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The Albuquerque Civic Chorus: A Holiday Concert

Wed. 11/27 10a:  The 80 members of the all-volunteer Albuquerque Civic Chorus celebrate Benjamin Britten's centennial with performances of the composer's "Ceremony of Carols" on November 30 and December 1 at Albuquerque's South Broadway Cultural Center.  Also on the program is Camille Saint-Saëns' "Christmas Oratorio."  Spencer Beckwith is joined by the Director of the Albuquerque Civic Chorus, Dr. Gary Wayne Pyland.

Spencer Beckwith reports on the arts for KUNM. For ten years, until March of 2014, Spencer was the producer and host of KUNM's "Performance New Mexico," a weekday morning arts program that included interviews with musicians, writers and performers. Spencer is a graduate of the acting program at the Juilliard School, and, before moving to New Mexico in 2002, was for many years a professional actor based in New York City.