Kitka, our Eastern European singing circle of 8 very talented women, presents it’s annual holiday concert, Wintersongs by Candlelight in St. Paul’s Church, 8pm Friday ,December 13, 2013.  Tickets are $35/$20/$25 in advance or $40/$25/$20 at the door.  More information can be found at Kitka’s website www.Kitka.org or by phone at 510-444-0323.  This is a gorgeous set of mostly acapella songs from unusual sources mostly of Eastern European origin.  Rich harmonies in exotic languages.  They have traveled extensively collecting this beautiful music from the grandmothers who still sing it.  You’ll hear Bulgarian, Romanian, Yiddish, Georgian, Turkish, Russian and more.

St Paul’s church is located at 114 Montecito Avenue in Oakland near Lake Merritt.