Upcoming Performances

Salt Lake Children’s Choir Christmas Concert

Friday, Dec. 1 & Sunday, Dec. 3 – 8:00 PM

The Cathedral of the Madeleine: 331 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84111

The Salt Lake Children’s Choir continues its long tradition of Christmas concerts in the Cathedral of the Madeleine Friday and Sunday, December 1 and 3.

Free Admission: Open to those age 6 and older at no charge (suggested donation $10.00).

Beginning at 8 PM, the program will feature music of early masters and familiar and lesser-known carols from many lands—along with seasonal pieces written especially for the choir. Harp and organ will provide accompaniment, and the audience and combined choirs will join in several carol favorites to conclude the evening.

The concert will begin with the powerful “All Creation, Sing” by Magdalen Fautch—sung from the rear loft, accompanied by the Cathedral organ.

Following a processional to the front, the choir will present two evocative 20th Century works referencing the Annunciation—followed by “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.” “What Child Is This?,” “While By My Sheep,” and “Il est né le divin Enfant,” and other familiar carols will then be heard—followed by “Come Unto Him” from Handel’s Messiah—which will conclude the first section of the program.

Among other pieces featured on the concert will be the tender American spiritual, “The Newborn King”—along with “While by My Sheep,” “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella,” “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly,” and the Andean-flavored “Gloria al Rey” by the director.

Following Miklós Rózsa’s stirring Theme from “King of Kings,” and the sublime “Le Sommeil de l’Enfant Jésus” by French master, Henri Büsser, combined choirs and the audience will join in several carol favorites to conclude the evening.

Accompaniment for the concert will be by harpist, Lyssa Rytting, and organist, Ken Udy.

Salt Lake Symphony Family Christmas Concert

• Saturday, December 16 – 2:00 PM
• Libby Gardner Hall, University of Utah, 1375 President’s Circle
• The Salt Lake Children’s Choir (Tuesday Ensemble) will be guest performers on this hour-long concert titled, “Visions of Sugarplums.”
• Tickets $5.00-$10.00

Salt Lake Children’s Choir Family-Community Christmas Concert

• Sunday, December 17 – 7:00 PM
• Salt Lake Central Stake Center, 951 E 100 S. Salt Lake City
• Both choir ensembles appear in a slightly abbreviated version of the program presented in the Cathedral of the Madeleine earlier in the month (will also include audience participation). No charge or age restriction, Convenient parking. This will be the choir’s final performance of 2023.