Christmas in America
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 12:30:00 AM UTC
Victoria Marra, Conductor
Featuring the Chestnut Intermediate School Eagle Choir, Christine Kilbane, Director
Christmas Favorites - Bruce Chase
An American Rhapsody - Richard Meyer
A Caroling We Go - Johnny Marks
The Night Before Christmas • Have a Holly Jolly Christmas • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day • Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Kuebler’s Kookies Flute Ensemble
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Albert Hague, James Horner
Christmas Memories - Bruce Chase
A Bit of Holiday Cheer - arr. Teena Chinn
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Johnny Marks
The Chestnut Intermediate School Eagle Choir Christine Kilbane, Director
Choir and Audience Sing-Along:
Jolly Old St. Nicholas • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear •Jingle Bells
Spirit of Christmas A Fantasia - Bruno Reinhold
In memory of our dear friend Laurel Delia-Schurk
White Christmas - Irving Berlin
Winter Wonderland - F. Bernard, D. Smith, arr C. Custer
Christmas at the Movies - arr. Bob Krogstad
Miracle on 34th Street • The Polar Express • Somewhere in My Memory • Making Christmas • Where Are You, Christmas?
Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
This evening’s concert is made possible by the generosity of our concert sponsor and our donors. Thank you!
Children's Choir
Christine S. Kilbane is a teacher at Chestnut Intermediate and Spruce Elementary Schools in North Olmsted, where she directs two choirs, two orchestras, two bands, and also teaches general music. She earned a B.A. in Music from Hillsdale College and an M.M.Ed. from the University of Tulsa. A National Board Certified teacher, Mrs. Kilbane has been teaching for over 33 years, 26 of those in North Olmsted. Mrs. Kilbane is the proud mother of five children. She lives in North Olmsted with her cat, Allegro, and teaches private violin lessons in her home studio.
The students in the choir performing tonight with Symphony West Orchestra are fifth and sixth grade members of the Chestnut School Eagle Choir.