Holiday Pops! Livestream

Holiday Pops!

Saturday, December 14, 2024 • 7:00 PM

The Concord Band

James O‘Dell, Music Director and Conductor

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Program
Overture to a Winter Festival	James Curnow
Toccata	Girolamo Frescobaldi arr. Earl Slocum
Tuscan Serenade	Gabriel Faure arr. Percy Grainger ed. Keith Brion & Luis Maldonado
Doug Ruby, euphonium
Shirim	Edward J. Madden
Christmas and Sousa Forever	arr. Julie Giroux
Intermission
Mancini Spectacular	arr. Warren Barker
Newton All-City Troubadours
When You Believe	Stephen Swartz arr. Audrey Snyder & John Moss
Reamo Leboga	arr. Duncan Miano Wambugu & Russell Robinson
Christmas Pops Sing-A-Long	arr. James D. Ployhar
Concord Band Saxophone Quartet Seychelle Corbin, David Southard, Dan Shields, John Rabinowitz
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town	J. Fred Coots arr. Kate Agioritis
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	arr. Logan Moore
Newton All-City Troubadours Audience sing-a-long
Christmas Finale	arr. Joyce Eilers, Paul & Teresa Jennings
Concord Band
Sleigh Ride	Leroy Anderson
Auld Lang Syne	arr. William Toland

Newton All City Troubadours at Concord Band Holiday Pops

The Newton All City Troubadours

The Concord Band presents Holiday Pops! on Saturday, December. 14, 2024, 7:00 PM at 51 Walden in Concord. The Concord Band welcomes the Newton All City Troubadours, directed by Jaime Alberts and Eric Ritter, with collaborative pianist Emma Campbell. The Newton All City Troubadours are an auditioned, select chorus of 20 members comprising Newton's best 7th, 8th and 9th grade singers. Their mission is to spread joy through the creation of community and music throughout Newton and beyond.

Under the baton of Music Director James O’Dell, the program includes seasonal favorites such as Sleigh Ride, Auld Lang Syne, and a composition by Boston musician and composer, Edward Madden, celebrating Hanukkah titled Shirim. There will also be a special visitor.

The All City Troubadours will bring the holiday spirit to our audience as they perform "When You Believe," lead the audience sing-along, and join the Band for Christmas Finale, arranged for chorus and band by Joyce Eilers. The Concord Band will reprise Mancini Spectacular as well as Gabriel Fauré's Tuscan Serenade with euphonium soloist Doug Ruby.

Admission includes festival seating with complimentary refreshments available at intermission, and a reception following the concert. Tickets are $25/adults and $10/children, available in advance from ticketstage.com/concordband.

Additional information about the Concord Band is at www.concordband.org, and the All City Troubadours at newtontroubadours.weebly.com.

Concord's Holiday Tree Lighting

2024 Concord Tree Lighting Festival

The Concord Band and Concord Players will participate in Concord's annual Holiday Tree Lighting festival on December 1, 2024, from 2:30 to 5:00 pm at 51 Walden, with several performances by our small ensembles:

Brass quintet	3:00–3:20 pm
Clarinet choir	3:20–3:45 pm
Festive carolers	3:45–4:20 pm
Saxophone quartet	4:25–4:50 pm

Complimentary hot cocoa, coffee, tea, and light dessert items will be served.

All are welcome at the Town of Concord's Annual Tree Lighting. This year's event will be host to a variety of outdoor entertainment, a parade and festive store fronts. Parade starts at 4:50 pm. Santa will make his way down Main Street aboard one of Concord's Fire Trucks to light the Town Tree.

For more information or inclement weather, see Concord Tree Lighting