Kevin Brief, acclaimed actor and local resident, is joining LCPC’s Tidings of Joy Christmas Concert as narrator for the seven-movement work, “Glad Tidings of Christmas” by Randol Alan Bass, which tells the story of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Brief will also give a religious interpretation of the story of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” accompanied by the orchestra playing the famous Boston Pops arrangement of the song.
Brief is an award-winning actor who has worked consistently in television, film, commercials, voice-over and on stage for more than 35 years. Some of Brief’s recurring TV roles include the “Big Bang Theory,” “Criminal Minds,” “Pretty Little Liars” and “Hart of Dixie.” Brief has more than 100 other credits ranging from “Baywatch” to the “The Big Bang Theory,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Friends,” “The Golden Girls” to “Grey’s Anatomy.”
He is also a member of the Television Academy and has been short-listed for Emmy nominations for many of his roles. Of his stage work, the L.A. Times called him “one of our best character actors working in L.A. today,” and he won the esteemed L.A. Weekly Best Actor Theatre Award.
The concert features glorious arrangements for chorus and full orchestra of more than 30 favorite Christmas carols and songs, including an audience sing-along, accompanied by visuals and videos of the season.
Prior to the concert at 1:30 p.m., LCPC’s director of music and worship arts, Jack Lantz, will present a lecture in the church sanctuary on the historical controversies surrounding the music of Christmas.
There is no cost for admission. Freewill offering will be received. La Cañada Presbyterian Church is located at 626 Foothill Blvd. For those who cannot attend in-person, the concert and pre-concert lecture will be livestreamed via LCPC’s website, YouTube and Facebook.
First published in the December 16 print issue of the Glendale News-Press.
