With the guest ensemble Alturas Duo, the Choruses of UC Davis and Nicolás Dosman bring the rhythms and holiday vocal traditions of the Americas (both Southern America and Northern America) to Davis. Works include Navidad Nuestra by Ariel Ramírez (an Andean influenced folk telling of the nativity story), Aaron Copland’s Zion’s Walls (drawn from Appalachian America’s hymnal traditions), and Abreme la Puerta (a traditional Christmastime song from Puerto Rico).

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Choruses of UC Davis: “An American Holiday”

Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

With the guest ensemble Alturas, the Concert Singers and Chamber Singers will perform holiday music from across the Americas, celebrating a rich musical heritage. The choruses will be directed by a new music department faculty member, Nicolás Dosman. Works include “Navidad Nuestra” by Ariel Ramírez, which is an Andean-influenced folk telling of the nativity story; “Al Shlosha D’varim,” a traditional Hebrew text set by Allan Naplan for the Ithaca Children’s Choir; and “Abreme la Puerta,” a traditional holiday song from Puerto Rico, which is sung using syllables only (no words).

Alturas Duo

Dec 8, 2023

Choruses of UC Davis: “An American Holiday”

Dec 8, 2023

Choruses Of Uc Davis: “an American Holiday”

Alturas Duo