BERLIN — Rising Melodies performs this Christmas with four concerts in the North Country, singing a 75-minute Christmas cantata entitled “Glory to the Newborn King.”
Director Sandra Patrick says, “I’m thrilled to have more instruments join us this season! We welcome Steve McCosh on trombone, Monique Lavertu and Jeanne Kenison on flute, Angela Brown on piano and Denise Doucette on violin and the Bodhran, a traditional Irish drum.”
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