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Monday Morning Singers, directed by Anne Mizen, based in Uxbridge, Ontario, draws its singers from many areas including York Region, Durham County, Brock and East Gwillimbury.

The choir is working on the exciting repertoire for a Christmas concert which is plannedfor Friday, December 5 at 7:30 pm in the beautiful St Paul’s Anglican Church in Uxbridge.

The concert is called “Dancing Day”, which is the main work on the programme. It was written by composer, John Rutter, who is famous for writing so many singable, charming works for amateur choirs. John celebrated his 80th birthday in September of this year and we dedicatethis performance as part of his celebration.

This cycle of traditional Christmas Carols was given its first performance in England on January 26, 1974 and has been part of the choral repertoire ever since.

The choir will be joined by an instrumental trio of piano, flute and cello.Our accompanist, Elaine Brandon will be joined by cellist , Samuel Bisson, bass-baritone Kieran Kane, and flutist, James Warburton.

John Rutter is published by Oxford University Press, as is our commissioned composer, Sarah Quartel. Sarah wrote the lovely Carol called Long, Long Ago for the MMSingers last year.

We have chosen to sing it again to celebrate the work which was published this past summer by Oxford University Press.

Other carols include a range of music from the 14th century to the present, from Eric Whitacre to local composers, all celebrating the Christmas story.

Come and be part of this special evening of music and song.

Our performance takes place on Friday, December 5th, at 7:30 pm at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, in Uxbridge, Ontario.