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December 17, 2021 7:30PM - December 18, 2021 3:00PM
Sounds of the Season

Our annual tribute to the holiday season offers good cheer and holiday classics, along with the classic animated film, The Snowman, with the orchestra performing the score.

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Date

December 18, 2021 3:00PM

Location

Chenery Auditorium

Name

Sounds of the Season

,
KSO Special Event

Description

Season 2021-22 Presented by Zhang Financial

This performance is sponsored by CWS Financial Advisors and DeNooyer Automotive Family

About This Concert

Julian Kuerti, Conductor 
Guest Performers

Two concert performances enable you to choose the day and time that best fits your holiday schedule:

Our annual holiday concert is presented twice this year, offering holiday classics and the animated film, The Snowman, performed live with orchestra. Please scroll down for the concert details.

PHOTO CONTEST:

Concert goers are encouraged to get into the holiday spirit and come dressed in festive holiday attire. There will be a photo booth station located in the northeast corner of Chenery Auditorium, closest to the Dutton Street entrance. Take a photo while at Sounds of the Season, tag the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, and post to Facebook or Instagram.

From the tagged social media posts, three winners will be selected on Monday, Dec. 20. Prizes include four tickets to a KSO concert of choice, two tickets to E.T. The Extra Terrestrial in Concert on Feb. 18, or two tickets to the next KSO Masterworks concert, Stulberg: Bach Double on Jan. 22. Click here to read complete rules and eligibility requirements.

 


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Concert Details

Our annual holiday concert is the perfect tradition to share with family and friends. Join us Saturday afternoon at Chenery Auditorium for classic Hanukkah and Christmas music. We're pleased to include Howard Blake's classic animated short film, The Snowman, this year, performed live to film with orchestra, soloists, and narration.

PERFORMERS
Julian Kuerti, Conductor
The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

PROGRAM
Estimated length of musical performances: Approximately 75 minutes and a 15 minute intermission.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor(b. 1875)          Christmas Overture
Arcangelo Corelli (b. 1653)                     Concerto grosso No. 8 in G minor, Op. 6 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale"
Ralph Vaughan Williams (b. 1872)         Fantasia on Greensleeves
James Pierpont (b. 1822)                      Jingle Bells
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1756)    Die Schlittenfahrt (Sleigh Ride) from Three German Dances, K. 605
Julian Kuerti (b. 1976)                           A Hannukah Blessing
Howard Blake (b. 1938)                        The Snowman, Op. 323
Hugh Martin (b. 1914)                           Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Ralph Blane (b. 1914)
arr. John Whitney
Traditional (arr. Arthur Luck)                 Deck the Halls
Traditional (arr. Arthur Luck)                 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Traditional (arr. Bruce Chase)              Christmas Favorites
THANK YOU, SEASON SPONSORS 
Season presented by Zhang Financial
Season sponsored by Stryker

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