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PANORAMIC VOICES PRESENTS

LIGHT IT UP!

Community Caroling & Concert

Sun, Dec 7 at 3:00 p.m. | Central Machine Works

Panoramic Voices: LIGHT IT UP

Sunday, December 7 • Central Machine Works

Kick off your holiday season with an afternoon of music, merriment, and community! Panoramic Voices, Density512, and KMFA Classical 89.5 invite you to Light It Up—a joyful mash-up of community caroling, holiday trivia, and a full evening concert featuring 150 voices and incredible guest artists.

Whether you sing, play, hum, or simply love soaking up holiday cheer, this all-ages event has something for everyone. And yes—dogs are welcome too!

🎶 COMMUNITY CAROLING — 3:30 PM

No rehearsals. No pressure. No rules—just joy.

Join voices and instruments of any skill level for a casual Christmas carol sing-and-play-along led by 150 singers from Panoramic Voices and supported by professional musicians from Density512.

We’ll have music packets for singers and instrumentalists (including transposed lines for F and Bb instruments), or feel free to follow your heart, improvise, or simply sing along.

🎄 HOLIDAY TRIVIA — 4:30 PM

Brush up on your Nutcracker knowledge! KMFA’s Guillermo Delgado will host a fast-paced holiday edition of his beloved Classical Music Trivia. Form a team, compete for fun prizes, and show off your seasonal smarts.

🌟 OPENING SET: SOUND COLLECTIVE — 5:30 PM

Help welcome Austin’s newest special-needs chorus, Sound Collective, as they take the stage for a heartwarming opening performance.

🎤 PANORAMIC VOICES & DENSITY512 PRESENT: “LIGHT IT UP” — 6:00 PM

For the first time, our caroling festival culminates in a full holiday concert—a pop-forward, sparkle-filled program featuring 150 voices and exceptional instrumentalists from Density512.

This year’s festive lineup sets the tone for our upcoming spring collaboration, “DIVAS.”

Come light up the night with us at one of Austin’s favorite local breweries.

Bonus: Santa will be making an appearance during the concert!

EVENT DETAILS

• Location: Central Machine Works (brewery + bar + restaurant)
  Kid-friendly & well-behaved dog–friendly!

• Food & Drink: Available for purchase on site.

• Attire: Festive outfits, ugly sweaters, and holiday flair encouraged.

• Setting: Entirely outdoors—enjoy their newly revamped patio with increased shade and seating.

• Cost: Free and open to the public.
  Suggested donation with RSVP: $15 (or whatever you can—every bit helps keep participation barrier-free for our singers).

FULL SCHEDULE

• 3:00 PM — Check-in, pick up music packets & merch, grab a drink

• 3:30–4:15 PM — Community Christmas Caroling

• 4:30–5:15 PM — Guillermo’s Classical Music Trivia: Holiday Edition

• 5:30–5:50 PM — Sound Collective Opening Set

• 6:00–7:15 PM — Panoramic Voices & Density512: Light It Up

RSVP & SUPPORT

This event is free, but your RSVP helps us prepare enough music packets for all singers and instrumentalists. Music will be available online about a week before the event, and physical copies will be available to borrow on-site.

If you’re able, please consider adding a small donation ($5, $10, or $15) with your RSVP. Your support keeps our community programs accessible to people of all ages, identities, backgrounds, and skill levels—no participation fees required.

RSVP NOW!

Event Details

• Date: Sunday, December 7
• Time: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Venue: Central Machine Works
• Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/light-it-up-community-caroling-concert-registration-1968183426611?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ticket Information

• Cost: Free (Suggested Donation of $15.00)

Presenter Details

• Name: Panoramic Voices

Directed by Juli Orlandini, Panoramic Voices is an adventurous choral collective that thrives on a “music without borders” approach to music making. With collaborations spanning all genres from classical, country, rock, hip hop, and beyond, PV has worked with a dizzying array of artists such as Mobley, Roky Erickson, Carson McHone, Calliope Musicals, Zeale, and Grammy Award-winners Roomful of Teeth. The commissioning of new works has also been an important part of Panoramic Voice’s mission, resulting in the premiere of compositions by Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw, Wilco’s Glenn Kotche, Austin luminary Graham Reynolds, and many more.

The ensemble has been widely recognized for its artistic endeavors, including “Best Choral Performance” from the Austin Critics’ Table, a cover story on Chorus America’s “The Voice” magazine, and regular listing among the Austin Chronicles “Top 10 Treasures.” In 2014, the Austin Chronicle dubbed Brent Baldwin (Panoramic Voice’s past Artistic Director) “Best Choral Wrangler” in its “Best of Austin” awards. The Austin American Statesman has hailed the group’s work as “always adventurous.”

In service to the greater Austin arts community, Panoramic Voices regularly partners with charitable organizations like the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM), SIMS, and Kids In a New Groove (KING) to provide support to the well-being of Austin artists.

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