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The Crossing @ Christmas

World Premiere // The Crossing Residency

This performance takes place at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, 1904 Walnut Street.

“America’s most astonishing choir” (The New York Times) 

Known for its "rich, warm and beautifully focused sound," (The New York Times) the multiple Grammy® Award-winning new music choir, The Crossing, performs its annual concert reflecting on our world in the winter holiday season. Conducted by Donald Nally, this year's The Crossing @ Christmas features two modern passions: David Lang's Pulitzer Prize-winning the little match girl passion, based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, and Spectral Spirits, a world premiere by composer Edie Hill, with elegiac remembrances of birds that are no longer with us.

Please plan to arrive early as seating is general admission. Doors will open at 6:45 PM. Tickets at will call can be picked up at the church beginning at 6:30 PM. Please do not go to the Annenberg Center to get your tickets.

Performances

• Friday, December 20 @ 7:30 PM

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Photo credits:
1: Becky Oehlers Photography
2, 3: Courtesy The Crossing