The HCS presents a selection of holiday music from throughout musical history. The concert will feature a 32-piece Orchestra, and Dancers from Capital Area Dance.
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Bring non-perishable food items for under the tree to benefit Ecumenical Food Pantry. The first 50 donors with paid admission receive a complimentary guest ticket!
Location
Saturday, December 20 7:30PM: Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Harrisburg
Parking is available in the Walnut Street Parking deck adjacent to the Center. The deck is accessible from Market Street between Third and Second Streets. Take the parking deck elevator to the Strawberry Arcade level and enter the Center to the left of Starbucks. See more about Whitaker Center parking at their website. Metered and fee parking is also available on the street and in other lots around the Center.
Program
| The Boar's Head | Donald Waxman |
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| Welcome Yule | C.H.H. Parry (1848-1918) |
Selections from When Icicles Hang
| John Rutter (b. 1945) |
| "There Is No Rose" from A Ceremony of Carols | Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) |
| The Snow with the HCS Orchestra | Edward Elgar (1857-1934) |
| The Time of Snow | Bob Chilcott (b. 1955) |
| "Spirit of the Season" from The Polar Express | Alan Silvestri (b. 1950) |
| A La Nanita Nana | Henry Kihlken |
| 'Twas the Night Before Christmas with the HCS Orchestra | Ken Darby (1909-1992) Harry Simeone (1911-2005) |
| Born Today | Jan Sweelinck (1562-1621) |
Intermission
Celebration of Christmas
| Karl Jenkins (b. 1944) |
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| Who Will Give Me Wings | Audrey Snyder |
| Light the Legend | Michael Issacson |
| Candles of Hanukkah | Mary Donelly |
| Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas | Roger Emerson |
Praeludium Noel
| Randol Alan Bass |
Sing Along with the Choral Society
| O Come, All Ye Faithful | arr. David Willcocks |
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| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | Felix Mendelssohn arr. David Willcocks |