Program Notes for Stockton Symphony – ‘Tis the Season: Holiday Pops
Sunday | December 4 2022 | 2:30 pm
Atherton Auditorium
Stockton Symphony
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Monica Donilov, mezzo-soprano
Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson
But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming from Messiah George Frideric Handel
Monica Danilov, mezzo-soprano
Christmas Waltz Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn, arr. Carmen Dragon
Il tamborillero (The Little Drummer Boy) Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone
Stockton Youth Chorale arr. Bob Cerulli
Christmas Sing-Along Traditional, arr. John Finnegan
Jingle Bells—Joy to the World—Hark, the Herald Angels Sing—
Silent Night—Deck the Hall—O Come, All Ye Faithful
Brazilian Sleigh Bells Percy Faith, arr. Lee Norris
Symph-Hanukkah arr. Peter Jaffe
intermission
Music from Frozen Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez,
arr. Bob Krogstad
White Christmas Irving Berlin, arr. Carmen Dragon
Una voce poco fa from The Barber of Seville Gioachino Rossini
Monica Danilov, mezzo-soprano
Carol of the Bells Mykola Leontovych, arr. Robert Wendell
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) Mel Tormé/Robert Wells,
Monica Danilov, mezzo-soprano arr. Carmen Dragon
O Holy Night Adolphe Adam/Placide Cappeau (French words)
John Sullivan Dwight (English words)
Monica Danilov, mezzo-soprano arr. Carmen Dragon
Waltz of the Snowflakes from The Nutcracker Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Stockton Youth Chorale
Concert sponsors: St. Joseph’s Medical Center/Dignity Health
Guest artist sponsors: Joe and Rita Sublett