The North Oakland Concert Band, conducted by Annette Kline, will perform its annual holiday season concert on Friday, December 1 at 7:30 pm at Christ the Redeemer Church in Lake Orion.
The musical program will go beyond traditional carols and songs and will include the dramatic and inspiring ‘Russian Christmas Music? by Alfred Reed, James Curnow’s ‘Finale for a Winter Festival,? and an exhilarating ‘Toboggan Ride? by Stan Applebaum.
Other pieces include ‘Wassail,? an arrangement of a Vaughan Williams composition, and ‘Midnight Sleighride,? an adaptation of a piece of Prokofiev’s ‘Lietenant Kije Suite.?
To conclude the concert, the band will be joined by the church choir, directed by Mari Reyes, and the audience for a Christmas sing-along and Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. Other musical treats that can be expected for this evening include prelude music by a woodwind trio and afterglow music provided by a saxophone quartet. The afterglow will be hosted by NOCB members and all attending this event are invited.
The North Oakland Concert Band is one of the premier community bands in the midwest and will appear by invitation at the Red Cedar Band Festival in February 2007. The band will next perform locally on Sunday, March 4 at the Lake Orion High School Performing Arts Center.
The North Oakland Concert Band has been making music for 28 years. The membership roster boasts of more than 80 volunteer musicians from the northern Metro Detroit area. The NOCB performs several concerts every season, each featuring a wide variety of music, classical to pops, performed in various venues in and around Lake Orion.
Concert admission is free but donations to the band’s operating fund are appreciated. Christ the Redeemer Church is located at 2700 Waldon Road, between Joslyn and Baldwin Roads. Visit the NOCB website at www.nocb.org for more information about the organization and plans for the 2006/2007 concert season. Or contact George Sinnott at 248-391-0240.