Sounds. Season. of the OCTORARA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL THE OCTORARA CHORUS THE OCTORARA CHORALE & BEL CANTO. Presented by

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1 OCTORARA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Sounds of the Season Presented by THE OCTORARA CHORUS THE OCTORARA CHORALE & BEL CANTO Steve McBride, conductor Doreen Smeck, accompanist December 17, :00 p.m. The George Daller Auditorium

2 The Program Welcome Dr. Scott Rohrer - OCTORARA CHORUS - Introit & Processional Benjamin Harlan / Sir David Willcocks Chorus & The Audience O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant! O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem! Come and behold him, born the King of angels; Refrain O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord! Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be all glory given; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing; Refrain Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, sing, all ye citizens of heaven above: Glory to God, all glory in the highest! Refrain Angels We Have Heard On High arr. Philip Kern There Is Faint Music Dan Forrest Emma Baker, Meredith Norris, Jeremy Beveridge, Caleb Delevieleuse Kratz; soloists Hope for Resolution Sean Ivory & Paul Caldwell Alisha Arora, Isabel Jobe, Morgan Yoder; soloists; Mr. Andrew Reynolds, soprano sax, Meredith Norris, flute, Mason Dillon-Hill, percussion, Hark! the herald angels sing, Glory to the new born King; peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled! Joyful, all ye nations, rise; join the triumph of the skies; with the angelic hosts proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem! Hark! the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King!

3 - BEL CANTO - Silent, Holy Night The Colors of Christmas Silver Bells Ken Berg John Rutter arr. Mac Huff Joy to the world! The Lord is come: let earth receive her King. Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven and nature sing. Grown Up Christmas List Emma Baker, Senior Honor Soloist David Foster The first Noel the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; in fields where they lay keeping their sheep, on a cold winter's night that was so deep. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel. - CHORALE - My Dancing Day The Best of Rooms Christmastime Is Here Mark Burrows Randall Thompson arr. Michele Weir

4 Believe from The Polar Express Silvestri / arr. Mark Hayes Jonathan Michalski, soloist Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la! 'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la! Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la! Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la la la la! - OCTORARA CHORUS - Variations on Jingle Bells Mark Hayes Isabel Jobe, Kyler Kratz, Melina Yelovich, Bailey Wilson, & Adriana McCaw; soloists O Holy Night Bailey Wilson, soloist Adolphe Adam / arr. George Fry THE AUDIENCE Dashing through the snow On a one horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go Laughing all the way Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh - OCTORARA CHORUS & ALUMNI - Hallelujah from The Messiah George Frideric Handel

5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Administration Dr. Thomas Newcome, Superintendent Dr. Scott Rohrer, Principal Mr. Clifford Blantz, Assistant Principal Ms. Carrie Dickmann, Assistant Principal Mr. Jon Propper, Assistant Principal Custodial and Maintenance Crew Mr. Peter Slauch, Supervisor OASD Music Faculty Mr. Joseph Lynch Mr. Scott Cullen Mr. Andrew Reynolds Ms. Doreen Smeck Stage Management Chad Fisher A Special Thank You to THE SILENT KNIGHTS from the OIS under the direction of Mr. Reynolds for their wonderful pre-concert music and providing some holiday cheer. CONCERT ETIQUETTE Out of respect for tonight s performers and audience, please observe the following guidelines of concert etiquette and decorum. Please refrain from using audio and video recording devices or flash photography. Pictures without the flash are encouraged! Please refrain from talking during the performance. Please silence all cell phones, watch alarms and other noise making devices before the start of the concert. Please do not bring food or drink into the auditorium. Please be seated before the concert begins and remain in your seat during the selections. Also, be mindful of the time at intermission. Please be seated before the second half of the concert begins. Please enter or exit the auditorium between selections and only when necessary. Please unwrap cough drops or throat lozenges before the concert begins. Children attending the concert should remain in their seats and under parental supervision at all times. Younger children that require their parents attention should be escorted as discretely as possible outside the auditorium. While some audience members prefer to enjoy the concert from the vestibule at the back of the auditorium, please understand that it is not sound-proof, and that any audience members choosing to enjoy the concert from the vestibule should refrain from talking.

6 Octorara High School Chorus Soprano Gabriella Armijo-Eddy Alisha Arora 1, 2 Emma Baker 1, 2 Abbi Bridges 2 Emily Bright 1, 2, 4 Nelly Christ 2 Kensington Denlinger Lauren Durning 2 Lauren Edmondson Gabrielle Houston Sarah Johnson Alexis Keesey Maeve Kehoe 2 Camryn Koennecker Brooke Mazepink 1, 2 Adrianna McCaw 2 Emily Solomon Emily Wheeler 1, 2 Emily Whitney Morgan Yoder 1, 2, 4 Tenor Jeremy Beveridge 1, 4 Tyler Caylor Brandon Dorough 1 Michaela Evans 1 Jeremiah Griffin Ian Hazen 1 Jonathan Michalski 1 Andrew Tate Alto Shannon Amole Shea Bailey 1, 2 Samantha Beiermeister Annalise Blank Kaitlin Compton Bianca Cortez Kiersten Dougherty Meredith Fox 1, 2, 3, 4 Brianna Harris Emma Hoffman Isabelle Jobe 1, 2, 3 Julie Mako Meredith Norris 1, 2 Hope Poletti Bailey Wilson 2 Morgan Winkler Sanna Wooten 2 Melina Yelovich 1, 2, 3, 4 Bass Travis Anderson Michael Choudhary George Delevieleuse 1 Mason Dillon-Hill 1 Charlie Gordon 1 Sean Hazen 1 Kyler Kratz 1 Kurt Miller Marcus Weghorst 1 - Chorale 2 - Bel Canto 3 - PMEA District Chorus 4 - Chorus Officer