Musica Sacra, New York’s elite professional chorus led by Music Director Kent Tritle, is set to present “Classics for Christmas: A Ceremony of Carols.”

The festival program will be held at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 17, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.

The program will include Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” for chorus and harp as well as “Sleigh Ride” by Leopold Mozart, “The King Shall Rejoice” by Handel, and works for the season by Reena Esmail, Morton Lauridsen, and Wayne Oquin.

Mariko Anraku, Associate Principal Harpist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, is the soloist in the Britten work, and Maximillian Morel, Principal Trumpet of American Ballet Theater, and David Pushkoff, Principal Trumpet of New York City Ballet, are featured in a Baroque confection, Manfredini’s Concerto for Two Trumpets.

Musica Sacra is New York’s longest continually performing professional chorus and since its founding in 1964, the group’s mission has been to create definitive, professional, choral performances of the highest caliber.
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