Earlier this month, community members, along with alumni and student musicians from the School of Music, filled St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church with songs of the season during the Christmas at DePaul performances held Dec. 5 and 6.
Christmas at DePaul is the retelling of the birth of Christ in both word and song. The annual holiday concert is offered as a gift to the community. Many attendees donate warm clothing, food and monetary gifts to support the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Food Pantry. Each year a student is selected from The Theatre School to narrate the sacred story as selections of classical holiday music celebrating the birth of Christ are performed by the DePaul Community Chorus and student musicians from the School of Music.
The exterior of St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church in Lincoln Park is illuminated for the annual Christmas at DePaul performance. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
An audience of DePaul faculty, staff, students and Lincoln Park community members, fill the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church for the first of three Christmas at DePaul performances. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul University, welcomes guests to the annual Christmas at DePaul performance. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
The Herald Trumpeters, made up of students and alumni of the DePaul School of Music, added an air of majesty to the holiday concert. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
The DePaul Community Chorus, a diverse group of 140 singers of all ages, spiritual perspectives and varying levels of musical experience, sing “The First Noel.” (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
Concert-goers support the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Food Pantry through their generous gifts of warm clothes, non-perishable food items and monetary donations. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
Connor Green, a junior pursuing a BFA at The Theatre School, serves as the narrator for the Christmas at DePaul performances. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
The annual Christmas at DePaul concerts are a music-filled retelling of the story of Christ's birth. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
Eric Esparza, director of choral studies and vocal area coordinator at the DePaul School of Music, conducts each Christmas at DePaul performance . (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
Daniel O’Hearn, a graduate student in the School of Music, performs “O Holy Night.” (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)
Erin Hogan, a junior majoring in vocal performance, performs “O Come, All Ye Faithful.” (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)