Come and enjoy a night of heavenly choirs.

Performance starts at 7 p.m. at the Mission Viejo LDS Stake Center.

No charge. Open to the public.

27976 Marguerite Pkwy
Mission Viejo

The title comes from a beloved Christmas song by John Rutter, telling the joyful story of Christ’s birth.

Sing this night, for a boy is born in Bethlehem,

Christ our Lord in a lowly manger lies;

Bring your gifts, come and worship at his cradle,

Hurry to Bethlehem and see the son of Mary!

“Sing Noel – Hurry to Bethlehem” will be presented by The Mission Viejo California Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Choral Music is provided by three choirs; an adult choir directed by Catherine Tibbitts with accompanist Julie Ann Ballard; a Youth Choir directed by Geoffrey Crisp with accompanist Henry Gallart and a Children’s Choir directed by Laura Camastro, with Leslie Mortensen  accompanist.

Principal Director, Catherine Tibbitts

Catherine Tibbitts graduated from BYU in 1973 with a degree in Piano Performance.  While at BYU she received the departmental Piano Performance Award as a junior and as a senior received the award for Most Outstanding Musician.

Ms. Tibbitts has lived in Orange County, California since 1973 where she is in constant demand as an accompanist.   She has worked with many organizations, including Opera Pacific, BYU Oratorio Choir, Saddleback College Theater Department, Laguna Playhouse, and the Mission Viejo High School Choral Department.

Ms. Tibbitts has musically directed “Unsinkable Molly Brown”, “Oklahoma”, “Amahl and the Night Visitors”, “110 in the Shade”, “Brigadoon”, and many other productions for both community theaters and the Mission Viejo California Stake of the LDS Church.

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Ms. Tibbitts is a published composer of choral music, and is currently the full-time Staff Accompanist for the Saddleback College Music Department in Mission Viejo, California.