Jonathan Willcocks' Magnificat

The time for awe inspiring music is coming this November and December.  Please join Pacific Lutheran University's Choir of the West, the University Chorale and members of the University Symphony Orchestra in what has become one of the region's most inspirational Christmas celebrations. Students spend hundreds of hours preparing for the five concerts they perform each holiday season. The following video shows why they devote so much of their time and passion to a truly extraordinary concert series.

This year's Christmas concerts will feature Jonathan Willcocks' Magnificat. Tickets for the PLU concerts have sold out. Tickets remain available for the Seattle and Portland concerts.

On Wednesday night, Nov. 30, the Choir of the West, University Chorale and members of the University Symphony Orchestra will present joyous anthems, processionals, carols, narration and audience participation in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, home of the Oregon Symphony and the Portland Opera. The larger hall will allow more music-lovers from the greater Portland area to take part in PLU's signature musical event, which has historically sold out in the city. Friends and alumni of PLU, save the date - and be sure to plan on bringing some friends.

The Christmas Concert will also return to Seattle's Benaroya Hall, this year on Monday, December 5. In 2009 and again last year, the acoustically brilliant venue proved a worthy showcase for the talents of PLU's finest student-musicians, the beginning of what is likely to be a long tradition of great performances at Benaroya Hall.

On campus, performances will continue to take place in PLU's Lagerquist Concert Hall, itself a magnificent venue. To ensure more concertgoers can enjoy the smaller, more intimate venue, the concert will take place on three dates, Dec. 3, 4 and 9.Tickets for the Portland and Seattle concerts are on sale now. Tickets for the PLU concerts have sold out.