White Mountain Symphony Orchestra's 2019 Christmas Concert program.
December 14, 2019
Each year, we look forward to attending the Christmas Concert of White Mountain Symphony Orchestra, with whom Sarah performs on violin. We are never disappointed!
The orchestra opens with Mendelssohn's Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.
Unfortunately, Chris had to work from 2:00 to 10:00 that afternoon/evening, and the concert began at 3:00 in Snowflake. However, Chris's mom, Brenda, was there to support Sarah alongside Mark and me.
The Master of Ceremonies, Mike Bosley, narrates the program.
This year's program had some especially fun moments. Dr. Michael Solomonson, a professor at Northland Pioneer College, read "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" to a small crowd of young children who'd been invited to come up from the audience and sit around his chair, while the orchestra played musical themes to match each stanza of the poem.
One tiny girl kept walking back and forth at the start of the story, as if she weren't sure what to do, so the emcee joined the children on the floor and let her sit on his lap. I thought maybe she was his daughter, but after the number he announced to the audience: "Whoever that little girl's parents are, you really need to figure out a way to add unicorns to that Christmas story!"
I neglected to take a picture of this cozy scene, but I filmed a short segment of the beginning, which I'll post on my Facebook page.
Maestro Ted Vives pauses and speaks to the audience.
Sarah is the second face to the left of his right elbow.
Toward the end of the concert, young dancers from The Dance Academy, a local business, performed to selections from The Nutcracker Suite. It's always fun to see young people developing their artistic talents.
Young dancers from The Dance Academy perform to Marche.
When the concert ended around 5:00, we took Sarah to dinner at Dairy Queen. It's kind of our annual Christmas concert tradition to go out to dinner afterward. We so love our traditions at this time of year, both those of our family and those of our community!
Teens from The Dance Academy perform to Danse Arabe.
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