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CONTEMPO Ensembles
12.04.25 | Armstrong Concert Hall
CONTEMPO Ensembles
Home for the Holidays

Golder O’Neill, CONTEMPO Ensemble director
Daniel Kelly II, CONTEMPO Touring Ensemble director

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Audience Notice

Please be aware that this performance contains theatrical haze, flashing lighting and a strobe light effect. Contact the Box Office or speak with an usher for more information.

Program
CONTEMPO Ensemble
Purple Snowflakes

Marvin Gaye (1939–1984)

White Christmas

Irving Berlin (1988–1989)

Snow in Venice

Elizaveta (b. 1980)

Mistletoe

Justin Bieber (b. 1994)

Holly Jolly Christmas

Johnny Marks (1909–1985)

River

Joni Mitchell (b. 1943)

Hazy Shade of Winter

Paul Simon (b. 1941)


CONTEMPO Touring Ensemble
This Christmas

Christina Aguilera (b. 1980)

Sleigh Ride

Tori Kelly (b. 1992)

Rudolph

Traditional
arr. Robert Bays

Please Come Home for Christmas

The Eagles (est. 1971)

Like It's Christmas

Jonas Brothers (est. 2005)

Yule Shoot Your Eye Out

Fall Out Boy (est. 2001)

Ta Hristougenna Mou

Rena Morfi (b. 1988)

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Mariah Carey (b. 1969)

Ensemble Personnel
CONTEMPO Ensemble

Lily Blattermann, bass / vocals
Isabel "Izzy" Bock, vocals
Stella Bott, keyboards
Roman Harris-Hernández, vocals
Jackson McLister, guitar
Hamesha Mora, vocals
Savannah Overstreet, vocals / guitar
Zoe Reséndez, vocals
Delaney Reyes, vocals / keyboards
Keira Spencer, drums


CONTEMPO Touring Ensemble

Nitin Anish, vocals
I'ami Argueta, vocals
Robert "Bobby" Bays, vocals / guitar
Saunder Childs, vocals / keyboard
Nedra "Mati" Ford, vocals
Eliahna Heimann, vocals
Natalie Pronk, vocals / keyboard / saxophone
Jose Rivas, vocals/guitar
Anna "Annie" Starliper, drums
Nicholas "Nick" Walker, bass

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Accessibility & Reminders

Wheelchair accessible restrooms are available across the courtyard in Gregory Hall (approximately 100 feet from the Armstrong Concert Hall lobby). Please notify house management for assistance.

Patrons are requested to silence cell phones and other electronic devices during performances. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted during performances.