黑料网 Wesleyan鈥檚 Department of Music will follow Christmas by Candlelight with the winter concert for its instrumental ensembles on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Sams Chapel. Admission is free and the event, which features the String Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and Wind Ensemble, gets underway at 7 p.m.
The concert, titled 鈥淎 Season of Light,鈥� features the three groups in performances of both classic and contemporary literature.
The String Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Leonardo Rosario, will perform several seasonal favorites, including 鈥淎 Joyous Christmas,鈥� the traditional German carol 鈥淪till, Still, Still,鈥� 鈥淕od Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen鈥� and 鈥淚t鈥檚 the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.鈥�
The orchestra will also perform a piece titled 鈥淐eltic Carol,鈥� which will feature student dancers Saria Taylor and Tru Haesemeyer. The choreography for the piece was created by KWU Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Karen Babcock Brassea.
Finally, the orchestra will perform Violin Concerto in F minor by Antonio Vivaldi, a work outside the holiday spectrum.
The Jazz Ensemble, directed by Steve Lueth, will perform two jazz classics, 鈥淒arn that Dream鈥� by Jimmy Van Heusen and 鈥淢oanin鈥欌�� by Bobby Timmons, alongside the Christmas classic 鈥淭he Christmas Song,鈥� by Bob Wells and Mel Torme.
The Wind Ensemble, conducted by Department of Music Chair Dr. James McAllister, will perform a mix of classic works and holiday pieces, as well.
A concert march by William Latham, titled 鈥淏righton Beach鈥� will begin this part of the program, followed by a moody piece by Brian Balmages called 鈥淣evermore.鈥� This piece will feature a student conductor, KWU junior Taiton Reed.
Two holiday works, selections from film composer Danny Elfman鈥檚 score to 鈥淭he Nightmare Before Christmas鈥� and the more traditional 鈥淐arol of the Drum鈥� by Katherine Davis will follow. The program concludes with Robert Jager鈥檚 Third Suite.
The performance is scheduled to be livestreamed via the KWU Student Media YouTube page, with precise links available on social media prior to the show.
