America 250: A Classical Portrait
Choral Showcase closes 2026 and "America 250" with a program of Early American Christmas harmony, carols, and hymns, along with a Christmas-themed cantata The Ballad of the Brown King by Margaret Bonds.
Show Notes
Traditional: Watchman of Zion; Kingsbridge; Bozrah; Baptismal Anthem; A Christmas Hymn; A Virgin Most Pure
William Billings: Boston
- The Boston Camerata; Joel Cohen (director)
Margaret Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King
- Laquita Mitchell, soprano; Lucia Branford, mezzo-soprano; Noah Stewart, tenor
- The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra
- Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Traditional: Lovely Vine; Adeste Fidelis; Still Water; While Shepherds Watched; Sherburne; Shepherds Rejoice; Fulfilment; Hush my Babe; Jesus the Light of the World; Joy to the World
- The Boston Camerata; Joel Cohen (director)