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KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Nov. 19, 2024 \u2013 If you want some music to put you in the holiday spirit, the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Holiday Extravaganza will do just that. On Saturday, Dec. 7, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of collaborative piano David Gilliland will be coordinating a holiday concert for all to get ready for the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The extravaganza will be a musical double-header with one concert at 2 p.m.<\/a> and the second at 7 p.m.<\/a> on Dec. 7.\u00a0 Both concerts will be in the Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Center. Admission is $25 for the general public and $15 for students and faculty.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Combining seven different 溏心vlog免费B站 music ensembles \u2013 a total of nearly 200 musicians \u2013 the holiday show will be the first time that all of them have performed on the stage together, Gilliland said. The ensembles taking part are the University chorus, Concert Choir, In the Pocket Jazz Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, and the Jazz Big Band. This is the first time the Guitar Ensemble will be added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All of the music that will be performed at the Holiday Extravaganza will be holiday themed, the goal is to be inclusive, combining music from Hanukkah, Christmas, with secular holiday songs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMusicians enjoy performing it, audiences enjoy hearing it,\u201d said Gilliland. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of that comfort music for musicians often because it\u2019s something we all know very well.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n This year for the extravaganza, the ensemble directors were looking for music that was somewhat off the beaten path, ranging from music from the Renaissance all the way up to current compositions, to expand the variety of song choices. As there was last year, the concert will feature a sing along allowing the audience to join in on traditional Christmas carols, Gilliland said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The master of ceremonies is professional storyteller and Rhode Island native Valerie Tutson. She was specifically asked to participate in the big finale, which is a medley from \u201cHow the Grinch Stole Christmas.\u201d Tutson will be the narrator as all of the ensembles and choirs perform with her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Graduate assistant Keith Brown, a conductor for the orchestra, will conduct several pieces at the Holiday Extravaganza. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the second year the Music Department will host the Holiday Extravaganza. Last year\u2019s event was a great success. Gilliland is excited for what\u2019s to come in this year\u2019s performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Concert Choir director and department chair Mark Conley said, \u201cLast year’s holiday concert was very successful, and we were glad to see so many audience members come and experience a sampling of all our music department has to offer.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Other upcoming shows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While the Holiday Extravaganza will bring together most of the University’s music ensembles on one stage, each ensemble will wrap up the fall semester with their own shows. Some of the concerts will share music that is on the holiday theme, and not all concerts will take place at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On Monday, Nov. 25<\/strong>, In The Pocket Jazz Choir<\/a> led by Atla DeChamplain will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brian Cardany\u2019s Concert Band<\/a> will be performing on Wednesday, Dec. 4, <\/strong>at 3:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center. The band program is a general mix of core wind band works and newer works by active composers of prominence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe program ends with \u2018Snakes!,\u2019 which is a light-hearted piece that includes sound effects and verbalizations by the band members, it\u2019s fun to perform and a real crowd pleaser,\u201d Cardany said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n