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A Winslow Homer etching of a horse-drawn sleighing tipping over in the snow as other sleighs pass.
Mildred Baldwin/Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
The tiny sleigh bell, once a tool for herding livestock, jingles its merry way into the sonic signature of Christmas.
Isabelle Faust has short blonde hair and hazel eyes. She holds her violin up close to her face and smizes at the camera. Alan Gilbert wears a blue pinstripe blazer, a black shirt, and round glasses. He has salt and pepper hair and a beard. He smiles softly at the camera.
Felix Broede: Faust; Marco Borggreve: Gilbert
In the foreground, the top of a pine tree with snow on its boughs. In the background, warm lights with a bokeh effect.
Throughout December, make WCRB your home for holiday music!
What makes an opera performance great? GBH Music partnered with Boston Lyric Opera, New England Conservatory of Music, and legendary opera singers Patricia Racette, Susan Graham, and Davóne Tines to explore an extraordinary art form.
  • Countertenor John Holiday sings a deeply personal program of spirituals, concert music, and his own arrangements, accompanied by pianist Kevin J. Miller, and shares stories from his background in music.
  • Watch violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing and pianist Llewellyn Sanchez–Werner take an extraordinary sonic journey to Scandinavia while exploring themes of environmentalism, climate change, and our connection to nature.
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