CLASSICAL CONCERTS Wednesday 12/20 NATIONAL CHORAL COUNCIL Thirty-third annual sing-in of ...
NATIONAL CHORAL COUNCIL
Thirty-third annual sing-in of Handel's Messiah w/help from some 3000 audience singers; 1650 B'way (51st St.), RSVP 212-333-5333; 8, $21-$75.
Thursday 12/21
THE CONCORDIA ORCHESTRA
Lincoln Center Series pres. "The Gospel Messiah," jazzy adaptation of Hadel's Messiah; Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 212-721-6500; 8, sold out.
MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT
St. Francis of Assisi Church hosts free weekly midday concerts consisting of both secular & sacred music. Today, The St. Francis Singers perform Christmas favorites, Charpentier & Forqueray; St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 W. 31st St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-967-9157; 1:15, free.
POMERIUM ENSEMBLE
Alexander Blachly directs performance of "Creator of the Stars," program of Christmas music from the Middle Ages & Renaissance, part of Messiaen Festival; Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 E. 7th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-353-4196; 7:30, $15, $10 st.
Friday 12/22
MANHATTAN CHAMBER CHOIR & ORCHESTRA OF SACRED MUSIC
Chamber choir & orchestra in holiday program feat. music of Bach, Handel & others; The Church of the Holy Innocents, 128 W. 37th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-279-5861, ext. 216; 7:30, free.
NATIONAL CHORAL COUNCIL
Martin Josman conducts Handel's Messiah at Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 212-333-5333; 8, $21-$78 [repeats Sat.].
Saturday 12/23
JUILLIARD PRE-COLLEGE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Ki-Sun Sung conducts works by Bach, Corigliano & Tchaikovsky; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 212-769-7406; 5, call for price.
Sunday 12/24
MIDDLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH CHOIR
Candlelight celebration & performance of Christmas spirituals incl. What Child is This? & Joy to the World, late show preceded by jazz prelude (10:15); Middle Collegiate Church, 50 E. 7th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-477-0666; 7 & 11 p.m., free.
ZAMIR CHORALE
Matthew Lazar directs "A Celebration of Chanukah 2164 in Hebrew, English, Yiddish & Ladino" feat. works by Rossi, Marcello & Handel; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-635-7300, ext.138; 7:30, $25.
Monday 12/25
BACH CANTATA PROJECT
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts Monteverdi Choir & English baroque soloists in Bach program; St. Bartholomew's Church, 109 E. 50th St. (Park Ave.), 212-307-7171; 5:30, $30-$150 [through 12/31].
Tuesday 12/26
JUILLIARD ARTISTS IN CONCERT
Entela Barci (violin), Dimitar Moskovsky (clarinet) & Constantine Finehouse (piano) perform Mozart's Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano, K. 498, "Kegelstatt" plus holiday music; Continental Center, 180 Maiden Ln. (Front St.), 212-799-5000, ext.313; 12:30, free.