A string quartet plays the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy inside a church that has stood on the same spot since before the Civil War ended. The only light comes from a sea of flickering candles.
The stone sanctuary was finished in 1864. It holds two Tiffany windows and woodwork carved from local butternut. I can’t imagine a better room for Tchaikovsky in December.
The program mixes The Nutcracker with carols like O Holy Night and Deck the Halls. It even slips in a Hanukkah song, which I think is a lovely touch…