An Evening of Christmas Joys


Last night our stake performed its annual Christmas concert, 'An Evening of Christmas Joys.' it went rather well. It was a 2 hour program and included performances by a couple of children's choirs, a youth choir, a brass octet as well as the stake choir. Overall, the level of the performances was fairly high for an all-volunteer program.

I played in the brass octet which performed Canzon septimi toni No. 2 by Gabrieli.





It came off pretty well in spite of the fact that we were missing a trombone. I also played in the 'Denton Stake Chamber Orchestra' whose main function was to accompany the congregational hymns as well as the big finale, the Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah. It was a lot of fun.






Before the program began, several brass players, including myself, went into the foyer and played Christmas carols to the arriving audience.