELTIC CONSORT See Dec. 4.
CHORALIS See Dec. 10. VOCE CHAMBER SINGERS See Dec. 10.
LANHAM COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT at 6. Also on Dec. 12 at 6. Grace
Brethren Church, 8400 Good Luck Rd., Lanham. 301-552-1414. Free.
FABER DUO from 6:30 to 8. Celtic, holiday and folk tunes, includes admission to the “Garden of Lights” holiday light show. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. 301-962-1400.
www.brookside
gardens.org. $25 per car.
GEORGETOWNLUTHERAN CHURCH CAROL SINGALONG at 6:30. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556Wisconsin Ave.NW. 202-337-9070.
www.georgetown
lutheran.com. Free.
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO’S “A JAZZ PIANO CHRISTMAS” at 7:30 and 9:30. Monty Alexander, Helio Alves, Freddy Cole, Renee Rosnes and JessicaWilliams perform their favorite holiday tunes. Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. $42.
MARCUS JOHNSON PROJECT See Dec. 9.
MASTER SINGERS OF VIRGINIA See Dec. 5.
SYNERGY BRASS QUINTET at 8. Brass arrangements of Bach’s choral works as well as Handel’s “Messiah” and a broad selection of Christmas carols. George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 703-993-8888.
www.gmu.edu/cfa. $22-$44.
DEC. 12
ANCIENT ROOTS OF HOLIDAYMUSIC from 11 to 4. Medieval, Victorian and modern Christian, Jewish and other world music traditions.Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-547-9000.
www.thewalters.org. Free.
HOLIDAY CAROLING See Dec. 11.
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR See Dec. 10.
SIDWELL FRIENDS UPPER SCHOOL CHORUS at 2:30. Sidwell Friends School, 3825Wisconsin Ave.NW. 202-537-8100.
www.sidwell.edu. Free.
COVALENCE at 3. A trumpet, piano and vocal trio performs holiday classics. Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania AvenueNW. 202-633-1000.
www.amiercanart.si.edu/renwick. Free.
MCLEAN SYMPHONY at 3. Choral and orchestral music of the season, including piano improvisations on Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite” and Bavel’s “Hanukkah Rhapsody.” McLean Community Center, Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. 703-790-0123.
www.mclean-symphony.org. $25, seniors $20, students $15, children 12 and younger free.
“CHRISTMAS AT ST. LOUIS” at 4. Conducted by Paul J. Carroll with soprano Jessica Marie Stecklein, tenor Andrew Shryock, the St. Louis choir and concert orchestra. St. Louis Church, 12500 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville. 410-531-6040. Free.
CONVIVIUM at 4. Also Dec. 18 at 7:30. Renaissance, Tudor and contemporary a
capella repertoire. Dec. 12 at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary Rd., Alexandria. Dec 18 at Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St.NW. 703-815-2622. Free.
LINN BARNES AND ALLISON HAMPTON CELTIC CONSORT See Dec. 4.
NATIONAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE at 4. Featuring works by Corelli, Tchaikovsky and selections from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.” Spectrum Theatre at Artisphere, 1611 N. Kent St., Arlington. 703-228-1850.
www.nationalchamberensemble.org. $25, students $15.
ROCK SPRING CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST SANCTUARY CHOIR at 4. Performs Durante’s “Magnificat” and Pachelbel’s “Magnificat.” Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, 5010 Little Falls Rd., Arlington. 703-538-4886.
www.rockspringucc.org. Free.
VOCE CHAMBER SINGERS See Dec. 10.
WASHINGTONMETROPOLITAN ACCORDION SOCIETY at 4. Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Rd., Falls Church. 703-919-5701.
www.washingtonaccordions.org. $7, children younger than 12 free.
LANHAM COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT See Dec. 11.
DC YOUTH ORCHESTRA at 6. Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600.
www.kennedy-center.org. Free.
HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH CHOIR at 6.With contemporary ensemble, handbell choir and instrumentalists. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 7607 Old Sandy Spring Rd., Laurel. 301-725-1666. Free.
JIM DRONENBERG from 6:30 to 8. Also Dec. 15, 23 and 31 from 6:30 to 8. Classical harpist, includes admission to the “Garden of Lights” holiday light show. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. 301-962-1400.
www.brooksidegardens.org. $25 per car.
ENSEMBLE GALILEI at 6:30. Traditional Christmas carols and the story of Gallery paintings on Christmas stamps. Narrated by Stephen Ackert. National Gallery of Art, West Building Garden Court, 600 Constitution Ave.NW. 202-737-4215.
www.nga.gov. Free.
CHESAPEAKE CHORALE AND BOWIE CHOIRS at 7. Featuring Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata” with double brass choir. Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, 15200 Annapolis Rd., Bowie. 410-721-5422.
www.chesapeakechorale.org. $15, students and seniors $12.
GEORGEMASON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OFMUSIC at 7. Christmas carols and holiday songs. George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 703-993-8888.
www.gmu.edu/cfa. $20, seniors and students $15.
MASTER SINGERS OF VIRGINIA See Dec. 5.
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL PARISH at 7:30.
Adult choir and soloists with the children’s choir. St. Jane de Chantal Church, 9601 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda. 301-530-1550. Free.
MARCUS JOHNSON PROJECT See Dec. 9.
DEC. 13 SPENCERVILLE RINGERS AND JAZZ ENSEMBLE from 6:30 to 8. Includes admission to the “Garden of Lights” holiday light show. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. 301-962-1400.
www.brooksidegardens.org. $20 per car.
CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OFWASHINGTON at 7. Also on Dec. 21 at 7 and Dec. 24 at 1. A mix of traditional Christmas music and popular holiday standards. Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. $15-$45.
SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS at 7:30. Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley and Charlie Pilzer perform Scandinavian folk music. St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville. 301-754-3611.
www.imtfolk.org. $15 advance, $20 at door.
DEC. 14
AN IRISH CHRISTMAS at 6. Mick Moloney (banjo, vocals), Athena Tergis (fiddle), Rhys Jones (fiddle), Billy McComiskey (accordion) and Brendan Dolan (piano). Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St.NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. Free.
THE FLUTE DRAGONS from 6:30 to 8. Native American flute music, includes admission to the “Garden of Lights” holiday light show. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. 301-962-1400.
www.brooksidegardens.org. $20 per car.
NIH CHAMBER SINGERS Dec. 14 at 7, Dec. 16 at noon and Dec. 18 at 3. A winter concert of seasonal music. Dec. 14 at Riderwood Village Chapel, 3140 Gracefield Rd., Silver Spring. Dec. 16 at National Institutes of Health, Atrium of the Clinical Research Center, 10 Center Dr., Bethesda. Dec. 18 at Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. 301-496-1767. $5 Dec. 14, free Dec. 16 and 18.
THE CAPITAL BONES at 8 and 10. “A Stan Kenton Christmas.” Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave.NW(rear). 202-337-4141.
www.bluesalley.com. $20.
DEC. 15
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR See Dec. 10. JIM DRONENBERG See Dec. 12.
SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS CATHOLIC CHURCH at 7. Adult and youth choirs perform classical, traditional and modern selections sung in English, French and
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