JOINING FORCES: Voices Chorale NJ and the Trenton Children’s Chorus are presenting a concert together to celebrate the holiday season on December 14 at Trinity Church.

A celebration of the holiday season featuring Voices Chorale NJ and the Trenton Children’s Chorus will take place on Saturday, December 14 at 4 p.m., at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street.

“Sing Out, My Soul!” features Vivaldi’s Gloria accompanied by a chamber ensemble, as well as contemporary choral compositions and arrangements that invoke the many moods of the holiday season. Following Gloria, which Vivaldi wrote over 300 years ago, the program fast-forwards through the centuries, presenting old and new texts set to music by contemporary composers as well as a Hanukkah prayer, and a song of rejoicing in Latin (Gaudete!).

As a special touch, the audience is treated to side-by-side contrasting musical settings of the same texts to underscore their beauty through different musical prisms.

Voices Chorale NJ (VCNJ) is an auditioned chorus with members from throughout central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Under the direction of David McConnell since 2018, VCNJ continues its mission to inspire audiences with outstanding music, performance opportunities for skilled singers, and musical education opportunities for youth and adults.

Trenton Children’s Chorus (TCC) empowers the academic and social development of children through artistry in music, providing opportunities to the young people of greater Trenton. Founded in 1989 as an outreach project of Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trinity Episcopal Church, TCC began as an entirely volunteer-run program. Today, it offers choral music education, drumming and keyboard instruction, performance opportunities, music theory instruction, tutoring, homework assistance, SAT prep, college application help, and summer camp scholarships.

Tickets and information are available at VoicesChoraleNJ.org.