Simpson Christmas concert tickets now available

Simpson University Music Department recently announced that tickets to its Christmas concert, "The Ceremony of Carols," are now available.

The community is invited to the annual event, held at 3 p.m. on Dec. 4.

The Simpson University Chorale, The Trinity Repertory Singers and Shasta Symphony Orchestra will all perform at the concert. Classic holiday music by Britten, Mozart and Rutter are on the program. It will also include Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty Suite."

"In This Great Expanse" composed by Dr. Dan Pinkston, head of the music department and professor of theory and composition, will also be performed.

The audience is invited to sing Christmas carols with the orchestra. Christmas-themed refreshments will also be available to attendees.

General admission tickets for the concert are $10. Seniors and students tickets are $8 and high school students with ID are free. Tickets may be obtained online, at the Simpson University bookstore and at the door on Dec. 4.

The concert will be held on the Simpson Campus in the Grant Student Life Center, previously known as the Heritage Student Life Center.