Velvet Ropes Wane

Park City Singers' "Songs of Light and Wonder" opens at 7 p.m. on Friday, 12 December, inside the vaulted aisles of Park City Community Church, where the hum of hymnal enthusiasm meets the brittle click of polished glass doors. The assembly of roughly sixty local voices, curated by Musical Director Darla Cardwell, strays from its usual repertoire with a squeaky Spanish Renaissance “Nativity” tune that feels more theatrical than solemn—a deliberate costume choice for an audience of over‑yuppies and flipp‑kart preachers. Guest list reads as one might expect: a handful of retirees, a retired high‑school choir coach, and the occasional Italian taxi driver who insists he knows a madrigal. The vibe, if it can be called such, is an overly choreographed ballet of perfume and tailored coats, the kind of polished veneer that convinces you the setting is a gala black evening rather than a church service. Ticket price of $20 for adults is generous, but the straightforward open‑door policy means no velvet rope barrier to keep the weak‑skinned at bay. Send a check but stay home.