And PLEASE, if you know of something good thats going on that I don't know about, tell me! I'll add it to the list.
Friday, November 29
·
Holiday
Pops with the NC Symphony and Capital City Girls Choir at 7:30pm Meymandi
Concert Hall – David
Crabtree narrates. If you have tons of money to blow this Christmas season,
then this is the show for you! Tickets start at around $45. It’s also on the 30th
at 3:00.
Sunday, December 1
·
Raleigh
Beer and Hymns, Advent sing-a-long - 7:30pm at Tir Na Nog (free) This is an
old tradition being brought back, and it sounds like pretty much the most fun
thing I’ve ever heard of. Make new friends, drink good beer, and sing some
amazing music to start out this lovely season of advent.
·
Holiday
Festival of Music and Art- Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4:00pm Holiday Festival begins at 4:00 pm with
Art available for preview and sale. Christmas Concert of Sacred and Secular
music presented by Benson Chancel Choir and Raleigh Flute Choir Trio will begin
at 5:00 pm. Dinner available at 5:45 pm and continuation of Art Sale -- all
media of arts, crafts, jewelry follows dinner. Proceeds from art sales to
benefit Angel Tree Ministry. Free
Thursday, December 5
·
Advent
Service of Lessons and Carols at Duke Chapel
Choral
Vespers is held on Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m. This 30-40 minute candlelight
service consists of scripture readings, prayers, and sacred music. The Duke
Vespers Ensemble leads the choral portion of the service.
Friday, December 6
·
NC
Symphony and Master Chorale- Bach’s Oratorio 8pm @ Meymandi (this one is
going to be good, you guys!) Tickets start at $31 (what is WITH the $10
processing fees when you buy a ticket online? I can process that myself at home with my printer, you feel me?! Makes me
lose faith in humanity. So I shall listen to beautiful choral music to restore
that faith.)
·
Duke
Chapel Choir “Messiah” (80th
year!) at 7:30 ($20, or $5 for students)
·
A
Bluegrass Christmas Concert- at Quail Ridge Books, 7:30pm, featuring Nixon, Blevins, and Gage who I think
just came out with a new Christmas album. I have no idea who they are but HEY,
it’s free and its bluegrass! Win Win!
Saturday, December 7
·
Bayleaf
Baptist Christmas Musical 7-8pm (free)
·
Duke
Chapel Choir “Messiah” (80th year!) at 2:00 ($20, or $5 for
students)
·
NC
Symphony and Master Chorale- Bach’s Oratorio 8pm @ Meymandi
·
William
Peace University Singers- Kenan Hall at Peace, 5:15pm, kids are welcome! ($5-$10)
Sunday, December 8
·
North Raleigh
United Methodist Church Christmas Cantata 8:30am and 11:15 (free)
·
Bayleaf
Baptist Christmas Musical 7-8pm (free)
·
Duke
Chapel Choir “Messiah” (80th year!) at 3:00 ($20, or $5 for
students)
·
Cary
Community Choir “Messiah” 7:30pm at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church
(free I think) Want to sing Messiah with
them? Just attend 2 of their 3 rehearsals! Google it, because that would be
rad.
·
Durham
Community Chorale Holiday Concert 3:30 at Temple Baptist Church (free?)
·
Appalachian
Winter/Hanging of the Greens at Wake Forest Baptist Church 6:30pm- Sacred
harp tunes, shaker hymns and Appalachian melodies featuring the choirs of the
church and a guest Appalachian instrumental consort. Free. I’m totes going to this.
·
The
Oakwood Waits Christmas Concert- at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 7:30pm,
free!! (donations go to the Hope
Center) This is a mid-sized a
capella group (complete with Dickens-era costumes) that has been a Raleigh
staple for 30 years.
·
Christ
Baptist Church Christmas Concert- at 6:00pm, I’m gathering from the website
that this is a big church? With lots of choirs and an orchestra! Free
·
The
Raleigh Concert Band Holiday Show- 2:00pm- this isn’t choral as far as I
can tell, but sounds like it will be great nonetheless! At the Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Raleigh, $5
Tuesday, December 10
·
NC Master
Chorale “Joy of the Season” 7:30pm at Meymandi
·
Christmas Caroling at
Quail Ridge Books and Music (3522 Wade Avenue) from 5:30-6:30pm. Shopping at
Whole Foods? Head down to the bookstore at the other end of the shopping center
and sing with some strangers! Or if there is a designated group of people singing
and they’re in costume or you can tell they’ve been rehearsing together, you
probably shouldn’t sing with them. I’m not sure which situation this is going
to be. Either way it can’t hurt to show up and enjoy some music.
Friday, December 13
·
Providence
Baptist “Your Favorite Christmas” 7pm (free)
·
Concert
Singers of Cary “Holiday Pops” at Cary Arts Center 8pm ($18-20)
·
Voices
Choir “The Sounds of Christmas” 8pm at Hill Hall Auditorium UNC Chapel Hill
($20)
Saturday, December 14
·
Providence
Baptist “Your Favorite Christmas” 6pm (free)
Birthday Party for Jesus- while
you watch the show, your kids (birth-5th grade) will get to have a
fun time, with activities and snacks, learning all about how Christmas is Jesus’
birthday
·
Voices
Choir “The Sounds of Christmas” 3pm at Hill Hall Auditorium UNC Chapel Hill
($20)
·
Concert
Singers of Cary “Holiday Pops” at Cary Arts Center 3pm and 8pm ($18-20)
·
Choral
Society of Durham “Tippett: A Child of Our Time” (with African-American
Christmas spirituals) at Duke Chapel 8pm ($20)
this concert sounds like it’s going to be the bomb, google this for more
info but I’m pretty sure the composer is amazing
·
Concert
Dancers of Raleigh present Twas the Night Before Christmas- 4:00pm at Jones
Auditorium at Meredith, “Concert Dancers of Raleigh invites
"children of all ages" to this wonderfully choreographed ballet!” One hour long, $5-$10. This is definitely
geared towards families with kids and sounds promising for my little ones. Not
Jude, though. He would escape from my lap and run onstage and push the dancers
over. And laugh. So, who’s babysitting?
·
Triangle
Brass Band- at Wake Forest Baptist Church 7pm- The Triangle Brass Band
is a British style brass band comprised of the finest brass and percussion
players from the greater RTP area. $5-$12. You can find out how to buy tickets online at www.virginiatull.com . This is a very
popular show and I saw on one website that they had added a show time but could
never find the details, so you may want to look into that if this time/day
doesn’t work.
Sunday, December 15
·
Providence
Baptist “Your Favorite Christmas” 2:30 and 6pm (free)
·
Greystone
Baptist Christmas Cantata- 6pm (I think free, I went last year and it was really
quite good)
·
Capital
City Girls Choir holiday concert, 3pm at Meredith College’s Jones
Auditorium $10
·
Hillyer
Community Choir Christmas Concert- at Hillyer Memorial Christian Church at
4:00pm with chorus and orchestra
performing Mozart's Credo Mass and Craig Courtney's "A Musicological
Journey through the Twelve Days of Christmas" (free)
Sunday,
December 15th, 2013 at 4:00pm
·
Millennium Singers (one
of the Raleigh Boy Choir choirs) at the Page-Walker Museum in Cary, 4:00pm. Not
sure of cost.
·
Choral
Society of Durham “Tippett: A Child of Our Time” (with African-American
Christmas spirituals) at Duke Chapel 3pm ($20) see previous note about this, I
think it’s going to be really great
Friday, December 20
·
NC
Symphony “Cirque de la Symphony” 8pm at Meymandi. Technically this isn’t
choral, but it’s basically circus meets symphony which sounds pretty
amaaaaazing.
·
Raleigh Boy Choir-
Carols of Christmas, 7:30 ($15 for adults) at Hayes Barton Baptist Church, 1800
Glenwood Ave. If you have never heard a GOOD boy choir in person, do yourself a
favor and go to this concert.
Saturday, December 21
·
NC
Symphony “Cirque de la Symphony” 8pm at Meymandi
·
Trilogy
at the Pittsboro Roadhouse and General Store- at 8pm, this is a jazz trio
doing a special Christmas show which is free. It is in Pittsboro though. Which sounds
far away.
To find out more info, look for more concerts, and read
about choirs that you may want to join go to raleighsings.org
