Lessons and Carols Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 8 at 2 p.m. Founders Chapel, Founders Hall
Every year, the Frances G. Harpst Center for Catholic Thought and Culture invites the campus community and the public at large to gather in Founder Chapel to enjoy Lessons and Carols, a Christmas celebration that dates back well over 100 years and is followed around the world in a multitude of different places. Through poignant readings from the Old and New Testaments, accompanied by beautiful choral music provided by the USD Concert Choir and Choral Scholars under the direction of Edwin Basilio, the congregation is invited to reflect on the birth of Jesus in the context of its significance in salvation history. Free Admission.
For more information, please call (619) 260-‐7936 or visit www.sandiego.edu/cctc/events.
Gamelan Concert Tuesday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m. Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall
Chamber Music Ensembles Thursday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. French Parlor, Founders Hall This program is the Chamber Music Ensemble’s end-‐of-‐semester concert.
Please e-‐mail Director Angela Yeung, PhD, at ayeung@sandiego.edu for program updates.
Student Recital Thursday, December 12 at 12:15 p.m. Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall Students in the USD Music Department present selections from their semester repertoire. Free admission.
Listen to the music of Bali, Indonesia at this concert performed by USD’s Gamelan Ensemble, directed by David Harnish, PhD. The gamelan is an ensemble of metallophones, gong-‐chimes, cymbals and drums, and features dynamic and interlocking musical parts. The music is both scintillating and ritualistic. Concerts frequently feature dance as well.
Mariachi Concert Thursday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall
Experience a night of Mariachi music performed by USD’s Mariachi Ensemble. Directed by Serafin Paredes