Civic Celebrates!

Civic Celebrates!

The Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville invites music lovers of all ages to a performance on December 10th from 5-6 p.m. at The Ritz Theater 829 North Davis Street, Jacksonville, FL, 32202
The concert program, titled "Civic Celebrates!" will last around one hour and feature beloved Holiday works including: Leroy Anderson's lively and cheerful Sleigh Ride, Pugh's jazzy A Charlie Brown Christmas with original compositions from American pianist and composer, Vince Guaraldi, Concert Suite from Polar Express to help tap into the child in all of us and the spirit of the season. The concert will also feature new to us composers like Hutchinson's A Carol Christmas that expresses the spirit of joy and Curry's A Kwanzaa Celebration to help honor the 7 principals of Kwanzaa and Holcome's Festive Sounds of Hanukkah that features a medley of loved Hanukkah favorites like Rock of Ages, Spin Dreidel, and Hanukkah O Hanukkah. 

About Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville
Now in its eight season, the Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville is a true example of a community-driven collaboration. Conducted by Dr. Marguerite Richardson, its 70 volunteer musicians range in age from 18 to 96 and serve our community as teachers, doctors, engineers and first responders, among many other professions. All concerts are free and open to the public. Learn more at www.civicorchestrajax.org.

Thank you to our sponsors of this concert Hancock Whitney

Concert Program
Festive Sounds of Hanukkah - Holcome
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Guaraldi 
A Carol Symphony - Hely-Hutchinson
A Kwanzaa Celebration - Curry 
Winter Wonderland - Custer 
Concert Suite from The Polar Express - SIlvestri, Ballard and arr. Brubaker 
Christmas Overture - Coleridge-Taylor 
A Most Wonderful Christmas - Robert Sheldon 
Sleigh Ride - Anderson