Christmas at First: Bach, Candles, & Carols!
Free
- Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano
- Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald, tenor
- Wade Thomas, baritone
- Thomas Bara, organ
- Daniel Bara, conductor
On the Second Sunday of Advent, Concerts at First presents "Christmas at First: Bach, Candles, and Carols." The First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta Chancel Choir and Orchestra will be joined by soloists Heather Witt, Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald, and Wade Thomas; narrators Clegg Cousar and Lauren Ghighi; with Daniel Bara on the podium and Thomas Bara on the organ.
This concert will be an intimate celebration of the traditional Advent themes of hope, peace, joy, and love by observing the tradition of lighting the Advent candles. Please join us. Admission is free.
About Concerts at First (Atlanta)
Located at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta in the heart of Midtown right next to the Woodruff Arts Center, Concerts at First presents between 15 to 20 concerts per season with local, national, and international world-class musicians. Let yourself be transformed through outstanding performances by artists of all backgrounds and heritages!
https://concertsatfirst.org/About Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano
About Wade Thomas, baritone
About Thomas Bara, organ
Thomas Bara is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, the University of Michigan and the Eastman School of Music. At Eastman, he received the prestigious performance certificate and the first Harold Gleason Emerging Artist Award. He served as organ scholar at St. Thomas Church and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.
Bara won first prize in the Arthur Poister National Organ Competition and was a finalist in the National Young Artist Competition and Fort Wayne National Organ Competition. He has performed widely as soloist and as accompanist to the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, including concerts at the Royal Cathedral, Copenhagen; King’s College, Cambridge; St. John’s Smith Square, London; and St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.