Mid-Texas Symphony - Sounds of the Season

Description

Mid-Texas Symphony presents Sound of the Seasons, Sunday, December 10, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. in the Jackson Auditorium at Texas Lutheran University. Conductor Akiko Fujimoto. Guest Artists: Liliana Guerrero, Soprano, and Comal ISD Children’s Chorus. Repertoire: Mason, Quinn: Christmas Eve Festivities, Prokofiev (arr. Lloyd- Jones): From Lieutenant Kijé: Symphonic Suite, IV. Troika, BachGounod: Ave Maria, Stephenson, James: Bassoon It Will Be Christmas, Bizet: From L’Arlésienne: Suite No. 2, Farandole, arr., Sayer: Rockin’ Christmas, Gruber (arr. Davis/Custer): Stille Nacht (Mannheim Steamroller), Holcombe: Festive Sounds of Hanukkah, Traditional (arr. Irizarry): Dos Villancicos, Finnegan: Christmas Sing-Along, Anderson: Sleigh Ride.

Start the holiday season with sleigh rides, villancios (Christmas carols in Spanish), and Hanukkah songs! Liliana Guerrero will amaze you with a rendition of Bach-Gounod’s Ave Maria. The children’s chorus will enchant you with the holiday program. This spectacular evening will leave you with nothing but joyful memories and a story to tell around the Christmas tree.

A highlight of this winter spectacular is Quinn Mason’s Christmas Eve Festivities. Composed in November 2015, Quinn describes Christmas Eve Festivities as invoking a “short and charming picture of festive activities that occur before the Christmas holiday including sleigh rides, tree decorating and Christmas carols.”

About the Soloist: Dr. Liliana Guerrero is a very talented Professor of Voice at the Butler School of Music located at The University of Texas at Austin. Because of her Mexican and Cubano heritage, Dr. Gurrero focuses on research for advocating for Latin-American voices in classical music. Dr. Guerrero, a soprano, has performed her operatic repertoire all around the United States and Europe. In 2020 Dr. Guerrero received third place at the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing Inc.) Artists Awards.

About The Chorus: The Comal ISD Children’s Chorus features Students from Clear Springs and Farias-Spitzer Elementary Schools. The Mid-Texas Symphony provides an opportunity for up to eighty children every year to participate in this concert alongside the symphony. Their development in the children’s understanding of music is outstanding to see.

When asked about the concert, Conductor Akiko Fujimoto was quoted saying “Music is the best way to get into the holiday spirit, and this concert has something for everybody.”

Concert Sponsor: Gaytán Law Firm
Soloist Sponsor: Bobbys P’s Tank service

Tickets and season packages are available at www.mtsymphony.org or call (830)463-5353.

Media Contact: Executive Director, Mid-Texas Symphony, (830)463-5353, jason@mtsymphony.org. Please contact the Executive Director for interviews and additional information.

Mid-Texas Symphony’s mission is to create memorable experiences to ignite and sustain lifelong appreciation of symphonic music. To embrace and celebrate the joint cultural heritage of our communities through innovative musical partnerships and programs. To engage, enrich, educate, and entertain all communities in Central Texas.

Mid-Texas Symphony programs are supported in part by the City of Seguin Occupancy Tax, City of New Braunfels Arts Commission for Hotel Occupancy Tax Funding, Texas Commission on the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts. Mid-Texas Symphony Society, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit public charity.