CHRISTOPHER CLOWDUS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ALDEN GATT, PRINCIPAL ACCOMPANIST

To open its nineteenth concert season, the Empire City Men's Chorus, NEw York City's only predominantly gay men's choir dedicated to the performance of classical music, is excited to present "Renaissance Men: A Polyphonic Christmas from the Empire City Men's Chorus" in Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights!

Returning to a more traditional musical celebration of the holiday season, the Chorus will add its distinctive style and artistry to a tapestry of captivating choral gems from the HIgh Renaissance. The resplendent realm of Music Divine will be represented by signature works of Palestrina, Lasso, and Taverner, among others. Complementary pieces from modern masters influenced by the stile anticowill balance a program that may also include a few light-hearted surprises!