PEV and Dr. Nicolas Dosman celebrate the holiday season with a program of music to lift our hearts and souls together. From Schubert’s glorious “Magnificat” to Rosephanye Powell’s gospel-inflected “Still I Rise,” this concert offers works with messages of joy and hope in many musical genres. Traditional carols (with audience participation!) and a chamber ensemble of instrumentalists make this holiday concert something truly special to behold.

Full program:

Jacob Narverud: Ad Astra (To the Stars…)

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Estrela É Lua Nova (Traditional Brazilian)

Z. Randall Stroope: Inscription of Hope

Eric Whitacre: Lux Nova

Franz Schubert: Magnificat

Elaine Hagenberg: “Nox” from Illuminare

John Leavitt: Ose Shalom (Traditional Hebrew prayer)

Rosephanye Powell: Still I Rise

Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights

Mark Butler: Witness