Dec. 13, 2018
At the beginning of December, the DePaul Community Chorus, along with alumni and student musicians from the School of Music, filled St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church with music and song during the 2018 Christmas at DePaul performances. The annual celebration is the retelling of the birth of Christ and benefits the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Food Pantry.
The exterior of St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church is illuminated for the annual Christmas at DePaul performances in Lincoln Park. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
School of Music alumni and current students rehearse inside St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church before the the first performance of Christmas at DePaul. The event is offered as a gift to the community and guests are asked to donate either money or food items to support the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Food Pantry. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., president of DePaul University, greets the audience inside St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church for the season's first performance of Christmas at DePaul. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Conductor Eric Esparza leads the DePaul Community Chorus and the Christmas at DePaul Performers as they perform during the 12th annual Christmas at DePaul performances. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
The DePaul Community Chorus and the Christmas at DePaul Performers fill St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church with music and song celebrating the birth of Christ. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church glows with light during the annual Christmas at DePaul performances in Lincoln Park. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Trumpeters from the DePaul School of Music perform with the DePaul Community Chorus during the 12th annual Christmas at DePaul performances in Lincoln Park. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
The ceiling of St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church is illuminated during the song "O Holy Night." (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Ryan Kirby, an acting student in The Theatre School, narrates this year’s performance of Christmas at DePaul. The annual production tells the sacred story of Christ's birth as selections of classic holiday music are performed by the DePaul Community Chorus accompanied by student and alumni musicians from the School of Music. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
A star appears above the audience as the DePaul Community Chorus and the Christmas at DePaul Performers fill St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church with music and song. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Musicians play along during a performance of Christmas at DePaul. The annual production, offered to the community as a gift, is the retelling of the birth of Christ in word and song. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Soloist Kevin Wheatle performs "O Holy Night" during the annual performances of Christmas at DePaul. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Conductor Eric Esparza leads the audience in a chorus of "O Come All Ye Faithful" during the Christmas at DePaul performances at St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church in Lincoln Park. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
During the finale, musicans and singers perform the "Hallelujah Chorus" during the annual Christmas at DePaul celebration. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)