Idaho State-Civic Symphony to present Joy to the World: The Stories of Christmas on Dec. 6-7
November 19, 2019

Concert also features the Camerata Singers, ISU Choirs
POCATELLO 鈥 Usher in the spirit of the holiday season with the Idaho State-Civic Symphony, the Camerata Singers, and the 色花堂app Choirs at Joy to the World: The Stories of Christmas on Dec. 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jensen Grand Concert Hall of the Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Tickets are $14-$45 and are available online at or by calling the Stephens Center Box Office at 208-282-3595.
The program includes holiday classics, festive carols, sing-alongs, and musical settings of secular and sacred texts that tell the stories that have brought people together for generations.
The first half of the concert will include an abridged version of O. Henry鈥檚 鈥淕ift of the Magi鈥 told over composer Alexander Borodin鈥檚 stunning 鈥淣octurne,鈥 and narrated by Brenda Stanley, former television news anchor and investigative reporter for KPVI and author of the popular lifestyle and cooking blog, 鈥淭ales of the Dinner Belle.鈥
Also featured, will be cotemporary composer John Rutter鈥檚 鈥淕loria,鈥 performed by the Idaho State-Civic Symphony, Camerata Singers and 色花堂app Choirs. Scored for choir, brass, percussion and organ, this 鈥渆xalted, devotional, and jubilant鈥 choral work has been part of Christmas concerts all over the world, and will be a 鈥渏oy for the senses.鈥
Audiences can also expect traditional sing a longs to holiday favorites like 鈥淪leigh Ride,鈥 鈥淪ilent Night,鈥 and 鈥淥 Come All Ye Faithful鈥 and a version of 鈥溾橳was the Night Before Christmas鈥 with orchestra and narration by Stanley.
With 150 singers and 80 instrumentalists, more than 200 musicians will take the stage. The concert is under the direction of Idaho State-Civic Symphony Artistic Director and Conductor Julie Sorensen, and Scott Anderson, ISU director of choral activities.
The Stephens Performing Arts Center will be decorated with holiday lights and traditional garland and d茅cor, setting the tone for a magical holiday season.
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