Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association
Holiday Pops!
Friday, December 3, 2021, 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 4, 2021, 2 pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater
Ryan Murray, conductor
Ali Ewoldt, guest vocalist
with performances by
Modesto Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director
Roy Stevens, narrator "The Night Before Christmas"
James M. Stephenson, III |
Holiday Overture |
arr. by Jim Kessler |
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year |
arr. by |
I Saw Three Ships/Jeanette, Isabella |
arr. by Jim Kessler |
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
Jerry Herman |
We Need A Little Christmas |
Frederick Oakeley |
O Come, All Ye Faithful |
arr. by |
In the Bleak Midwinter |
Leroy Anderson |
Sleigh Ride |
Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Think of Me |
- Intermission - |
|
arr. by |
A Charleston Christmas |
Paul O’Neill and Robert Kinkel |
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 |
arr. by Jim Kessler |
Silent Night Medley |
Mel Torme & Robert Wells |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) |
attributed to |
Riu, riu, chiu |
René Clausen |
There Is No Rose |
Randol Alan Bass |
The Night Before Christmasnarrated by Roy Stevens |
arr. & orc. by |
O Holy Night! |
The Doubletree by Hilton Modesto is the official hotel of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra.
MSO Chorus Video Credits
Video recording & production by
Omid Zoufonoun
Audio recording & post-production by
John Bologni
Photography, sound, or video recording of this performance is strictly prohibited. Please remember to silence all electronic devices and refrain from text messaging during the concert. Mobile devices may be used to read program notes during the concert.
Program and artists subject to change. E&OE.