HOUSTON CHAMBER CHOIR PRESENTS A TIME TO BRING HOPE FOR 2020 HOLIDAY CONCERT OFFERING

Virtual concert is Dec. 20 as part of the new Houston Chamber Choir Digital Stage

Houston, December 20, 2020 – The Grammy® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, led by Founder and Artistic Director Robert Simpson, presents A Time to Bring Hope, the second offering of the 2020-2021 virtual season, To Everything a Season. The Houston Chamber Choir’s annual tradition of coming together to celebrate the promise of hope and peace at Christmas continues. The company offers joyous new performances and shares fond reflections from seasons past. Singing is at the very heart of the holiday season, and the Choir is eager to share favorite carols and new material from around the world.

The new Houston Chamber Choir Digital Stage kicked off Nov. 22 with A Time to Give Thanks and includes five customized and heartfelt concert videos created to remind audiences that even in difficult times like these, beauty and joy can be found throughout the changing seasons of our lives.

The Chamber Choir Digital Stage offers world-class performances to music aficionados across the globe. People on every continent can access inspiring concerts, dynamic original programming with behind-the-scenes footage, favorites from the archive and the popular podcast, With One Accord from this Grammy® Award winning professional choir. Beautiful music is at one’s fingertips with a wi-fi connection.

WHO: The professional choral musicians of the Houston Chamber Choir will perform in a pre-recorded video format under the direction of Founder and Artistic Director Robert Simpson. 

WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 20 at noon CT (then available through Aug. 31, 2021 with purchase or rental)

WHERE: Online access is available at houstonchamberchoir.org/2020-2021-season-schedule/2020/12/20/a-time-to-bring-hope.   

COST: An annual subscription for the entire season can be purchased at the introductory price of $40, providing unlimited viewing of five concerts on the Houston Chamber Choir Digital Stage, in addition to access to curated content and extras. Beginning September 2021, introductory pricing will end, and all future Chamber Choir Digital Subscriptions will cost $80 annually.

A rental option is available for $9.99, with individual access to the concert of your choosing for three days. Watch the concert as many times as you like during the three-day rental period. Alternately, one can purchase unlimited access to their preferred concert from the Houston Chamber Choir Digital Stage for $24.99 or choose the option to “set your own price.”

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About Houston Chamber Choir

The Grammy® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir has established itself as one of the premier professional choirs in the United States, serving Houston through concerts and educational initiatives that enlighten, entertain, and educate people of all ages. The Chamber Choir released its fifth CD, “Duruflé: Complete Choral Works,” with organist Ken Cowan in April 2019, which won a Grammy® Award in the category of “Best Choral Performance” at the 62nd Annual Grammy® Awards in January 2020.

Winner of Chorus America’s 2018 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, the Choir has been described by The Tallis Scholars founder Peter Phillips as “one of this country’s leading ensembles.” It also received The American Prize for best choral performance in the country and its Artistic Director Robert Simpson received the award in the conducting category in 2015. Additionally, Houston Chamber Choir was selected as one of 24 choirs to participate in the prestigious World Symposium on Choral Music in Auckland, New Zealand, which has now been canceled by the organizers due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.

Led by Artistic Director Robert Simpson, the Houston Chamber Choir is composed of 25 professional singers, most of whom have studied at the top music schools and conservatories in the United States including Julliard, New England Conservatory, University of Houston, and the University of Texas. These musicians are selected through rigorous auditions from the finest singers in our region and are compensated for all rehearsals and performances. Simpson was honored by Chorus America with the Michael Korn Founders Award in 2015 for his contributions to developing the professional choral art.