‘Holiday Live’ concert set Saturday, Dec. 19 at Lorna Byrne
From our weekly issue dated December 16, 2009
Tim Wallace & Michelle LeComte will perform jazzy holiday favorites. The Jefferson Baroque Orchestra will also be featured. (Photos provided)
The Illinois River Valley Arts Council (IRVAC) will sponsor a special concert event: “Holiday Live at Lorna Byrne Middle School” on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 19.
Tim Wallace and Michelle LeComte will kick off the festivities at 1 p.m. with jazz renditions of many favorite holiday tunes, followed by a sing-along of “Deck the Halls,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Silent Night.”
The Lorna Byrne Choir directed by Brice Cloyd will take the stage at 2 p.m. to perform selections from their recent holiday concert.
Also from 1 to 3 p.m. only, Santa will be available for photos. This by-donation service is a benefit for Learning Through Art with photos available on-the-spot for easy gift-giving.
Illinois Valley High School’s Future Farmers of America will be selling refreshments to raise funds for chapter activities. Club advisor Amy Fogg-Meyer has promised a “delectable variety” including savory soup and rolls, baked goods, hot apple cider, cocoa, coffee and tea. Kids of all ages are invited to create Ojos de Dios tree ornaments at the free craft table located in the hallway.
At 3 p.m., the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, directed by Margaret Gries, will present 17th- and 18th-century Christmas music from Europe and colonial America. The program includes Francesco Manfredini’s “Christmas Concerto,” an anonymous Polish symphony derived from folk melodies, a rendition of two German cradle songs written for Baroque trumpets and timpani, a setting of “In Dulci Jubilo” for vocal and instrumental choirs, several traditional 18th-century American shape-note Christmas anthems and a grand finale sing-along of the “Hallelujah” chorus from Handel’s “Messiah.”
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“I’ve long dreamed of bringing this wonderful ensemble to the Illinois Valley.” states Judy Hoyle, Art in the Valley events coordinator. “I’m thrilled the Arts Council has found the opportunity to present this gift to our community.”
Admission to “Holiday Live” is free to the public. Donations accepted. Art in the Valley and Learning Through Art are projects of IRVAC with support from Evergreen Federal Bank and the Carpenter Foundation. Poster design by R.H. Ziller & Co, Inc. For further information, please phone 592-4444.
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