We Traverse Afar
Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 12:30:00 AM UTC
Victoria Marra, Conductor
With Ruffing Montessori Middle School Choir, Hilary Watts, Director, and featuring Creighton Jensen, Tuba, and Rick Wiegand, Vocalist
From the Realms of Glory! - arr. Patrick Roszell
Danse Arabe Arabia - P. I. Tschaikovsky
A Calypso Christmas - arr. Calvin Custer
Feliz Navidad • Brazilian Sleighbells • Silver Bells
The Huron Carol - Traditional arr. Andrew Wainwright
We’re Goin’ on a Sleigh Ride! - Greg Gilpin/James Pierpont
Fa La La Noel - arr. Ruth Elaine Schram
A La Media Noche • Deck the Halls
Nutcracker Jingles - Pierpont/Tschaikovsky
Ruffing Montessori Middle School Choir, Hilary Watts, Director
Fantasia on We Three Kings - Brian Balmages
Petersbourgh Sleighride, Opus 57 - Richard Eilenberg
Santa Wants a Tuba for Christmas - Norlan Bewley
Creighton Jensen, Tuba, and Rick Wiegand, Vocalist
Audience Sing-Along
Deck the Halls • We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Champagne Polka, Opus 211 - Johann Strauss, Jr.
The Polar Express - Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard
Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
This evening’s concert is made possible by the generosity of our donors. Thank you!
Children's Choir
Hilary Watts is a teacher at Ruffing Montessori School in Rocky River, Ohio, where she teaches general music, directs the middle school choir and the middle school play. She holds a degree in Choral Music Education from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Music Education degree in General and Choral Music from Kent State University. Hilary also serves as the director of the Children’s and Youth Choir at Rocky River Presbyterian Church. She currently teaches piano lessons and choreographs for local high school musicals.