Christmas concerts in Sonoma

The holidays are creeping up fast this year and Christmas is just over a week away, that’s right, and that means it’s time for holiday concerts and Sonoma Valley has no shortage of them, and for all ages and music tastes.

Sonoma Community Center its hosting its traditional and humorous holiday vocal entertainment on the Rotary Stage in Andrews Hall on Sunday, Dec. 18. The concert, called Holiday Spirits, will showcase the Center’s music department with its finest performing vocal artists in a what they describe as a “spirited, sometimes raucous, holiday concert.” Joining the Center’s very own Free Spirits Gospel Choir will be special guest choir Vox Populi and two vocal trios: The Quixotics and The Dolly Mamas. “We’ve taken a unique approach for a holiday show,” explains Sonoma Community Center’s Music Director, Cynthia Tarr. “Our program will include an eclectic collection of spiritual and secular music, often humorous with a handful of beautiful carols, to convey the overall spirit of this time of year. You won’t want to miss this extraordinary evening of music.” The Center’s music department includes the Free Spirits Gospel Choir, multiple trios and individual vocalists. Classes, private lessons, and workshops are offered year-round in singing, performance, and guitar. Holiday Spirits begins at 7:30 p.m.; doors will open at 6:30 p.m.. Festive holiday attire is encouraged. For more information about the Center, its music program, and for tickets call

(707) 938-4626 x1 or visit sonomacommunitycenter.org.

The Vintage House Singers are performing a free holiday concert, Christmas Joy, on Friday, Dec. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. Formed more than 25 years ago, the group is led by co-directors Kay Adams and Gay Weir. The concert is at Vintage House at 264 First Street East.

Valley of the Moon Chamber Ensemble is starting its tenth season with a holiday concert filled with audience and member favorites from past seasons on Sunday, Dec.18 at 4 p.m. at St Francis Solano Church at 463 Third St. W. Valley of the Moon Chamber Ensemble is a grassroots consortium of local voices. Co-directed by Dr. Brian Sebastian & Beth Carter, the Ensemble’s benefit concerts offer a range of traditional and contemporary choral music, and have become a festive tradition. The doors open at 3:30 p.m. with complimentary coffee and cookies during intermission. Tickets, which are $30, can be purchased at svbo.org. All proceeds from the concerts will benefit the Sonoma Community Center’s arts and cultural education programs.