"CSU, Chico's Department of Music and the School of the Arts get the holiday season off to a resounding start with the annual Glorious Sounds of the Season concert. Proceeds from the series of concerts go towards music scholarships for CSU, Chico students. Presented December 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. and December 9 at 2 p.m. in Harlen Adams Theatre, Glorious Sounds of the Season has become a Chico-area holiday tradition. Sold-out performances have become the norm the past several years.
"We strongly suggest that anyone wanting to attend one of the concerts should buy their tickets in advance," said concert coordinator David Scholz. "It is likely that tickets may not be available at the door, and we would hate to have to turn anyone away."
The Glorious Sounds of the Season concerts employ many areas of the Music Department and includes student, faculty, and community performers. "This is a unique concert in that the audience will hear such a wide variety of musical performances all in one night," said Scholz. "In addition to pieces presented by individual ensembles as well as soloists, there will be sections of the concerts where concert-goers will hear all of the performers at once. And of course there will be opportunities for the audience to perform themselves on several classic holiday tunes where the audience members are encouraged to sing along."
Works being performed span the entire holiday season music spectrum. "There will be a wide variety of styles and types of music performed," said Scholz. "There should be something for everyone attending the concert to enjoy, whether it be traditional or contemporary, vocal or instrumental, classical, popular, or multi-cultural."
As in the past, Glorious Sounds of the Season! will "move seamlessly from ensemble to ensemble, piece to piece," according to Scholz. The numerous ensembles will set up on different parts of the stage and performance hall and music will sporadically bounce around the Harlen Adams Theatre, literally surrounding the audience in a real-life surround sound.
"This is a different type of concert experience than people are used to," said Scholz. "We are asking the audience to hold their applause until the very end of the concert so that the music takes center stage for the duration of the event."
Tickets, at $20 for all seats, are available in advance in Chico at the University Box Office (898-6333) and Terrace Pharmacy, and in Paradise at the House of Color; add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For disability-related accommodations, please call 898-4325."
