Tickets are available for Connecticut Choral Society's three "Candlelight and Carols" concerts, December 9-11.

Performances will begin on Friday, December 9, at 8 pm, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street in Newtown.

The series will continue with performances on Saturday and Sunday, December 10-11, at North Congregational Church, 11 Main Street North in Woodbury. Those performances will begin at 3 pm.

Under the direction of Eric Dale Knapp, the celebration of the holiday season will feature music inspired by snow, with styles ranging from traditional to pop and swing. The program begins with a gentle and reflective opening, and builds through bold proclamation and joyous celebration.

Highlights include "On This Winter's Night," the 2012 mega-holiday hit from the Grammy Award-winning group Lady Antebellum, and "Snow on Snow" by Philip Lawson of the world-renowned King's Singers.

The audience will be invited to join the ensemble to sing Irving Berlin's much-loved classic "White Christmas."

The program will feature the world premiere of "Snowflakes Fall," a new work by Southbury resident Ron Dukenski, scored for choir, keyboard, soprano sax and bass violin. Mr Dukenski, one of the ensemble's composers-in-residence, comments, "It is a unique a cappella 'musical impression' for the winter season, drawing on metaphors that speak to our individual uniqueness and collective diversity caring for each other, and caring for the earth. Just as snowflakes come together in their uniqueness to create a mantle of calm and peace, we as humankind, at our best, can come together in peace for our own sake and for the sake of our good Earth."

Tickets are $25 for adults if purchased in advance, or $30 at the door; and $20 for seniors and youth. For tickets and additional information visit ctchoralsociety.com or call 888-927-2933.

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