Sequim City Band Holiday Concert – Sounds of the Season
Free
David Lovrien — Diminished Minor Alterations (Christmas Through the Looking Glass)
Steve Reisteter — The Eighth Candle (Prayer and Dance for Hanukkah)
Various / Mark Williams — Santa at the Symphony
Traditional — Greensleeves (What Child is This?) (arr. Alfred Reed)
Shakin' Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone (arr. Steven Reineke)
Irving Berlin / Ted Ricketts — Happy Holiday / White Christmas
The band presents holiday classics and more, including the Christmas favorite 'Twas the Night Before Christmas with the band accenting the narration of the poem with musical interludes.
This concert includes standard pieces of holiday music presented in both classic and unusual ways. One of the very oldest pieces (traced to 1360) of secular Christmas music in western culture is the melody Greensleeves. Two modern Irving Berlin favorites – Happy Holiday and White Christmas – have been creatively combined by Ted Ricketts.
The Eighth Candle by Stephen Reisteter honors the story of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.
Turning to a more unusual medley, David Lovrien's cleverly arranged selection of Christmas standards gives the listener a glimpse into the darker side of Christmas by transposing some of these traditionally light tunes into minor keys. The medley has the interesting title of Minor Alterations – subtitled Christmas Through the Looking Glass.
About Sequim City Band
The Sequim City Band – an all-volunteer 75-musician strong wind ensemble – performs, promotes, and preserves symphonic band music by providing quality, inspiring performances and education in partnership with the North Olympic Peninsula community and beyond. The Band has been recognized for its accomplishments in arts and culture and commitment to the community with the receipt of the 2023 Governor's Arts & Heritage Award for an organization.
Phone: (360) 207-4722
https://www.sequimcityband.org/