What’s going on / Music Friday To-Do: Arkansas Chamber Singers’ “Bach to Christmas”


Whats going on / Music                    Friday To-Do: Arkansas Chamber Singers Bach to Christmas

ARKANSAS CHAMBER SINGERS:          season with "Bach to
"BACH TO CHRISTMAS"                Christmas," an evening of
7:30 p.m., Trinity                 excerpts from "Christmas
Presbyterian Church. $10-$15       Oratorio" and, notably, "Uns
adv., $12-$18 d.o.s.               ist ein Kind geboren," a
The 55-member ensemble touts       cantata originally attributed
itself as "the premiere            to Bach, but recently
chamber choir in Central           suggested to have been
Arkansas" and we doubt it          written by Bach contemporary
gets much guff about that          Johann Kuhnau. Since the
title. Since 1979, the             piece's authorship has been
Arkansas Chamber Singers have      under suspicion, it has
been the go-to choral group        fallen out of favor with a
for everything from memorials      number of choral groups as of
to inaugurations and               late, making this
everything between. But the        presentation a rare treat.
yearly Christmas concerts          The Arkansas Chamber Singers
hold a special place in            perform the program again at
Little Rock's holiday              3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, in
soundscape. This year,             the Pulaski Heights Methodist
members of the Arkansas            Church. For tickets, call 377-
Symphony Orchestra join the        1121 or visit ar-
Arkansas Chamber Singers as        chambersingers.org.
they close out their concert       

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