Holiday Concert

Get ready for a spectacular evening filled with holiday joy on December 8 at 7:00 pm! Make your evening merry and bright by sharing in a free Christmas concert showcasing the melodious voices of the Chancel Choir and the festive tunes by The Rivers Edge Brass Band.

The Chancel Choir elevates our spirits in harmony with the band performing the festive tune "An English Christmas" by Phillip Sparke, while The River's Edge Brass Band plays some of your Christmas favorite.  You will have a chance to join in the merriment with a lively Carol Sing-A-Long, along with a medley of heartwarming Christmas melodies to fill the air with cheer. To bring it all together, talented Stacy Haney will be captivating us all with a thrilling finale of the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony.

 This magical event is open to everyone, so grab your loved ones and come together for a heartwarming celebration filled with joyful holiday melodies. Don't miss out on this enchanting opportunity to immerse yourself in the spirit of the season with unforgettable music.

Free Christmas concert

  Everyone is invited to share in an evening of great holiday music. 

Let's all come together, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Audrey M. in loving memory of her husband Greg, to celebrate the magic of the season in this special musical gathering! 

Armstrong Chancel Choir &

The River's Edge Brass Band

A Holiday Concert

 

About the artist

Organist, Stacy Wm. Haney has been teaching students of the Forest Hills School District for 25 years, this, his tenth year as director of the Anderson Vocal Arts, Anderson High School, Cincinnati, Ohio.  He instructs the Tenor/Bass Chorus, the Treble Choir, the AHS Singers, the Chamber Choir, and the 7/8 Male Chorus at Nagel Middle School.  In addition to choral ensembles, Mr. Haney also teaches AP Music Theory to students wanting to expand their musical knowledge, while understanding theoretical practices through music.  Prior to teaching in Cincinnati, Mr. Haney began his teaching career in Long Island, NY, as the director of choirs at Babylon Jr/Sr High School.  Mr. Haney has conducted honor choirs and has served as a clinician throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, New York, and Virginia!  

Originally from Long Island, New York, Stacy started piano lessons at the age of eight, organ at fifteen, and began directing adult church choirs at sixteen. Mr. Haney holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree with a focus in organ performance and choral conducting from Bowling Green State University, Ohio, and completed his graduate degree in Music Education at Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio. While attending BGSU, Stacy studied under the direction of Vernon Wolcott (organ), Wallace DePue (composition/theory), and Richard Mathey (choral studies).  Stacy was awarded the music talent scholarship for outstanding achievement from BGSU’s College of Musical Arts’ organ department and is the organist at Armstrong Chapel United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

           

River’s Edge Brass Band is a Cincinnati based British Brass Band. REBB is staffed by some of Cincinnati’s best brass and percussion players, most being professional musicians or teachers at local high schools or colleges. British Brass Bands conform to a unique and specific type of instrumentation, with cornets taking the place of trumpets and tenor horns replacing French horns. The band also features a full percussion section.

Conductor, Dr. Kevin Michael Holzman

Cornet...Eric Boyd, Aaron Boyle, Josh Bunton, Catherine Dierkes, Bob Gray, Repiano, Chris Gillstrap, Joshua Krovetz, E-Flat, Steve Monroe, Christopher Rush, Scott Seward, Matthew Specter, Gary Wooley. Flugelhorn...Jeff Folkens, Bill Tipkemper. Tenor Horn...Elise Stone, Annaleigh Babcock, Jesse Catanzaro, Gregory Holdiness, Nick Tipswood. Euphonium...Mark Hensler, Steve Hoock. Baritone...Ken Leslie, Mark Williams. Trombone...Jason Daly, Mark Doan, Dan Stenger, Joe Vette. Bass Trombone...Dave Marlar. Tuba...Ben Basone, Doug Bruestle, Andrew Jones. Percussion...Bill Albin, Greg Botos, Timothy Knight, Amy Meyer, William Mullen.

Music for the Holidays!

A Coventry Rhapsody ................................... -Whelan

Sussex Mummer's Christmas Carol ........... -arr Smith

Troika ......................................... -Prokofiev/arr Lytle

We Wish You a Merry Christmas ..............-arr Hoock

Ave Maria .................................... -Biebl/arr Gallehue

Winter Wonderland ................................. -arr Sparke

A Christmas Fantasia ............................ -Wainwright

Intermission

Finale from Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony

............................................ Saint-Saens/arr Norbury

Soloist: Stacy Haney

Three Kings Swing .......................................... -Himes

An English Christmas ..................................... -Sparke

Featuring the Armstrong Chapel Chancel Choir

Christmas Carol Sing-Along .................... -arr Buerkle

Sleighride .................................. -Anderson/arr Freeh

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