{"id":362447,"date":"2024-12-09T11:57:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?p=362447"},"modified":"2024-12-09T11:57:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:57:50","slug":"gay-mens-chorus-sings-an-exuberant-and-joyful-international-holiday-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2024\/12\/09\/gay-mens-chorus-sings-an-exuberant-and-joyful-international-holiday-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Men’s Chorus sings an exuberant and joyful international ‘Holiday Show’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raising voices and pointing toes exuberantly in song this holiday season, the Gay Men\u2019s Chorus of Washington, DC (GMCW) presents The Holiday Show<\/em> \u2014 their annual holiday extravaganza \u2014 at the Lincoln Theatre. Under the baton of Artistic Director Theo Kano, Associate Conductor C. Paul Heins, and Assistant Conductor Ront\u00e9 Pierce, this festive evening is a cheery antidote to the cold winds of the last few weeks.<\/p>\n

Celebrating holiday music and traditions from all around the world, this year\u2019s Holiday Show<\/em> also acts as a preview for their International Choral Festival<\/a> coming to DC in June 2025 for the World Pride Festival. Singing in Spanish and Hebrew, Yoruba and Tagalog, this year\u2019s set was joyful, playful, and delightfully thoughtful.<\/p>\n

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The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC’s production of \u2018The Holiday Show.\u2019 Photo by Michael Key.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the loud and boisterous \u201cChristmas Isn\u2019t Christmas \u2018Til You Get Here,\u201d \u201cBetelehemu,\u201d and the entertaining \u201cTeXmas Hold \u2018Em\u201d to the mindful and still \u201cSilent Night\u201d and \u201cSee Amid the Winter\u2019s Snow\/Lo How a Rose,\u201d The Holiday Show<\/em> showcased the full range of the season with enough energy to turn any Grinch or Scrooge into a holiday fan. Additional standouts were the charming \u201cHanukkah Rhapsody\u201d with soloists Alex Domini and Will Prater and the touching \u201cLove Is Christmas\u201d with soloist Valerie Flores.<\/p>\n

Adding dimension (and often cheekiness) to many of the numbers were the dancers of 17th Street Dance. Sometimes, Santa and his reindeer broke out the tap shoes; sometimes, there was matching flannel and some impressive glove work, and other times, the chaps were on full display to mischievous hoots and hollers from all. The gracefulness of \u201cPaso Na Sinta Ko\u201d and the coordination of \u201cAng Pasko Ay Sumapit\u201d were also great to watch, adding fun layers to the voices of the chorus.<\/p>\n

All of the GMCW\u2019s small ensembles of the chorus also featured in the concert experience. The GenOUT Youth Chorus, with \u201cSanna Sannanina\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ll Be Home for Christmas,\u201d shone with enthusiasm and harmony. The acapella Potomac Fever performed \u201cMy Grown-Up Christmas List,\u201d with solos by Gia-Ninh Chuang, Jay Malav\u00e9, and Cooper Westbrook, and ended in laughter with the always enjoyable Straight No Chaser adaptation of the \u201c12 Days of Christmas\/Africa\u201d (soloists Steven Shi, Shawn Morris, Kevin Thomason, and Jack Marsh) guaranteed to make you smile. Rock Creek Singers presented the contemplative \u201cCold Moon\u201d and the phenomenal Seasons of Love brought down the house with \u201cGive Love on Christmas Day\u201d (soloist Gabriel Lopez) and \u201cNow Behold the Lamb\u201d (with solos by Chris Murphy and Freddie Quimbley).<\/p>\n

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The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC’s production of \u2018The Holiday Show.\u2019 Photo by Michael Key.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ensuring that the spectacle sparkled as brightly as possible was the creative work \u201cbehind the scenes.\u201d Production design by Chipper Dean, lighting design by Solomon HaileSelassie, costume design by Jeffery Hollands, and choreography (even choral-ography) by Danny Aldous, Craig Cipollini, James Ellzy, and Matt Zagorski all added flair and fun to the performance. Equally important were the musicals of the World Music Collective, starting the evening off with a wonderful pre-concert set, with concert instrumentalists Theodore Guerrant on piano, Arnold Gottleib on bass, and Danny Villanueva on percussion.<\/p>\n

Playing for only one more weekend, The Holiday Show<\/em> by the GMCW is absolutely a merry way to keep this holiday season bright.\u00a0 A celebration of love, home, peace, and community at a time when the world needs more of exactly that, The Holiday Show<\/em> compels you to open your heart, your ears, and your arms to those around you.<\/p>\n

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The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC’s production of \u2018The Holiday Show.\u2019 Photo by Michael Key.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Running Time: One hour and 45 minutes, no intermission.<\/p>\n

The Holiday Show<\/em><\/strong><\/a> plays December 14 and 15, 2024, presented by\u00a0Gay Men\u2019s Chorus of Washington, DC<\/a> performing at the Lincoln Theatre \u2013 1215 U Street NW, Washington, DC. Purchase tickets (starting at $20) online.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The program for The Holiday Show<\/em> is online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SONG LIST<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Preshow: WORLD MUSIC COLLECTIVE<\/strong>
\n\u201cIshkar\u201d
\nMusic by Deepak Ram<\/p>\n

\u201cLonging\u201d
\nMusic by Cristian Perez<\/p>\n

\u201cTreseros son\u201d
\nMusic by Noah Getz<\/p>\n

\u201cCaravan\u201d
\nMusic by Juan Tizol<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC, WORLD MUSIC COLLECTIVE, and 17TH STREET DANCE<\/strong>
\n\u201cChristmas Isn\u2019t Christmas \u2018Til You Get Here\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Kylie Minogue, Steve Anderson, and Karen Poole
\nArranged by Chad Weirick<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC and WORLD MUSIC COLLECTIVE<\/strong>
\n\u201cFeliz Navidad\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Jos\u00e9 Feliciano
\nArranged by Tim Sarsany<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong>
\n\u201cWinter Proverbs\u201d
\nMusic by Frances Farrell
\nTexts from Chinese, English, German, Guinean, & Irish proverbs
\n\u201cOde to the West Wind\u201d by Percy Bysshe Shelley<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC and 17TH STREET DANCE<\/strong>
\n\u201cPaso Na Sinta Ko\u201d
\nTraditional Filipino Christmas Carol
\nMusic and lyrics by Francis Dandan, and Aureo Estanislao
\nArranged by Bobby Buchanan<\/p>\n

\u201cAng Pasko Ay Sumpait\u201d
\nTraditional Filipino Christmas Carol
\nMusic and lyrics by Vicente Rubi and Levi Celerio
\nArranged by Bobby Buchanan<\/p>\n

GenOUT YOUTH CHORUS<\/strong>
\n\u201cSanna Sannanina\u201d
\nSouth African Folk Song\/African Folk Song
\nArranged by Catherine DeLanoy<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll Be Home For Christmas\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Walter Kent and Kim Gannon
\nArranged by Paul Langford<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC and GenOUT YOUTH CHORUS<\/strong>
\n\u201cPeace, Salaam, Shalom\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Pat Humphries and Sandy Opatow<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong>
\n\u201cSilent Night\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Franz Gruber
\nArranged by Dan Forrest
\nSoloist: Samilet Lee<\/p>\n

\u201cBetelehemu\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Via Olatunji
\nArranged by Wendell Whalum
\nSoloists: Dorian Amero, Alex Bowen, Perry Medlin, and Micah Yarbrough<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC and 17TH STREET DANCE<\/strong>
\n\u201cThe Man with the Bag\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks, and Harold Stanley
\nArranged by David Maddux<\/p>\n

POTOMAC FEVER<\/strong>
\n\u201cMy Grown-Up Christmas List\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by David Foster and Linda Thompson Jenner
\nArranged by Pentatonix
\nSoloists: Gia-Ninh Chuang, Jonathan Malav\u00e9, and Cooper Westbrook<\/p>\n

\u201c12 Days of Christmas\/Africa\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Music and lyrics by Frederic Austin, David Paich, and Jeffrey T. Porcaro
\nArranged by Richrd Gregory and Ken Purchase
\nSoloists: Steven Shi, Shawn Morris, Kevin Thomason, and Jack Marsh<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC and 17TH STREET DANCE<\/strong>
\n\u201cFavorite One\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong>
\n\u201cHanukkah Rhapsody\u201d
\nBased on Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt
\nArrangement and lyrics by Eric Lane Barnes
\nSoloists: Alex Domini and Will Prater<\/p>\n

ROCK CREEK SINGERS<\/strong>
\n\u201cCold Moon\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Nicholas Ryan Kelly<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC and ROCK CREEK SINGERS<\/strong>
\n\u201cSee Amid the Winter\u2019s Snow\/Lo How A Rose\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Edward Caswall
\nAdditional Lyrics by S.K. Hill
\nArranged by Eugene Butler
\nAdapted for TTBB chorus by M. Howarth<\/p>\n

SEASONS OF LOVE<\/strong>
\n\u201cGive Love on Christmas Day\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, Christine Yarian, Berry Gordy, and Deke Richards
\nArranged by Ront\u00e9 Pierce
\nSoloist: Gabriel Lopez
\nPiano: Kevin Huang<\/p>\n

\u201cNow Behold the Lamb\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Kirk Franklin
\nArranged by Ront\u00e9 Pierce
\nSoloists: Chris Murphy and Freddie Quimbley
\nPiano: Kevin Huang<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong>
\n\u201cLove is Christmas\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Sara Bareilles
\nSoloist: Valerie Flores<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC and 17TH STREET DANCE<\/strong>
\n\u201cTeXmas Hold \u2018Em\u201d
\nMusic and lyrics by Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles, Brian Vincent Bates, Raphael Saadiq, Elizabeth Boland, Megan Buelow, and Nathan Farraro
\nArranged by Charles Beale
\nParody lyrics by Zac Barger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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