Join Roots Café at An die Musik Live! for their annual Christmas Show!

Mark Brine, Doug Stevenson, Santa Claus, Geoffrey Himes & Willem Elsevier will mix holiday songs and new material for this festive musical celebration of the season!

In-person seats: $15/ $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $12
The link will be sent out to live stream participants 15 minutes before the show and will remain active through Dec 10

Please join us in celebrating the holidays in a variety concert featuring Maryland guitar ensembles and orchestras, such as the Guitars for Change Ensemble, BCGS Guitar Orchestra (sign up for the orchestra to perform in the concert), an ensemble from the Peabody Preparatory, and the Barrueco Studio Ensemble.

A celebratory concert of Holiday music that the whole family can enjoy, the program includes the exuberant Bach Christmas Oratorio Part V: Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Praise be sung by you, God), a cheerful and optimistic work featuring two oboe d’amores—one of Bach’s favorite instruments. Join in singing festive arrangements of beloved Christmas Carols: O Come All Ye Faithful, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, and Once In Royal David’s City. Revel in favorite arias from Messiah, including Comfort Ye and Rejoice!

Join The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective for a concert at Shriver Hall on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 5:30 pm. This will be the group’s U.S. debut and will feature major quintets from two historical American composers, Amy Beach, and Florence Price, both glorious works of lyricism and virtuosity.

Please join us for a Pre-Concert Talk at 4:30 pm in Shriver Hall.

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an intermission.

Sunday, December 3, 2023, 7:30 PM, Jim Rouse Theatre - Columbia Pro Cantare performs Handel’s masterpiece, “Messiah.” Joining the chorus are guest artists Amy van Roekel, soprano; MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo; Charles Reid, tenor; Lester Lynch, baritone; and Festival Orchestra featuring Henry Lowe, organ.

Interested in learning more about his family heritage, director Jon Baime took an at-home DNA test and uncovered a family secret that had been hidden for half a century.

ONLINE PROGRAM

Realizing Across Asia at The Walters Art Museum

Ani Proser, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quincy Scott curator of Asian art and curatorial chair, Walters Art Museum

In this talk, Adriana Proser, lead curator for Across Asia: Arts of Asia and the Islamic World, will discuss how she and her colleagues collaborated within the museum walls and beyond to highlight works from the Walters Art Museum collections in engaging and innovative ways.

$15 fee for guests and subscribers (no fee for members)

Join art educator Kara Klein for an interesting overview of artworks related to the miracle of the oil and the re-dedication of the Holy Temple. This is a virtual event.

All Good Things Must Begin! Is a Climate Change Theatre Action Event brought to you by Vital Matters. At 5:30, doors will open for “Gifts for a better future” in the gallery, where Ivy Bookshop will be selling books, local artists and crafts people will be selling gifts, and folks from climate and related organizations will have information about ways you can be better informed, and get involved.

This program continues a 30-year tradition with holiday music, dramatic readings, and cherished sing-alongs spreading Christmas cheer! This program will be audio recorded and WBJC will broadcast Christmas with Choral Arts on the radio in late December.
*Doors open at 6:45 pm

Get ready to be swept away by excerpts of this reimagined version of The Nutcracker, choreographed by Amy Hall Garner and set in the Baltimore neighborhood of Mount Vernon, featuring inspiration from many of our iconic community landmarks such as The Walters Art Museum, Restaurante Tio Pepe, and even the Fireworks from the Monument Lighting! Dancers from the Baltimore School for the Arts will be front and center as they perform to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score and bring the magic all around us to the stage!