Winter Concert Program 23-24

ENCORE CHOIR PRESENTS

WINTER

Concert

DECEMBER 5, 2023 | 7 PM DAWSON HS AUDITORIUM Roxan Silva, Choir Director Jasmine Reed, Associate Choir Director Lonnie Tanner, Collaborative Pianist

PROGRAM The Holly and the Ivy...........................................arr. Ruth Elaine Schram Nora Nwachukwu, flute

Treble Choir A Festive Alleluia.........................................................Mary Lynn Lightfoot JV Advanced Treble Choir Pat-a-Pan (Burgundian Carol).................arr. Rosalind Hall & CJ Madsen Stirling Baum, piano Scott Cripps, snare drum Madhura Sriram, piccolo JV Tenor/Bass Choir Carol of the Bells.....................................................arr. Peter J. Wilhousky Children, Go Where I Send Thee......................arr. Kevin Phillip Johnson Scott Cripps, Logan Kitchen, and James Powers, Percussion Maxwell Menendez, Phoenix Walwyn, Sofia Lemma, Soloists Varsity Mixed Choir

This Little Babe from “A Ceremony of Carols”......Benjamin Britten “No. 6 (“This little Babe”) is a rousing sequel to the reflective poems preceding it. Here we see the wonderful metamorphosis taking place in Jesus’ life: Now, only a helpless babe, He is in fact the Master of the Universe, come to destroy or “rifle Satan’s fold.” Rife [!] with military symbolism, the poem portrays Christ as the great general leading us, his soldiers, into the cosmic fray, while the music contributes a driven, portentous accompaniment.”

— Dr. Roger Miller, Professor Emeritus, University of Utah.

Jingle Bells (Sort Of).....................................................James Pierpont Varsity Treble Choir Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.....................................arr. Don Besig Varsity Mixed Choir

PEARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Larry Berger, Superintendent David Moody, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Nyla Watson, Chief Academic Officer Jorgannie Carter, Chief Financial Officer Dr. Lisa Nixon, Asst. Superintendent of Educational Services Marlo Keller, Executive Director, Elem. Ed. Dr. La'Kesha Henson-Vaughn, Executive Director, Int. Ed. Kelly Holt, Executive Director of High Schools Tom Bell, Director of Fine Arts Victor Raygoza, Fine Arts Coordinator Danielle Morgan, Administrative Assistant PISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sean Murphy, President Crystal Carbone, Vice President Dr. Kristofer Schoeffler, Secretary MEMBERS Tonie Carter, Amanda Kuhn, Robert Richter, Nanette Weimer DAWSON HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Erin Hamann, Principal Tatum Jones, Secretary Jason Karim, Associate Principal Assistant Principals: Shelly Black, Brandon Childers, Lorena Gonzalez, Autumn Maddox, Rodney McFarland Special Thanks to: Teri Zuteck, Fine Arts Department Head Isabel Gomez, Athletic Coordinator Mr. Cody Edgar and Mr. Andrew Carter, Ovation Directors Elisa Thompson, John Gallagher, & Katie McCravy, Private Voice Instructors Lisa Furr Encore Choir Booster Club Board & Members

THANK YOU TO OUR SEASON SPONSORS: R Lee McGee CPA Tax Preparation & Business Consulting Heather Gorsuch with Scentsy The Kloesel Family The Cripps Family The Sherrill Family The Fricke Family THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS: C & L Deli Provisions, LP (Craig and Lisa Furr) Mike Fox Photography Yorke Design Studio/The ArtRoom If you would like to become a season sponsor, please see a director after the performance.

We hope you’ll join us for our Spring Concert featuring our UIL Contest repertoire on April 25th and Pop Show in May!