{"id":9720,"date":"2011-11-17T14:34:20","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T19:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=9720"},"modified":"2014-09-24T12:15:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T16:15:33","slug":"acclaimed-children%e2%80%99s-choir-d-c-brass-join-for-christmas-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2011\/acclaimed-children%e2%80%99s-choir-d-c-brass-join-for-christmas-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Acclaimed Children\u2019s Choir, D.C. Brass Join for Christmas Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The angelic sounds of 130 children\u2019s voices, classical brass and pipe organ will herald in the holidays at the Shenandoah Valley Children\u2019s Choir (SVCC) concerts Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 4 at 3 p.m., at Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s Lehman Auditorium.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of the SVCC&#8217;s twentieth anniversary, the highly acclaimed Washington Symphonic Brass (WSB) Quintet from Washington, D.C., will again join the SVCC and John Fast, professor of music at EMU and organist for the annual Christmas Concerts and sing-along.<\/p>\n<p>The WSB Quintet, under the direction of Phil Snedecor, was the guest ensemble at three other SVCC Christmas concerts and was featured on two compact discs, &#8220;The Angel Choir and Trumpeter&#8221; and &#8220;Christmas Joy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we come to Harrisonburg, we bring players that have combined experiences of over 100 years as professional musicians,&#8221; said trumpeter and WSB founder Phil Snedecor. &#8220;You would think that we would inspire them. However, it&#8217;s the SVCC who inspires us, as we experience their approach&#8211;to both their music and performance&#8211;with the wonder and excitement that drove us all into this profession many years ago. We are looking forward to this year&#8217;s \u2018shot in the arm&#8217; of youthful energy that is the SVCC. Our hats are off to Julia White for building a first-rate program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9817\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2011\/11\/acclaimed-children%e2%80%99s-choir-d-c-brass-join-for-christmas-concert\/svcc_xmas_concert\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9817\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9817\" src=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/svcc_xmas_concert-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/svcc_xmas_concert-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2011\/11\/svcc_xmas_concert.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophie Wellington, and the Shenandoah Valley Children&#8217;s Choir will perform with the Washington Symphonic Brass, Dec. 3 -4, at EMU. Wellington is the daughter of Lynne Mackey and Bill Wellington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>About the concert<\/h3>\n<p>Children\u2019s choir song favorites featuring the brass quintet will include \u201cThe Angel Choir and Trumpeter,\u201d \u201cDing Dong, Merrily on High!\u201d and Celah Pence\u2019s arrangement of \u201cChristmas Comin.'&#8221;\u00a0 Other Christmas selections will include Vivaldi\u2019s \u201cLaudamus Te\u201d featuring Maria Lorcas on violin, the well-loved \u201cCarol of the Bells\u201d and Carlisle Floyd\u2019s contemporary arrangement of &#8220;Long, Long Ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Preparatory and Treble Choir will sing \u201cDeck the Halls\u201d with the brass, as well as \u201cThe Heavens Declare\u201d and &#8220;Winter Troika Ride.&#8221;\u00a0 Additional performing musicians include assistant director Joy Anderson, principal accompanist Maurita Eberly, and John Fast, preparatory choir accompanist and organist.<\/p>\n<p>Audience sing-alongs and hymns will be part of the annual Christmas event and young children will be invited to the front of the stage to ring bells on &#8220;Jingle Bells.&#8221;\u00a0 Seasonal carols will be sung throughout the program.<\/p>\n<h3>Twentieth anniversary, Staunton concert<\/h3>\n<p>This concert will be one of many noted performances in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary year, including performing by invitation for the American Choral Directors Southern Division conference in Winston-Salem, N.C., in March and at Carnegie Hall in New York City in May.<\/p>\n<p>A Staunton Christmas concert will be given Monday, December 12, 2001, at 7 p.m. at the historic Trinity Episcopal Church.\u00a0The Concert Choir and select small groups will be presenting holiday music and sing-along.\u00a0Tickets will be sold at the door.\u00a0For more information contact the SVCC office.<\/p>\n<p>The SVCC, part of the music department at Eastern Mennonite University, has recently released its fifteenth CD entitled \u201cTwenty Years of Song.\u201d It is comprised of Christmas and general choral selections from the past two years and features soloists, instrumentalists, and all three performing choirs. CDs are in Harrisonburg area stores and can be ordered over the SVCC website.<\/p>\n<h3>More information<\/h3>\n<p>Tickets are now on sale for the SVCC\/Washington Symphonic Brass Christmas concert. Call the university\u2019s box office at 540-432-4582 or purchase tickets online at emu.edu\/box-office. Pre-concert date tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for students (12-22) and seniors; $7 for children (12 and under). Tickets for special reserved sections are $20. At the door: $2 more per ticket. All seating is reserved.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the SVCC:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/svcc\">www.emu.edu\/svcc<\/a> or 540-432-4650.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The angelic sounds of 130 children\u2019s voices, classical brass and pipe organ will herald in the holidays at the Shenandoah Valley Children\u2019s Choir (SVCC) concerts Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2011\/acclaimed-children%e2%80%99s-choir-d-c-brass-join-for-christmas-concert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Acclaimed Children\u2019s Choir, D.C. 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