Montclair Musicians To Hold ‘Medieval Christmas Celebration’

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A Montclair nonprofit will bring back their annual “medieval music celebration of Christmas” for 2021 with a salute to the provinces of France.

Montclair Early Music will hold its concert, “Joyeux Noel,” at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 73 South Fullerton Avenue. The show will feature a medieval procession with bagpipe, troubadours, juggler, dancer, and music of the French provinces performed by recorders, singers, guitarists and more.

Attendees must be vaccinated. Proof of vaccination will be required for admittance. Masks are recommended. St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a wheelchair accessible venue.

Learn more about this concert on the Patch events calendar.

“As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, our last Christmas program was in 2019, right before COVID,” Board Chair Bernie Schoenfeld said.

According to Schoenfeld, the event will be more of a “happening” than a standard concert.

“I’m always delighted that our Christmas program is definitely not a somber affair,” Schoenfeld said. “The music may be somewhat unfamiliar, but it is nonetheless highly engaging, performed by devoted musicians and led by a gifted director, Jason Priest, a professor of music at Montclair State University.”

• See related article: This Nonprofit Is Going Medieval On Montclair's Music Scene

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