(KTTS News) — College of the Ozarks will hold its annual Christmas concert Friday, December 1 at 7 p.m.
The concert is free.
The concert will take place in the Royal Oak Forum of The Keeter Center.
Press Release
The College of the Ozarks Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble will present a Christmas concert, a free event open to the public, this Friday evening, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. The concert will take place in the Royal Oak Forum of The Keeter Center.
Dr. Kevin Powers, band director, chooses pieces with care and selects compositions that have contrasting styles, setting the stage to satisfy a variety of musical interests.
“Come and spend a fun evening with both the College of the Ozarks Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band and hear a wide variety of Christmas music, along with other styles that are sure to put you in the Christmas spirit,” Powers said.
The programs consists of the following:
Jazz Ensemble
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow! – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne/arr. Alan Baylock
Hark the Herald Angels Sing – arr. Gordon Goodwin
Count Bubba – Gordon Goodwin
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming – arr. Bob Curnow
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Johnny Marks/arr. Chris Sharp
Concert Band
Fanfare and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Chip Davis/arr. Robert Longfield
Yuletide Tapestry – Gary Parks
All is Well – Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick/arr. Michael Brown
Let Freedom Ring – James Curnow
The Chimes of Liberty – Edwin Franko Goldman/arr. Loras Schissel
O’ Little Town of Bethlehem – arr. Chip Davis, Robert Longfield
Dashing Through the Snow – James Pierpont/arr. Richard Saucedo
