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Holiday Candlelight Concert
A Community Tradition For All!
About the Show

Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association

Holiday Candlelight Concert

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 8 pm
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church

Daniel R. Afonso Jr., conductor

MSO Chorus
Daniel R. Afonso Jr., director

Opus Handbell Ensemble
Richard Colla, director

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach

 Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066

I. Overture
VI. Bourrée I and II

arr. Joel Raney and Arnold Sherman

An Angelic Celebration 

featuring: Opus Handbell Ensemble

H. Dean Wagner

Carillon

featuring: Opus Handbell Ensemble

George Frideric Handel
arr. Tom Kennedy

Joy to the World

- Audience Hum-Along -

arr. Deborah Kavasch 

O Come, O Come Emmanuel 

John Rutter 

The Very Best Time of the Year   

 Ottorino Respighi 

Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1

III. Villanella

George Frideric Handel

Water Music

V. Air

Lewis Redner
arr. Tom Kennedy
O Little Town of Bethlehem

- Audience Hum-Along -

arr. Steven Pilkington

Coventry Carol  

Kim André Arnesen

Cradle Hymn

arr. Anna Laura Page 

Mary, Did You Know? 

featuring: Opus Handbell Ensemble

arr. Nicholas Hanson

Fum, Fum, Fum

featuring: Opus Handbell Ensemble

arr. Tom Kennedy

Silent Night

- Audience Hum-Along -

Libby Larsen 

Beautiful Star     

arr. Mark Riese 

I Saw Three Ships

 


Concert runtime is approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes. There will be no intermission.

Celebrating Support
Thank You

The MSO acknowledges with gratitude the following donors and sponsors whose generosity allows the orchestra to reach new heights in music and education. With your continued support, we are making a difference together and enriching the lives of our community, one note at a time.

  For a full listing of donors & sponsors, click here.  

The DoubleTree by Hilton™ Modesto is the official hotel of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra.
Media Sponsor: iHeart Media


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.