Come be musically transported to far away places by Russia's most beloved choir. Hear holiday favorites: We Wish You a Merry Christmas, excerpts from Handel's Messiah, Silver Bells, Angels We Have Heard On High and a hauntingly beautiful rendition of Silent Night. Give your family a gift of Music by starting off the holiday season with The Moscow Boys Choir.

Quartetto Gelato presents a festive holiday program with breathtaking virtuosity, energy and wit. Along with a Christmas Program, the quartet will perform a mix of classical favorites, operatic arias, traditional melodies, tangos and gypsy fiddling. Named "Debut Artists of the Year" by National Public Radio, the quartet was characterized as "an amazing ensemble that achieves the nearly impossible: they play salon music with real style and classical music with real precision. Great chops and a commitment to all that they play."

They thrill audiences worldwide with their scintillating performances of music and drama from the medieval and renaissance periods. Under the direction of founder Fredrick Renz, New York's Ensemble for Early Music returns to the Cathedral to present what promises to be an awesome production. Featuring early music from the 11th and 12th Centuries, the highlight of the evening will be a fully staged and costumed medieval play entitled: Sponsus, an apocalyptic Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. Don't miss this time travel experience.

As the one and only benefit of the season, The Canadian Brass promises to enhance your enjoyment and increase your fun by getting you involved in a concert performed entirely with brass music of all styles from the Baroque to the popular music of today. Don't miss The Canadian Brass's blend of virtuosity, spontaneity and humor.

The Cathedral Concert Series celebrates the millennium by featuring the beautiful voices of the Corpus Christi Cathedral choirs and the choirs of area churches, along with over eighty members of the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra. Paul Solamunovich, conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, is the guest conductor. The Te Deum, an outstanding choral work by Anton Bruckner is the featured selection for this memorable performance.