Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ International Center for Music Orchestra to Perform Holiday Concert
November 13, 2024 — The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Orchestra will perform its annual holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 7, starting at 7:30 p.m. in Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel on the University’s flagship Parkville Campus. Admission to the concert is free, but attendees are asked to .
This year’s holiday celebration, “An Intimate Christmas with the ICM,� is set to enchant audiences with a beautiful blend of cherished Christmas favorites and delightful hidden gems. The ICM Orchestra, under the director of , ICM director of orchestral activities and associate professor of music, will create a special evening of music full of holiday sounds and spirit. In addition, Payton Boldt, a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in vocal performance at the University of Missouri – Kansas City, will join the orchestra as a guest soprano soloist.
The program is scheduled to include the following selections:
     • “Overture� and “Rejoice Greatly� from Messiah, and “Let the Bright Seraphim� from Samson, all composed by George Frideric Handel
     • “Fantasia� on ‘Greensleeves,’ composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
     • “Maria Wiegenlied� (“Mary’s Lullaby�), composed by Max Reger
     • “O Holy Night,� composed by Adolphe Adam
     • “German Dance No. 3, K. 605� (“Sleigh Ride�), composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
     • Interlude from “Ceremony of Carols,� composed by Benjamin Britten
     • “The Skaters Waltz,� composed by Émile Waldteufel.
         o The piece will be conducted by Ben Lerman, senior majoring in music performance/violin
     • “Radetzky March,� composed by Johann Strauss Sr.
     • Selected holiday carols, arranged by Sir David Willcocks
For more information about the concert (and a link to RSVP), visit .
The next concert in the will be a performance by the Park Trio – the ICM’s esteemed resident ensemble, featuring ICM faculty Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano, Ben Sayevich, violin, and Daniel Veis, cello. The concert will be held on Friday, Jan. 24, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the 1900 Building in Mission Woods, Kan. For more information and a link to tickets, visit .