46th Season in 2022-2023: A Celebratory Season

A Snowman's Holiday

Join us for our popular Holiday concert which will include some of the usual SSO shenanigans and surprises. 

The first half of the concert is devoted to snowmen! Delight in Erich Korngold's overture from "The Snowman" and Howard Blake's popular story and music from the BBC's 1984 film "The Snowman," which will be read and sung by our guest Carolyn Black-Sotir, a longtime friend of the SSO.

We will celebrate and remember the life of SSO trombonist Donald Raff, who produced many fine arrangements for us and also wrote the SSO’s program notes for many years. Amongst many holiday favorites, we will present a new arrangement of "Carol of the Bells" by SSO percussionist Welles Still, who arranged the work in memory of his wife April.

• Erich Korngold – The Snowman, Overture
  Brian Folus, Conductor
• Howard Blake – The Snowman
• Carolyn Black-Sotir, Narrator and Vocalist
• arr. Welles Still – Carol of the Bells, Premiere
• arr. Brian Folus – A Taste of Chanukah
  Brian Folus, Conductor
• Leon Jessel, arr. Donald Raff – Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (Novelty for Orchestra)
  Brian Folus, Conductor

• arr. Donald Raff – A Czech Christmas
  
• Irving Berlin, arr. Bruce Chase – White Christmas
• arr. Bruce Chase – Christmas Memories
  
  

The music to Blake’s “The Snowman” was acquired through the G. Schirmer Rental Library.

We appreciate your support of the orchestra, but please stay home if you are ill for the protection of the community.

• Seating is general admission. Reserved accessible seating available.
  
• "Print at Home" tickets may be shown digitally on a phone or printed.
• Children up to 10 years old are free, but should reserve a ticket for capacity/attendance limits.
• Student and senior tickets pricing is available.
• Online ticket sales end the evening before the concert but tickets may be purchased at the door (same prices) up to capacity limit.