'A Civil War Christmas' Blends Seasonal Vocals, Instrumental Masterpieces
Concert at Unitarian Universalist Church in Wakefield on Dec. 23 highlights the holiday music of 19th Century America.
The following is an announcement from the Standing Room Only Concert Series: In the Boston area during the Civil War, Christmas trees were a new phenomenon and many of our favorite carols were being penned by local composers. Nationwide at that time our country faced a divisive split in allegiances, however, that makes this election season look tame. With “A Civil War Christmas” on Sunday, December 23 at 7:30 at the Wakefield UU Church, the Standing Room Only concert series presents music that inspired Americans at our most difficult time to keep the faith - in each other, in the founding principles of the United States, and in the interdependent web of all existence. The first half opens with “Ashokan Farewell”, the haunting theme from …
