This is Christmas
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall
Please note: Tickets will be on sale 90 days before the concert.
Acts
Mary McDonald, Composer/Conductor
McDonald: This Is Christmas
Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Highlights from Handel’s Messiah
Beth Everett, Guest Conductor
The Music of Mary McDonald
Also Featuring:
Participating Groups
St. Mark's Lutheran Church's Chancel Choir
Special Guests
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Participating Group Directors
St. Mark's Lutheran Church's Chancel Choir
Krystal Di Espada
Under the direction of Krystal Di Espada, with Rosangel Perez as Organist and Pianist, the Chancel Choir includes Section Leaders Natalie Garcia, Amalia Rosales, Theron Hagerty, and Jacob Perry, along with choir members Jonathan Dedmon, Evelyn Gaiser, and Katheryn Rego. This dedicated ensemble combines voices from our congregation and professional musicians to lead worship every Sunday at 10 a.m., following an 8:45 a.m. warm-up rehearsal. From Fall through Spring, the choir offers musical selections that uplift, inspire, and bring the message of the Gospel to life through song.
Krystal Di Espada is a Miami soprano and devoted choral director at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Coral Gables, where she has joyfully led the choir for several years. She has conducted high school, church, and children’s choirs with passion and care. With Romanza Lyric Opera, Krystal has performed lead roles in The Pirate’s Daughter, The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, and Rigoletto. She was the soprano soloist in the world premiere of Dilem by Sydney Guillaume. Krystal holds a bachelor’s degree in music education, graduating cum laude, and teaches voice, piano, guitar, and recorder.