Annie Moses Band coming to Stambaugh

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Classical-crossover ensemble the Annie Moses Band will come to Stambaugh Auditorium Dec. 12.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at stambaughauditorium.com, at 330-259-0555 and at the box office.

The Christmas concert will include the band’s well-known renditions of “O Holy Night” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.” The act will also perform its own arrangements of classic holiday music as well as original works.

Comprised of six classically trained instrumentalists and vocalists, the Annie Moses Band has been featured on PBS and has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Grand Ole Opry.

A fusion of American roots music, folk, Celtic fiddle and jazz, the act has landed on the Billboard charts in three genres. Its 2012 release “Pilgrims & Prodigals” reached No. 11 on the Bluegrass Albums chart; “This Glorious Christmas,” No. 9 on Classical Albums and No. 17 on Holiday Albums.

The sextet of strings is comprised of the Wolaver siblings: Annie Dupre (lead vocalist and violinist), Alex Wolaver (lead violist), Ben Wolaver (cello), Camille Wolaver (piano and harp), Gretchen Wolaver (mandolin, violin and back-up vocals), and Jeremiah Wolaver (classical and electric guitar).

The band is named for one of the siblings’ great-grandmothers