The holidays are rich with music that lifts the spirit — and Light gathers the best of it. Soprano Shana Oshiro — Morgan State alumna, former Miss Maryland, and a versatile artist whose career spans opera, musical theatre, barbershop, and art song — brings her signature warmth and joy to this festive celebration of the season. She is joined by pianist Edmond Charles and cellist Jodi Beder — beloved in the Washington region for the porch concerts that drew neighbors into community during the darkest days of the pandemic.

Drawing on stories of light overcoming darkness from across cultures and centuries, the program weaves treasured holiday favorites — Mozart's Et incarnatus est, the Spiritual Mary Had a Baby, and the iconic O Holy Night — with hidden gems that will warm your heart and kindle your joy.

• Shana Oshiro, soprano

• Jodi Beder, cello

• Edmond Charles, piano