A holiday concert by the virtuoso male chorus Chanticleer is a tradition at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts. This season, the San Francisco-based ensemble will double the pleasure with an identical program at GMU’s Hylton Center in Manassas. Since its founding in 1978, Chanticleer has been praised by experts as the finest male chorus in the world. Packed houses in this country and abroad clamor for their concerts of music spanning ten centuries and styles ranging from early chants to jazz and contemporary works.
During their visit to Virginia, music director Jace Wittig promises two evenings of carols from the Renaissance, Gregorian chants, motets, seasonal favorites, “something fresh” from Spain and their beloved rendition of “Ave Maria.”
