Matthew Howard Classical Concerts in SoCal

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Program: Raymond Burkhart: Rejoice!; George Frideric Handel: Joy to the World; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Wassail Song from Five English Folk Song; TRADITIONAL: Fum Fum Fum; Organ Interlude; Pietro Yon: Gesù Bambino; TRADITIONAL: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly; Jester Hairston: Mary’s Boy Child; Tara Islas: Ascent to the Summit; TRADITIONAL: Maoz Tzur (Rock of Ages) / Sevivon (Dreidel); TRADITIONAL: The Twelve Days of Christmas; Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride; Ryan Beard: Christmas Sing-A-Long; Anthony DiLorenzo: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas; TRADITIONAL: Noel Performers: Sharon Lavery (conductor); Thomas Hooten (trumpet); Jeffrey Strong (trumpet); James Wilt (trumpet); Jennifer Marotta (trumpet); Elizabeth Linares Montero (horn); Thea Humphries (horn); RB Anthony (horn); Alan Fogle (horn); James Miller (trombone); Paul Radke (trombone); Marlia Nash (trombone); John Lofton (trombone); Mason Soria (tuba); Matthew Howard (percussion); Amy Ksandr (percussion); Wesley Sumpter (percussion); Weicheng Zhao (organ); Kim Noltemy (narrator) Celebrate the season with a night filled with timeless melodies and sonorous brass harmonies. Join conductor Sharon Lavery and members of the orchestra for a musical sleigh ride through the unforgettable holiday hit by Leroy Anderson, as well as Handel’s glorious Joy to the World , Anthony DiLorenzo’s adaptation of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas featuring LA Phil President & CEO Kim Noltemy as narrator, a mash-up of Hanukkah staples, and more. Come early and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine before the performance, starting at 6:30pm.