This Friday, December 8, the holiday season will be welcomed with the long-awaited Christmas Concerts, presented by the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica (OSNCR) and the National Symphonic Choir. The performances will take place in the community of San Isidro de Coronado, where 140 talented artists, including musicians and choristers, will unite under the skillful direction of the talented Costa Rican conductor Ramiro A. Ramirez.<\/p>\n\n
In all, six presentations will be held in four provinces of the country, in public spaces and free of charge to the public. Schedule of concerts is as follows:<\/p>\n\n
The musical program this year will feature compositions by renowned artists such as Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Costa Rican composer Carlos Guzm\u00e1n. Also, the national soprano Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas Castro will perform as guest soloist.<\/p>\n\n
\nThese Christmas concerts are a beautiful way to conclude a musically intense year for the Orchestra and Choir. We look forward to bringing the public closer to exquisite selections from the repertoire, with works by Chabrier, Tchaikovsky, Handel and the touching Costa Rican Christmas carols by Brunilda de Portilla orchestrated through Carlos Guzm\u00e1n<\/p>\n\u00a0Ramiro A. Ram\u00edrez<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n
Christmas, Voices & Melodies in Celebration<\/h3>\n\n
The Symphonic Choir, which anticipates its fiftieth anniversary in 2024, will offer a special preview by performing two movements from its 1974 debut, Schubert’s ‘Mass in G Major,’ a seasonally appropriate piece celebrating messianic promises. For her part, the soprano Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas Castro will delight the audience with a movement from Mozart’s ‘Great Mass in C minor’, which recounts the incarnation of Christ through the Virgin Mary.<\/p>\n\n