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A Ceremony of Carols: Cantare Christmas at the MFAH

Presented by Cantare Houston and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

December 10-December 19, 2011

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CANTARE Houston and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston present A Ceremony of Carols: Cantare Christmas at the MFAH, December 10, 12, 17, 18, 19, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Beck Building, Second Floor.

These Christmas performances at the Museum have become a treasured holiday tradition and are not to be missed! The concert features time-honored carol suites and fantasies by Britten and Vaughan...

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These Christmas performances at the Museum have become a treasured holiday tradition and are not to be missed! The concert features time-honored carol suites and fantasies by Britten and Vaughan Williams and new settings by Conrad Susa, as well as CANTARE's signature eclectic mix of seasonal songs.

Scheduled Works:

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Susa: Carols and Lullabies of the Southwest

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear CANTARE Houston, under the artistic direction of Kevin Raymond Riehle, fill the largest gallery of European art at the MFAH with their evocative vocal warmth and dynamic interpretations of timeless classics and brilliant new works.

Five Concerts to Choose From:
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011

All concerts are at 7:30 p.m.

These are the must -have tickets of the holiday season! CANTARE & MFAH – a cherished holiday tradition!

Pictured: Parrasio Micheli, Young Woman Playing a Lute, c. 1570, oil on canvas, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation.

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Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

5601 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005

Full map and directions

Tickets:

Tickets: $25 for MFAH members and seniors; $30 for the general public; $15 for students

To order tickets, visit www.cantarehouston.org, or call CANTARE at 713-724-9648. Advance purchase is highly recommended, as seating is limited. Any unsold tickets will be available in the lobby of the Audrey Jones Beck Building starting at 6:30 p.m. on the evening of each performance.

Times:

All concerts at 7:30 p.m. (Pre-concert Receptions at 6:30 pm – Lobby, The Audrey Jones Beck Building).

Saturday, December 10, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011

Phone: 713-724-9648

Parking:

Museum Parking Garage
Located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings, the MFAH Visitors Center features a four-story covered parking garage.

The easy-to-find parking entrance is on Binz, marked by a large, yellow arrow.

You're always protected from the elements when you park your car in the Museum Garage. From there, you can go to the Visitors Center lobby and find a ticketing desk and up-to-the minute museum information.

As an added convenience, you can enter the Beck and Law buildings from the Visitors Center through security-monitored, climate-controlled tunnels connecting all three buildings.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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