Winchester Musica Viva, Winchester’s premiere semi-professional chamber choir, presents performances of a new setting of Charles Dickens’s beloved story, A Christmas Carol. This 70-minute work, for a cappella choir and narrator was written in 2022 by Grammy-nominated choral composer, Benedict Sheehan. The narrator for the performance will be renowned storyteller, Adam Booth, West Virginia’s 2022 Folk Artist of The Year. The performance tells the beloved story of Ebeneezer Scrooge’s redemption through ghostly visitation. The storytelling is accompanied by several well-known Christmas carols. In addition to leading the carols, the choir provides dramatic underscoring to the iconic story.

Winchester Musica Viva (WMV) is in its 43rd year of making high-caliber choral music in the Winchester area. Musica Viva is conducted by Artistic Director, Dr. W. Bryce Hayes, associate professor of choral music at James Madison University. The 24 singers of WMV are professional musicians, teachers, and church musicians from throughout the broader Northern Shenandoah Valley.

Performances of A Christmas Carol will be on Friday, December 15, 7:30 PM at St. James The Greater Catholic Church in Charles Town, West Virginia; and Sunday, December 17, 3:00 PM at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Winchester, VA. Tickets are $20 for adults and admission is free to all students. Tickets can be purchased in advance: winchestermusicaviva.org, or at the door.

CONTACT:

Winchester Musica Viva Managing Director: Angie Flook - WVMChoir@gmail.com
Winchester Musica Viva Artistic Director: W. Bryce Hayes – wbrycehayes@gmail.com