Paul Winter’s 40th annual Winter Solstice Celebration, 2019
Thu, Dec 19
|The Cathedral Church of St. John the Div
Dec 19th, 20th & 21st Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice celebrates the spirit of the holidays within the extraordinary acoustics of New York’s greatest Cathedral.
Time & Location
Dec 19, 2019, 7:30 PM
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Div, 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025, USA
About the Event
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Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice celebrates the spirit of the holidays within the extraordinary acoustics of New York’s greatest Cathedral. The event features musicians of the Paul Winter Consort, vocalists, dancers, and drummers. A dazzling extravaganza of music and dance, the performances offer a contemporary take on ancient solstice rituals when people gathered together on the longest night of the year to welcome the return of the sun and the birth of the new year. Broadcast on National Public Radio for the past 27 years, hosted by WNYC’s John Schaefer, the Celebrations have become New York’s favorite holiday alternative to The Nutcracker and Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular.
This year marks the 40th year for the event, as well as the 50th anniversary for the Paul Winter Consort. The Winter Solstice special guest will be singer/songwriter and activist Noel Paul Stookey, best-known as a member of the famed folk music trio Peter,…