Sunday Afternoon, December 17 – 2:00 PM

I expect this may have been a project by art class.

Welcome by Mr. Joshua Weitzel, High School Principal

Carol of the Bells by Momentum

Mykola Leiontovych – arr. Stephanie Smith – Stephanie Smith and Chelsea Smith, Directors

Inverno by String Orchestra – Shenna C. Shirk, Director

Antonio Vivaldi – arr. Todd Parish

En hiver “In Winter” – Francis J. Caravella

Alicia Bauman and Tim Garner, Soloists – Kiana Haldeman, Piano

Brazilian Sleigh Bells – Percy Faith – arr. Lloyd Conley

Kiana Haldeman, Piano

The Christmas Song by Symphony Orchestra

Lowden

Deck the Halls in 7/8 – James McKelvy

David Graff and Chase Grissinger, percussion

Our grand nephew – Andrew (center with bow tie)

Lo’ How a Rose E’re Blooming – Traditional German Carol

This Little Babe from A Ceremony of Carols by Concert Choir – Kiana Haldeman, Piano

Benjamin Britten

En Hiver from Six Chansons – Paul Hindersmith

Anchored in de Lord – M. Roger Holland

Gretchen Enterline, Soloist and Kate Huber, Percussion

Carol of the Bells – Mykola Leontovych –

Choir and Chansodie alumni joined to sing this song.

Rotary Club Student Scholarship Program offering

Winter Wonderland by Jazz Band – John J. Brackbill, Director (got a lot of laughs because of the lights in his beard)

Dick Smith and Felix Bernard – arr. Jack Cooper

The Littler Drummer Boy

Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone – arr. David Pugh

Brazilian Bell Carol by Concert Band

Robert W Smith

On a Catalonian Carl – Randall Standridge

Notice our grandson Ian with purple shirt and black bow tie – center

A Mad Russian’s Christmas – Piotr Illych Tchaikovsky – arr. Bob Phillips and George Megaw

The Holly and the Ivy – Traditional English Carol – arr. Tom Wallace

Cowboy Christmas – arr. Jeff Simmons – Our grandnephew Andrew (cowboy hat)

Ian was on symbols for this song

They had fun with this song.

Thank you applause for the directors – Shenna Shirk, Christa Schimitsch, and John J. Brackbill

We almost gave up on finding Ian afterward – but cell phones solved the problem.

Our handsome Ian

When did he get as tall as Grandpa?

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That was a fabulous concert! Great job Ian.