NOËL & NOWELL (HOLIDAY CONCERT)
WITH KIRKLAND CHORAL SOCIETY
BRENNAN MICHAELS, CONDUCTOR
BASTYR UNIVERSITY CHAPEL
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 & SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2026 @ 6:00PM
Adult: $25
Senior/Student: $20
Child (under 13): Free
Celebrate the holiday season with music that sparkles with joy and warmth. From Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s festive Christmas Overture and Michael Torke’s shimmering December to Craig Courtney’s clever musical romp through The Twelve Days of Christmas, this holiday tradition culminates in Poulenc’s radiant Gloria, one of the Twentieth Century’s most uplifting choral masterpieces.
PROGRAM:
Will Todd – Christmas in Blue
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – “Christmas Overture” from The Forest of Wild Thyme, Op. 74
Michael Torke – December
Craig Courtney – A Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas
F. Poulenc – Gloria, FP 177
About Kirkland Choral Society http://www.kirklandchoralsociety.org/
About Philharmonia Northwest http://www.philharmonianw.org/
About Brennan Michaels, conductor
Dr. Brennan Michaels is conductor of the Concert Choir at Northwest University. He also serves as Director of Music and Worship at Bellevue Presbyterian Church, where he conducts multiple choral and instrumental ensembles and oversees a robust K-12 youth choral program. Before relocating to Washington, Dr. Michaels was Director of Choirs at Live Oak Classical School in Texas and Sartell High School in Minnesota. From 2012-2015, he served as Artistic Director of the Minneapolis chamber choir From Age to Age. Dr. Michaels received his D.M.A. in choral conducting from Michigan State University, his M.M. from Baylor University, and his B.M. from Concordia College.
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