The Wagner Ensemble, under the direction of Jeannine Wagner, will perform "A Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten, with harp, organ and soprano soloist. The program, titled "Christmas Choral Music Sung in a Stained Glass Setting," features inspired music drawn from the Renaissance through the 21st century, including works by Byrd, Davies, Neumann, Parsons, Radke, Sanborn, Scott, Sowerby, Stroope, Wagner, Wilhousky and selections of favorite carols interwoven with "A Child's Christmas in Wales" by Dylan Thomas, read by Ivan Gallardo.
The Wagner Ensemble was founded by Jeannine Wagner in 1991 under the auspices of the Roger Wagner Choral Institute. Under her spirited guidance, the Wagner Ensemble celebrates and promotes the musical legacy of her late father, the legendary Roger Wagner. The Wagner Ensemble has dazzled audiences throughout Southern California and internationally in the performance of repertoire that includes choral masterpieces spanning the centuries from the Renaissance to the present.
