ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Special thanks to the Fine Arts Department, the Maintenance Staff, Program Director the Parents’ Association and our Kathleen Ray generous faculty and staff volunteers. Music Directors Scott Clark Sarah Noll Nzingah Smith Josh Tower Robert Wells
Accompanist Kymry Esainko
Guest Artists Kimaya Chalpe ’17
Technical Services James Graham and the Technical Theatre Class Live Stream: Dave Levin, Hilary Bisenieks & Michael Beck
Program Artwork Saylor Cole ’22 Emily Heinrich ’19 Annika Hoerner ’19
Program Chair Mary Fahey Give Us Hope Holiday Program Fine Arts Department | December 19, 2014 Sayhayta, a Song of Unity and Peace in 11 Languages | Ben Allaway Give Us Hope Fourth and Fifth Grades; Percussion Fifth Grade - Ladue Three Seasonal Favorites Bag’s Groove | Milt Jackson/arr. Mark Taylor Colla Voce & Chorus Caravan Always in Season | Nataly Dawn and Jack Conte, Light the Candles, trad. | Candle of Hope | This Little Light, trad. adapted for HRS by Josh Tower Becki Slago Mayo Caravan & Orchestra Kindergarten and First Grade S’vivon | Jewish Folk Song/arr. Valerie Shields Welcome | Head of School | Rob Lake Cantabile, Colla Voce & Chorus Little Drummer Boy | Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati and Finale Harry Simeone/arr. Gerald Sebesky Give Us Hope | James Paspoulis/arr. Francisco J. Núñez Lower School Band Head-Royce Choruses Faith is the Bird that Feels the Light | Elizabeth Alexander Colla Voce Merry, Merry, Merry | Joe Zawinul/arr. Sean Wagoner Middle School Jazz Ensemble Calypso Noel | Linda Spevacek Second and Third Grades; Percussion Fifth Grade - Zika & Recorder Fourth Grade J’entends le moulin | French Chansons/arr. Donald Patriquin Happy Holidays To All | Traditional Holiday Rounds Sixth Grade Chorus Santa at the Symphony | Mark Williams Upper School Orchestra Minka | Russian Folk Song/arr. Jill Ann Jones DaCapo Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | John Lennon and Yoko Ono Faculty Choir and DaCapo Finale from Symphony No. 2 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/ arr. Merle J. Isaac parents: Please remain seated until all students have left the gym. During the Upper School Orchestra performance all photographers must stay in their seats. Please turn off cell phones, pagers and watches. Please do not block aisles! Today’s program is being streamed live and archived at www.headroyce.org/holidayprogram