Christmas music program with 11-year-old soloist

FALLBROOK — “A Musical for Christmas” by Mark Brymer & Susan Naylor Callaway was recently presented by professional musicians including violinists Elizabeth Monacelli and Chris Gimmick, viola Emily Adams, cellist Amy Adams, oboe Michael Doering, Eleanor Tibblas-Pennington and Kay Robinson, Charlie Martyn and Bernie Lotstein, percussionist Tim Harmon and pianist and organist Francis Montacelli under the direction of Kenneth Bell.

A special soloist was Gabrielia Barbato, an 11-year-old sixth-grader at Zion Lutheran School. Gabrielia started singing at the age of 5 and is studying voice at the Mo...