Founded in 1979 the Vocal Arts Ensemble is the Cincinnati area's premier professional chorus. Its core of twenty-four singers have been acclaimed for their artistry and interpretation of a diverse repertoire which includes an emphasis on the introduction of recent contemporary works by American composers, as well as masterworks and miniatures of the sixteenth through twentieth centuries.

Recorded by WGUC, this concert is an annual tradition for lovers of Christmas and choral music.

Warm your holiday spirits with an 'Old Fashioned Christmas' featuring the VAE singers and harpist Elizabeth Motter, conducted by VAE Founding Director, Elmer Thomas. Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols headlines holiday favorites of the Renaissance, Baroque and Romantic periods and music of our own time.

Once in Royal David's City

O Magnum Mysterium (Victoria)
Lullay my Liking (Holst)
Ave Maria (Bruckner)

Three Kings (Willan)
Spotless Rose (Howells)
Bring a Torch (arr. Paulus)

A Ceremony of Carols (Britten):
Wolcum Yole!
There is no Rose
This little Babe
the harp interlude
Deo Gracias

Earth Song (Ticheli):
Winton Woods High School Varsity Ensemble, David Bell, director

Let There be Peace on Earth (Jackson/Miller): Lyric and Jubilate Choirs of the Cincinnati Children’s Choir, Glenda Crawford, Guest Conductor

Carols:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
The First Noel
We Three Kings
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Joy to the World
Masters in this Hall
In the Bleak Midwinter
Silent Night
We Wish You a Merry Christmas