WVSO + COLUMBIA CHORALE
Heaven & Nature Sing
WVSO + Columbia Chorale | Heaven & Nature Sing
December 19, 2026, Numerica PAC
December 20, 2026, Icicle Creek Center for the Arts, Leavenworth
When the orchestra and chorus meet at Christmas, the hall itself seems to join the score. Heaven and Nature Sing brings the Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra and Columbia Chorale together for an evening of carols, concert showpieces, and the kind of communal singing that turns an audience into part of the performance.
Expect the grandeur of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and soaring settings of O Holy Night, O Come, All Ye Faithful, Joy to the World, the sparkle of Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride; and richly arranged favorites—Masters in This Hall, Do You Hear What I Hear?, The First Noel, Mark Hayes’s Gloria in Excelsis Deo, and a festive Christmas Fantasia. You will be invited to sing along. Come ready to listen—and ready to lift your voice.
Student Discounts Available
Nik’s Notes
The WVSO has collaborated with the Columbia Chorale several times over the years. Handel's Messiah, John Rutter's Magnificat, Carmina Burana, Mozart's Requiem, and a full program commemorating Veteran's Day. We reunite for this holiday concert that invites our audience to sing! This will be a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas.
Program
Conductor: Jennifer Ferguson
arr. Mark Hayes, Masters In This Hall
arr. John Rutter, Joy to the World
arr. David Clydesdale, O Holy Night
arr. David Hamilton, Christmas Fantasia
arr. John Rutter, O Come All Ye Faithful
Mark Hayes, Gloria in Excelsis Deo
arr. Jay Rouse, Do You Hear What I Hear?
HandeL, Hallelujah Chorus
arr. John Rutter, The First Noel
Anderson, Leroy, Sleigh Ride
In collaboration with the Columbia Chorale of Wenatchee.
