2016.12.18. Christmas Concert by Oregon Symphony

12/18 Sunday evening. Oregon Symphony presents Comfort and Joy, a classical Christmas concert. I received a pair of free tickets for being a donor.

DEL CASE                 Rocket Sleigh
ARR. DRAGON              Jingle Bells Fantasie
ARR. LOESSER/DRAGON      Christmas Waltz                             Sidney Outlaw
ARR. BERLIN/MOSS         White Christmas                             Sidney Outlaw
ARR. BRAD ROSS           Twas the Night Before Christmas             Sidney Outlaw
ARR. SAYRE               Rockin’ Christmas Carols
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Mother Ginger from The Nutcracker

BENJAMIN BRITTEN         Men of Goodwill
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL   Behold I Tell You a Mystery 
                         The Trumpet Shall Sound from Messiah        Sidney Outlaw
RICHARD WAGNER           Song to the Evening Star from Tannhauser    Sidney Outlaw
ARR. TYZIK               What Child is This?                         Martin, oboe solo
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of the Flowers
ANDERSON                 Sleigh Ride
ARR. FINNEGAN            Christmas Sing along                        audience

The new Associate Conductor Norman Huynh conducted this concert. He spoke before each piece. He's funny. Definitely not an English major. He is probably the youngest person in the house. Most musicians on stage wore some Christmas decoration. Red gift bows were stuck to the bow of the string instruments. Quite festival.