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Forgotten Carols (Theatre/Music/Dance) ** 8:00 Pm Eccles Theatre Dec December Events Date Event Time Place Nov. 29 Combined Choir Christmas Concert 7:30 pm Jorgensen Concert Hall Dec. 1 Wind Ensemble Concert (Music) 7:30 pm Jorgensen Concert Hall Nov. 30- Winter Dances (Dance) 7:30 pm Eccles Theatre Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Orchestra Concert (Music) 7:30 pm Jorgensen Concert Hall Dec. 6 Piano Area Recital (Music) * 7:00 pm Jorgensen Concert Hall Dec. 7 Jazz Orchestra 1 Concert (Music) 7:30 pm Jorgensen Concert Hall Dec. 8-11 Yule Feaste (Music/Dance) ** 6:00 pm Greenwood Student Center Dec. 8-11 Forgotten Carols (Theatre/Music/Dance) ** 8:00 pm Eccles Theatre Dec. 12 The Messiah (Music) * 7:30 pm Jorgensen Concert Hall Thru Seer Bonnets: A continuing offense Humanities & Arts Dec. 17 (Art) * Building Theatre Prices Music Prices Dance Prices $7 - Adult $6 - Adult $6 - Adult $6 - Senior 62+ & 5 to 18 $5 – Seniors $5 - Seniors $2 - SC students w/Act. card $3 - 18 & under $3 - 18 & under *These concerts are free ** see attached flier for more information • Choir/Wind Ensemble Christmas Concert: The Annual Holiday Concert, featuring A Capella Choir, Cadence, Chamber Choir and Encore with special guest, Snow College Wind Ensemble. Holiday music from all over the world, as well as some of your best- loved favorites from right here at home will be performed by the combined choirs and wind ensemble. Featuring “Gloria” by John Rutter, this is a great way to jump-start your holiday season. • Wind Ensemble Concert: The Snow College Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band present “Angels in the Architecture”, and evening of varied and exiting works for the wind band, including holiday favorites. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 7:30 pm, in the Jorgensen Concert Hall. • “Winter Dances” with special guest the BYU Contemporary Dance Theatre and the Snow College Dance Ensemble. An event not to be missed! The dancers will hover, glide, throw, soar and dart in very daring choreography and performance. November 30 and December 1 at 7:30 pm in the Eccles Center Theater. • Orchestra Concert: The Snow College Symphony and Chamber Orchestras will be performing their annual Fall Concert on Friday, Dec. 3rd at 7:30pm in the Jorgensen Concert Hall. The concert will include the memorable Symphony No. 8 – Unfinished by Franz Schubert, as well as exciting music by Camille Saint-Saens and Dmitri Shostakovich. The concert will conclude with some favorite Christmas tunes. • Piano Area Recital: The piano area at Snow College cordially invites the public to its semi-annual recital in the Jorgensen Concert Hall on Monday, Dec. 6th at 7:00 pm. Designed to give pianists a chance to perform on a 9 foot Steinway in a large concert hall in public. The program will feature piano majors in the culminating performance of their work for the semester. • Jazz Orchestra 1 Concert: The concert will feature Snow College’s Jazz Orchestra I, performing the music of prolific jazz composer/arranger Maria Schneider. Maria Schneider’s music has been hailed by critics as “evocative, majestic, magical, heart- stoppingly gorgeous, and beyond categorization.” Her debut recording, Evanescence, was nominated for two 1995 Grammy Awards. Her second and third recordings, ‘Coming About’ and 'Allégresse' were also Grammy nominated, 'Allégresse' being chosen by TIME and BILLBOARD in their Top Ten Recordings of 2000, inclusive of all genres of music. Her most recent recordings have brought two Grammy Awards, the first for 'Concert in the Garden' (Best Large Ensemble Album), released only through her website (an ArtistShare® site). It became historic as the first record to win a Grammy with Internet-only sales. The second Grammy was awarded for 'Cerulean Skies' (Best Instrumental Composition). • Yule Feaste: We still have tickets for the Yule Feaste. We have sold half the tickets already. There are 70 tickets total for each night. So if you would like to come and have and enjoyable evening of entertainment and great food this is for you. Just what you need to get in the holiday spirit. December 8, 9, 10 and 11, 6:00 pm Greenwood Student Center. • Forgotten Carols: Michael McLeans’s touching Christmas tale has become a timeless classic. It tells the story of a nurse whose empty life is changed by her patient, John, who expands her understanding of Christmas. ‘The Forgotten Carols’ are original songs from the perspective of characters such as the innkeeper who turned the young couple away or the shepherd who slept through the angel’s announcement. Their personal accounts, until now, have been overlooked or ignored. Together, John and Constance discover what the world has forgotten about Christmas. December 8, 9, 10 and 11, 8:00 pm, Eccles Center Theatre. • The Messiah: The Tradition Continues! Handel’s great masterpiece is a “must” for anyone wanting to feel the real spirit of Christmas. Sunday, December 12, 7:30 pm, Jorgensen Concert Hall. • Seer Bonnets: A Sculptural installation by Angela Ellsworth. Exhibition date - November 5 – December 17th. Humanities & Arts Building in the Art Gallery. Angela is a great, great grand daughter of Lorenzo Snow. Each bonnet is made from 22,000 corsage pins. The bonnets are symbolic of each of his nine sister wives. This unique exhibit is something you don’t want to miss. • Brian Christensen from BYU will be displaying five outdoor sculptures beginning November and running through February. • Come and experience the installation of phone booths by Davey. Sculpture student at BYU. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!!! If you have any questions or if you would like to reserve tickets call the Snow College Box Office at (435) 283-7472 or (435) 283-7478 See attached flier for information on the Forgotten Carols and Yule Feaste. Forgotten The Tradition Carols & Continues Yule Feaste Date: December 8, 9, 10, and 11th, 2010 Dinner & Show: $25 – Adults $23 – Seniors (62+) & youth (5-18) Show Only: $12 – Adults $10 – Seniors (62+) & youth (5-18) Dinner Only: $16 – Everyone Yule Feaste (dinner) will start at 6:00pm (Snow College Greenwood Student Center) (Only 70 seats per night available for dinner.) Forgotten Carols (Show) will start at 8:00pm (Snow College Eccles Center Theatre. For more information or to reserve your tickets contact the Snow College Box Office, 435-283-7472 or 435-283-7478. Tickets will be available November 8, 2010. .
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