Blue Ridge Singers is thrilled to come back to the performance stage with our program “Sweeter, Still…” Emphasis is given to the word “still,” as choral music and singing is still a deeply affective component of our lives. Thematically designed around Eric Barnum’s elegantly simple work Sweeter Still: A Holiday Carol, Blue Ridge Singers will present a collection of pieces that have been a part of our repertoire since Dr. Jeffrey Alban became artistic director and conductor of the choir, and we hope will be a cause for consolation, encouragement, and joy as we enter the Christmas and holiday season. From a curious setting of Deck the Halls, to a Renaissance motet by William Byrd, to a dramatic setting of the Tyrolian carol “Kling Glöckchen, Kling,” to an exciting Christmas spiritual, the program is sure to fit everyone’s choral palette.