Ruth Morris

The Village and The Road is a collaboration of words from celebrated writer Tom Pow with music from The Galloway Agreement, a quartet of well-known traditional musicians. Tom Pow draws on his travels for this emotive journey exploring abandonment of the countryside, refugee crises and the 'great thinning' of the natural world.

The GRAMMY Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus---recently featured in the New York Times, on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and on Fox 5 News at Six with Ernie Anastos---performs four free/cheap shows for the home borough this holiday season next week. Locals can catch the starry Chorus for free at the Brooklyn Borough President's Tree Lighting (Dec. 11 at 5:15p), and with affordable tickets to three concert programs at Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph with Holiday Harmonies (Dec. 13th at 7:30pm and Dec. 14th at 2:30pm), as well as Winter's Eve (Dec. 14th at 7:30pm). The 28-year-old Brooklyn institution draws 7-17 year old singers from all five boroughs, and has established a national profile as the go-to youth choir for classical, pop, theatrical, and out-of-the-box collaborations with A-list artists and institutions like Bon Iver, The National, Beyonce & Jay-Z, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, the New York Philharmonic, Nico Muhly, and Caroline Shaw.

The National Children's Chorus of the United States (NCC), one of the world's leading treble choirs, announces Season 2017/2018 entitled Building Bridges, featuring a stunning array of musical selections, world premieres and professional collaborations.

Los Robles Master Chorale (LRMC), one of Southern California's premier choirs, caps the holiday season with "A Joyful Noise!", a family-friendly concert led by Artistic Director Lesley Leighton showcasing John Rutter's ebullient Gloria and a LRMC-commissioned world premiere by Jasper Randall, as well as holiday gems and favorite Christmas carols, on Sunday, December 18, 2016, 4 pm, at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza's Scherr Forum.