Director Jason Shelton brought Portara Ensemble back to Studio C in advance of the choir’s concert on winter and holiday themes, drawing from classical and American folk traditions. The full performance is at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 10 at Belle Meade United Methodist Church. 

Set list:

Gustav Holst:

In The Bleak Midwinter

• Alana Griffith, solo

Herbert Howells:

A Spotless Rose

Cesar Carillo:

O Magnum Mysterium

Morten Lauridsen:

Mid-Winter Songs

• Horacio Guendulain, piano

Rosephanye Powell:

Have You Seen the Baby Jesus?

• Vanessa Jackson, solo

Sacred Harp:

Shepherds, Rejoice!