Sing in the Holidays with Choral Arts

In our 57th season, Baltimore Choral Arts continues a 29-year tradition with holiday music, dramatic readings, and cherished sing-alongs spreading Christmas cheer! This year, Choral Arts is especially thrilled to announce WBJC's Judith Krummeck as the narrator for this joyous event!   

Judith Krummeck is the evening drive time host for WBJC-FM, Maryland’s classical music station. Baltimore Magazine has twice named her Baltimore’s Best, and she was the recipient of the Praise Singer Award for arts programming from the Foundation for the Creative Arts in her native South Africa. In Johannesburg, Judith was the arts editor for SAfm at the South African Broadcasting Corporation, where she also hosted live television broadcasts of national symphony concerts, the UNISA International music competitions, and the nation-wide tour of the London Philharmonic. 

Now, in Choral Arts' 57th season, Krummeck will help to bring this seasonal event to life! As the narrator, she will engage the audience alongside a Baltimore Choral Arts Symphonic Choir and Orchestra, Morgan State Choir, Baltimore City College Choir, and Overlea High School Choir in the beautiful and historic Baltimore Basilica of the Assumption.   

Maryland Public Television 12.24.2022 at 8 pm EST

Maryland Public Television 12.25.2022 at 7 pm EST

MPT2 12.24.2022 at 10 pm EST

WBJC Radio 12.25.2022 at 2 pm EST

Choral Arts is excited to share holiday themed music that will engage young audiences! Choral Arts continues a 30+ year tradition of spreading holiday cheer to children of all ages. From Christmas carols to cherished sing-alongs, all are welcome to join us in celebrating this momentous choral event! The program is perfect for children 0 - 13 years of age.

This season, Choral Arts will be collaborating with with Synetic Theater, an arts organization that brings fantasy, comedy, romance and drama to life! In their choreographed production, Synetic Theater will introduce The Snow Maiden, an enchanting tale of a man who creates a woman from snow. This mystical story of love, hope, and the power of dreams is told through movement and music.

The Baltimore Choral Arts Society is one of Maryland's premier cultural institutions. Our Symphonic Chorus, Chorus, and Chamber Singers can be seen performing throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Europe. Most frequented venues include those in Baltimore, Washington D.C., and New York City. In addition to performing, The Baltimore Choral Arts Society provides several thoughtful and impactful music education programs that serve youth in and around Baltimore. These programs include CoroLAB, a partnership with Baltimore City College’s and Overlea High School’s choral music programs; Vocal Fellows, an expanded professional development program for early-career singers; Student Composer Project, a competition for high-school and college composers; and our annual Christmas for Kids concert. Through these four primary educational programs, Choral Arts serves the very young to early-career adult musicians.

Currently embarking on his sixth season as Music Director of the nationally acclaimed and Emmy Award-winning Baltimore Choral Arts Society, conductor and composer Anthony Blake Clark enjoys a reputation as one of the freshest young voices in classical music. Anthony Blake Clark is at home in front of orchestras and choirs alike and has worked with professional and amateur ensembles in the USA and Europe, coming from the tutelage of world-renowned teachers such as Simon Halsey and Marin Alsop. During his tenure with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Anthony Blake Clark has consistently received rave reviews, both for work on the podium in his subscription concerts and his preparation of choruses for performances with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and the Peabody Preparatory Orchestra. Winner of the 2019-2020 American Prize in choral conducting, Clark’s leadership of Baltimore Choral Arts has also been acknowledged with another nomination for the American Prize for best choral performance, as well as the reception of the prestigious 2020 Chorus America/ASCAP Alice Parker Award. Recently, he led the ensemble on an enthusiastically received tour of the United Kingdom, culminating in a collaboration on Mahler’s 8th Symphony with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.