LEWISTON — The Maine Music Society will again present its traditional Heritage Christmas Concert at the Gendron Franco Center for Heritage and the Performing Arts on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10, but this year it will also include music from the traditions of Chanukah, the Jewish celebration of light.
The 60-member chorale will focus on Christmas music from the United States, with arrangements of such favorites as “White Christmas,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!”
In addition, the society will have special guests Rabbi Sruli Dresdner and his wife, Lisa Mayer, from Temple Shalom, Auburn, who will join the chorale for Chanukah songs like “O, ir kleyne likhtelekh,” “Hanukkah, O Hanukkah” and “I Have a Little Dreidel.”
Dresdner and Myer will also perform traditional Klezmer music, the joyous and soulful music of the Eastern European Jews.
Keeping with tradition, the concert will end with everyone joining in to sing a round of festive Christmas carols.
Celebrating heritage with the Maine Music Society Chorale has become a tradition in the L/A area, and there will be music for everyone.
For a preview of what’s in store, listen in to John Corrie, Susan Trask and Rabbi Dresdner on 105.5’s Breakfast Club at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5.
The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.
Advance ticket include general seating for adult, $22; seniors, $20; students, $10; under 12, free, when accompanied by an adult. Cost is $2 more at the door. There will be 20 percent off groups of 10 or more.
For tickets, call 207-333-3386, online at www.mainemusicsociety.org, or visit the box office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday on the second floor of the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St.
For more information, visit www.mainemusicsociety.org or go to Facebook.
The Maine Music Society Chorale hard at work rehearsing with Artistic Director John Corrie with accompanist Bridget Convey.
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