Sheepscot Chorus invites singers join rehearsals for the Sunday, Dec. 7, Boothbay Harbor, holiday concert, featuring Benjamin Britten's magical A Ceremony of Carols, performed with harp, and conducted by artistic director Linda Blanchard.

A Ceremony of Carols was based upon poems found in the book The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems. Britten discovered this book during a stopover in Halifax, Nova Scotia, while on a wartime voyage back to England from the United States in 1942. Drawn primarily from medieval and Renaissance verses, these texts inspired Britten to compose this beloved work. Sheepscot Chorus will present the SATB version of the piece, which was approved by the composer.

Holiday pops favorites will round out the second half of the program.

Rehearsals are lively, challenging, and rewarding, according to the Chorus. Chorus members range from newly-minted singers to seasoned performers. Singers are provided practice materials to use at home, so singers can come to rehearsals feeling prepared and ready to go.

The Chorus rehearses on Tuesday nights, starting with Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m., at the Congregational Church in Wiscasset, next to the Wiscasset District Court.

For more information, please send a message to info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org, leave a message at 207-536-8102, or visit facebook.com/sheepscotchorus and sheepscotvalleychorus.org.