Light: Songs for the Holidays
Light: Songs for the Holidays
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Soprano Shana Oshiro offers a varied program for the holidays
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
Reminder: All Tuesdays at Six programs offer a complimentary welcome reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. Please join us!
About Tickets
A ticket is required of all attendees, and may be obtained prior to the concert or at the door beginning 30 minutes prior to the performance.
Emmanuel Church is committed to ensuring all persons have access to its space and its musical offerings, regardless of income and ability to pay. Therefore, for most concerts, a limited number of Free Rush Tickets will be made available, online only, beginning 24 hours in advance of a concert's start time.
Ticket Refund and Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made more than seven days before the event will be refunded as vouchers redeemable for any Music at Emmanuel program within six months. Refunds are not available to the original payment method or in cash, and cancellations within seven days of the event are not eligible for a refund.
We thank Emmanuel's Friends of Music for their ongoing and significant support of programming at Emmanuel. If you are intersted in becoming a Friend of Music, please click here.
Music at Emmanuel is grateful to the Maryland State Arts Council and the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios, BakerArtist.org, for their support of the 2026–2027 season.
Parking and Transportation
Emmanuel Church is located at 811 Cathedral Street in Baltimore, on the corner of Cathedral & W. Read Streets in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood.
Ample street parking, both free and metered, is available in historic Mt. Vernon. After 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on Sundays, many meters do not require payment and most residential restrictions are lifted. Please be sure to consult signage carefully.
However, we strongly encourage our patrons to avoid the stress of searching for street parking, and to make a parking plan before arriving into our residential neighborhood. To that end, the following websites and associated mobile apps may be very useful:
The closest paid parking lot is directly behind Emmanuel Church, at 810 N. Charles Street. Public lots within a three-block radius of the church include:
- 810 N. Charles Street*
- 910 N. Charles Street*
- 917 N. Charles Street
- 926 N. Charles Street
- 1000 N. Charles Street*
- 1017 N. Charles Street
- 124 W. Read Street
- 230 W. Read Street
- 600 Cathedral Street
*SAVE $5 on Parking!* Park in a PMI lot at 810, 910, or 1000 N. Charles St. and add promo code EEC when using the Honk app or honkmobile.com.
The church is also served by local bus routes on both Cathedral and N Charles Streets, as well as the Charm City Circulator (Purple Route) and Baltimore LiteRail Link (Mt Vernon/Centre St Stop).
Emmanuel Church is a 15-minute walk from Baltimore's Pennsylvania Rail Station (with regular MARC and Amtrak services).
About the venue
Emmanuel Episcopal Church is located in the heart of Baltimore's historic Mt. Vernon neighborhood. Its tremendous stone tower at the corner of Cathedral and W. Read Streets serves as a beacon in this community, and the nave's warm acoustic and gentle ambiance contribute to creating an ideal environment in which to hear choral and chamber music.
In 2022, the church building underwent a $3.2M transformation to make each space in its physical plant fully accessible to all; included in this project was an elevator, increased ramp access, and new restroom facilities.
Location
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 21201