One of UB‘s favorite holiday presentations will be a virtual this year. A holiday presentation of music from The Night Before Christmas: In Concert by Minnesota’s three-time Grammy Award-winning, international music sensation Sounds of Blackness.
Songs from this family-friendly, holiday favorite will be performed in a concert-style format and broadcast virtually for the first time, available via on-demand streaming tomorrow December 19th til the 31st, 2020. Tickets are $15 per household device at Ordway.org.
The Night Before Christmas brings Soulful Santa, Mrs. Claus, Santa’s Fine Reindeer, and the famous Dancing Chitlins to life with show-stopping, roof-raising music, in styles ranging from R&B and hip hop, to jazz, blues, and gospel, in a contemporary adaptation of the beloved holiday classic poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” Sounds of Blackness holiday favorite hits “Joy of Christmas,” and “Soul Holidays,” are featured, along with arrangements of classic carols like “Silent Night” and “O Come, All Ye Faithful.”
Featuring 17 vocalists, including Ordway Resident Artist Jamecia Bennett, and the Sounds of Blackness 10-piece band, The Night Before Christmas: In Concert will deliver a concertized version of the program’s music, giving viewers a “front row” feel through close-ups of the performers.
“This year, everyone gets a front row seat to enjoy a rich, uplifting cultural experience in their homes with the people they love,” stated Gary Hines, Sounds of Blackness Music Director and Producer. “This first-ever virtual presentation will allow the audience to experience the musical focus on songs from The Night Before Christmas: In Concert in a new, intimate way,” he continued.
