The Lancaster Chorale will host free concerts on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m. in Gardner Theatre at Lancaster Country Day School, 725 Hamilton Road, Lancaster.

The concerts will feature Camille Saint-Saens' "Christmas Oratorio," a piece from the Romantic era that will be sung in English accompanied by a 17-piece professional orchestra. Antonio Vivaldi's "Magnificat" from the early 18th century will be sung in Latin, and a folk ballad by John Michael Talbot, also titled "Magnificat," will bring a contemporary sound in English to its Latin title, which means "magnify."

Soprano Jinge Ma, a sophomore at Millersville University, will be the featured soloist. Born in China, she came to the United States in 2019. At Millersville's Tell School of Music, she is a student of professor Kristin Sims. In July, she debuted as Miss Rose in "Lakme" with the Chicago Summer Opera. Locally, she was the soprano soloist for a chamber music performance of the cantata "Orphee" at  Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. At Millersville, she performed scenes from "Le Nozze di Figaro" and "Hansel and Gretel," and last winter, she appeared as a featured soloist in the university's "Glorious Sounds of the Season" showcase.

Conductor Bruce Gerlach will round out the program with several anthems. He began his choral career at Penn Manor High School in Lancaster. After earning a doctorate in choral conducting from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Ky., Gerlach was a music professor for 23 years at the College of the Ozarks near Branson, Mo. He and his wife, Margie, returned to his native Lancaster after he retired. Organist Jan Stauffer will also accompany the choir.

Talbot, whose unpublished "Magnificat" will have its Lancaster premiere, founded a faith community, The Brothers and Sisters of Charity, in Berryville, Ark. He is a singer-songwriter who has performed in concerts and worship events all over the world.

A freewill offering will be received. For more information on the Lancaster Chorale, visit https://lancasterchorale.org.