The MCE continued its five-year thematic exploration of the ideas of Christmas as realized through a diverse selection of readings and choral works with the theme of Hope. The program featured choral music by Josquin des Prez, Felix Mendelssohn, Randall Thompson, and James Bassi, and literary passages from New York icons, as well as Christmas carols sung by the audience and the choir.

Fri, Dec 7, 2012, 8pm
The Church of the Holy Trinity
316 East 88th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues
New York City

Sun, Dec 9, 2012, 3pm
Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
552 West End Avenue at 87th Street
New York City