There’s no better way to begin the Christmas season than with a yuletide celebration of festive classics such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Polar Express, It's a Wonderful Life, White Christmas, and more.
The Muncie Symphony Orchestra will be joined onstage by Ball State voice faculty and accomplished opera performers Jon and Elizabeth Truitt. The Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana will also join the MSO for a side-by-side performance on several selections. On the second half of the program, the music will be brought to life as the orchestra performs along with the short film "The Snowman."
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Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Jon and Elizabeth Truitt, vocal soloists
"Christmas Festival" — Leroy Anderson
"Polar Express Suite" — Alan Silvestri/Brubaker
"It's a Wonderful Life Suite"— Dmitri Tiomkin
Jon Truitt, baritone
"A Charlie Brown Christmas" — Vince Guaraldi, arr. Pugh
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" — arr. Carmen Dragon
Elizabeth Truitt, soprano
"Hanukkah Festival Overture" — Lucas Richman
"Farandole" from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 — Georges Bizet
Side-by-side performance with Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana
Selections from The Nutcracker — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mirlitons
Sugar Plum Fairy
Trepak
Side-by-side performance with Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana
Intermission
"The Snowman" — Howard Blake
Madison Berry and Emily Meng, vocal soloists*
"O Holy Night" — Adolphe Adam, arr. Harris
Elizabeth Truitt, soprano
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" — arr. Naughtin
Jon Truitt, baritone
"White Christmas" — Irving Berlin, arr. Carmen Dragon
Elizabeth Truitt and Jon Truitt
"Christmas Sing-Along" — arr. Richman
(sing-along lyrics printed in the next section of the program)
*Madison and Emily are members of Indy Voice, Indianapolis Children's Choir. Artistic Director: Joshua Pedde
