The Seattle Choral Company presents their annual Cathedral Christmas program featuring works by English composers Ralph Vaughan Williams, Cecilia McDowall, and Sir John Rutter, offering a rich celebration of music, embracing the joy and wonder of the season.

Sir John Rutter’s “Magnificat,” completed in 1990, is a vibrant seven-movement work for soprano solo, choir, and orchestra. Cecilia McDowall’s Christmas cantata “Christus Natus Est” features five carols, reimagining traditional melodies with fresh harmonic treatments.

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on Christmas Carols” (1912) draws on lesser-known English folk carols, blending these melodies into a single movement and ending with the sound of bells and a gentle wish for a happy new year.

This concert is an annual sell-out, so advanced ticket purchases are recommended.