Freehold Fa La La Featuring the Arcadian Chorale

Friday, December 11, 2015
7:30pm
St. Rose of Lima RC Church

The cherished Freehold tradition continues as the Freehold Borough Arts Council presents the Arcadian Chorale, (Marina Alexander, musical director) and their annual holiday concert. This year the presentation will feature “Navidad Nuestra” a folk presentation of the nativity based on music from South America.

“Navidad Nuestra” was written in the 1960s by beloved Argentinean composer Ariel Ramirez and has become more and more of a choral favorite. “It presents a different take on the nativity based on folk music and is comprised of various dance rhythms from Argentina and Argentinean folk poetry. It is beautiful and charming because it offers a fresh look at the Christmas season. Sometimes we take things for granted.

“It celebrates the Annunciation, the pilgrimage to Bethlehem, the birth of the Christ child and the call to shepherds. The movement ends with the arrival of the Three Kings. It offers beautiful South American rhythms and melodies with guitar and percussion,” Alexander said.

The works of American and classical composers concerning the same topics raised in “Navidad Nuestra” are interwoven into the program. The chorale will also perform familiar carols that will engage the audience members for a sing-a-long.

The concert will be held on December 11, 2015 at St. Rose of Lima RC Church, located at 16 McLean Street, Freehold, NJ.

Tickets will be $10 for adults and $5 for students. To purchase tickets, go to www.arcadianchorale.org or visit the Freehold Art Gallery, 7A W. Main St., Freehold, during hours of operation. Call the gallery at 908- 614-6195 for additional information.