This hour-long Kids Fare series concert will celebrate the joys of the season with a variety of vocal and instrumental selections from a diverse array of holiday traditions. The program is ideal for children 3 to 8 years of age. The Pick-Staiger concert will be conducted by music faculty member Robert A. Harris. This beloved program of words and music conducted by music faculty member Stephen Alltop features the Alice Millar Chapel Choir in jubilant selections from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Spain and the American Southwest. The Philharmonia and Millar Brass Ensemble will play instrumental music of the season and join in festive hymn arrangements.
Admission is free, but a freewill offering is welcomed.
The program also features nocturnes and rondos by Chopin and Irish master John Field, known as the creator of the nocturne. Before performing each work in its entirety, Siegel presents an entertaining and insightful introduction to the music and its composer. The performance will be held at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.