Name: The Newberry Consort presents A Mexican Christmas
Start: 2026-12-05T16:00:00-06:00
Location: Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University, 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University, 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

This December, The Newberry Consort returns to its roots with a new program of festive holiday music from Mexico. Curated by Newberry Consort Artistic Director Liza Malamut in collaboration with musicologists Paul Feller-Simmons and Ireri Chavez-Bárcenas, the program features joyous villancicos and lush sacred polyphony from the convent and cathedral of Puebla, Mexico, performed by voices, winds, plucked instruments, and percussion. Saturday, December 5, 2026 at 4:00 PMMary B. Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208Pre-concert talk at 3:15 PM. Tickets: $70 preferred seating; $45 general admission; $25 affordable access.Details and tickets: https://www.newberryconsort.org/a-mexican-christmas Publicity contact: Lauren Carrane, Sharp Pencil MarketingLauren@sharppencilmarketing.com | 954-554-0336

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📍 St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1509 Ridge Ave, Evanston
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✉️ Questions? Reach Westley at music@stmarksevanston.org


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OLEA Ensemble has completed residencies at Camphill Village Kimberton Hills (2026), Akropolis Chamber Music Institute (2025), SOS ART (2024), Avaloch Farm Music Institute (2022), the Decoda Chamber Music Festival (2022), and has performed at the Thirsty Ears Festival (2026), New Music Chicago’s ImpromptuFest (2023), and the Price Hill Music Festival (2023) as well as at over 25 more intimate venues across Cincinnati and Chicago.

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