Events Virtual Winter Carols

BarnArts will be holding its 10th Annual WINTER CAROLS at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec 18th as a virtual event for all to enjoy safely from home. Under the direction of conductor Michael Zsoldos, this year’s Zoom WINTER CAROLS will include a new choral performance by the BarnArts Chorale, a sing-along led by BarnArts Youth and new musical performances by local musicians. WINTER CAROLS is BarnArts original event and is provided each year to the community, encouraging all to come together and celebrate the season with song.

“This year’s celebration may be on-line,” says BarnArts Executive Director Linda Treash, “but we can still be together by listening, singing and sharing at the same time. Our chorale singers are excited to be able to do something new together!” The singers will rehearse and

record themselves on their own, and Zsoldos, along with guitarist Jason Ennis, will be compiling the recordings into a united choral ensemble.

New musical performance will be provided by Zsoldos, Ennis and pianist Michael Eckroth, Trifolium and ArtisTree duo Mark van Gulden and Kathleen Dolan. Zsoldos, Ennis and Eckroth are professional jazz musicians and they will combine their talents for a jazzy holiday set. Trifolium is a local traditional string group comprised of Andy Mueller, Justin Park & Chloe

Powell. All three performing groups participate yearly in the usual WINTER CAROLS event, which is normally held at the First Universalist Church and Society of Barnard on the third Friday in December.

This year’s Zoom will also include some minutes of recorded video, audio and photos from previous years performances, allowing this virtual experience to be a real celebration of 10 years of WINTER CAROLS.

BarnArts is selling tickets for a donation of $5-25, and Zoom links will be emailed to ticket holders the day before the event. For more info go to barnarts.org, visit BarnArts on Facebook, or call 234-1645.