St. Mary's Parish will present the Parkway Concert Orchestra in a holiday pops concert on Sunday, December 2, at 3 p.m. at St. Mary's Parish Center, 205 Washington Street, East Walpole. Paul James D'Angelo conducts the 50 piece non-profit orchestra in pops-style selections, including Christmas Suite, the Pachelbel Canon, 'Let it Snow!', Fantasia on 'Greensleeves', 'A Tribute of Carols', other light classics and a holiday sing-a-long. The proceeds of this concert will benefit the Pastor's Scholarship Fund.
The concert will feature 'Elijah's Angel', narrated by Francis Foley, retired computer coordinator for the Walpole school system. The orchestra's concertmaster, Kelley, will be the soloist in 'Meditation from Thais' by Massenet.
Donation is $5. Light refreshments and free parking are included. To obtain tickets, please call 508-668-0108 or 508-668-2648.
The orchestra lovingly dedicates this concert to the memory of our country's fallen heroes of the World Trade Center Disaster.
PROGRAM:
'O Come, O Come, Immanuel', 'Ring, Christmas Bells'....arr. Walters
A Christmas Festival............................................Leroy Anderson
The Pachelbel Canon...........................................Johann Pachelbel, arr. Alshin
Meditation From Thais.........................................Jules Massenet
Kelley, violin soloist
Gymnopedies of Erik Satie...................................Claude Debussy
narration by Francis Foley
accompanied by Ellen Fox, harp, with string and woodwind ensemble
Christmas Memories - sing-a-long........................arr. Chase
Overture to Rienzi..............................................Richard Wagner, arr. Dackow
INTERMISSION
The Liberty Bell March....................................John Philip Sousa
Sleigh Ride................................................Leroy Anderson
Fantasia on Greensleeves............................R. Vaughan Williams, arr. Stone
Let it Snow.................................................Jule Styne, arr. Cerulli
Winter Wonderland......................................D. Smith & F. Bernard, arr. Gordon
A Tribute of Carols......................................arr. Gordon
Irving Berlin's America...sing-a-long..............arr. Murtha
Selections from Grease...............................by Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs, arr. Custer
Presented by St. Mary's Parish
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Dedham Institution for Savings