Sandwich Arts Alliance is excited to present The Solstice Singers in “The Holly and the Ivy,” a pageant of carols and songs, instrumental music, drama, dance and poetry in the style of the Renaissance.

The concert takes place at 1 pm on Sunday, December 11th on the Glass Town Stage at Sandwich Town Hall. Admission is $20 online at www.sandwichartsalliance.org, at the SAA Art Center, 124 Route 6A, Sandwich, or at the door.

Performed in colorful, period costumes, the program is a celebration of Christmas and the winter Solstice, woven around the ancient symbols of holly and ivy.

The Solstice Singers will be joined by members of Ensemble Passacaglia, an early music instrumental consort performing on beautiful period instruments. In addition to accompanying the singers, Passacaglia will perform instrumental music throughout the program.

“The Solstice Singers are a colorful and enchanting musical group and a delightful experience not to be missed this holiday season”, enthused Sandwich Arts Alliance event manager Melinda Gallant. “The period costumes and beautiful music will transport you to a time long ago but not forgotten.”

This year the group continues the tradition of mummers’ plays, in which life is struck down by forces of evil, (representing winter) only to spring to life again at the hands of a magical healer (representing rebirth in the spring).

The Solstice Singers will perform under the direction of Lore Loftfield De Bower of Woods Hole, with the primary mission to provide community enrichment by performing medieval and Renaissance music. The singers come from Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts.

Sandwich Arts Alliance is an artist-driven nonprofit organization that promotes the arts and the artist, business and the arts, empowering artists, serving as a platform for new works, cultivating a creative economy, and culturally enriching the Sandwich community and its visitors.