Last week the ensemble embarked on its annual holiday tour of the U.S., performing this year's version of its "A Chanticleer Christmas" program. The whirlwind began on the day after Thanksgiving in Palm Desert, California and continues with a total of 30 concerts and private events, winding up with a hometown performance in San Francisco on December 23.
Six of those concerts will be in New York City, in front of the famous Neapolitan crche and Christmas tree at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For information on the tour and the group generally, visit www.chanticleer.org.