2nd Annual Festival of Voices To Ring In Holidays at Popejoy Hall

 Contact:
Roger Melone, New Mexico Symphonic Chorus Music Director and Executive Director,
505 255-4046
Sayra Siverson, Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program Music Director, 505 875-1319
2nd Annual Festival of Voices To Ring In Holidays
at Popejoy Hall
More Than 200 New Mexico Musicians Performing at Dec. 12 Concert
For Immediate Release – Thursday, November 20, 2014
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The 2nd annual Holiday Festival of Voices showcasing the New
Mexico Symphonic Chorus and the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program’s Choruses and
Chamber Orchestra will fill Albuquerque’s Popejoy Hall with beautiful music beginning at 7:30
p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12.
More than 200 New Mexico musicians will present a range of festive and inspirational music,
culminating in Vivaldi’s exuberant Gloria.
“Last year’s Festival of Voices brought so much joy and praise,” said Roger Melone, director of
the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus. “So we wanted to join with the very talented musicians
from the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program’s Choruses and Chamber Orchestra for a
second annual Festival concert.
“We’re also very excited to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Vivaldi’s wonderful Gloria. Without
a doubt, this Festival of Voices concert is a must for the holidays.”
“Festival of Voices” Holiday Concert on Dec. 12 at Popejoy Hall Page 2 of 3 Individual reserved seating tickets are now on sale for $20 and $35, with student and youth
prices of $15 and $26. Tickets may be purchased online at NMSChorus.org, in person at
Albertsons Supermarkets, the University of New Mexico (UNM) Bookstore, the UNM Ticket
Office at the Pit and by phone at 505-925-5858.
“We are thrilled for our young musicians to once again perform alongside the New Mexico
Symphonic Chorus members,” said Sayra Siverson, music director of the Albuquerque Youth
Symphony Program. “With the wonderful music selections and the talent that will be on stage,
this concert should be a sellout.”
Groups from the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program (AYSP) performing in the Dec. 12
concert will be the Chamber Orchestra, Youth Chorus, Junior Chorus and Preparatory Chorus.
Concert:
“Holiday Festival of Voices,” a 2nd annual concert with multigenerational
musicians from the Albuquerque region
When/Where: Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m. (Concert includes one intermission and is scheduled
to end at about 9:15 p.m.)
Popejoy Hall on University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque
Ticket Info:
Reserved seating for $20 and $35 ($15 and $26 for youth and students) through
UNM Ticketing Services by phone at 505-925-5858, online at NMSChorus.org or
in-person at The Pit, UNM Bookstore and at Albertsons Markets. Groups of 15 or
more receive a 20 percent discount.
Performing: Angels We Have Heard On High, arr. Roger Wagner, New Mexico Symphonic
Chorus, conducted by Roger Melone
Gaudeamus Hodie by Mary Lynn Lighfoot, AYSP Preparatory Chorus, conducted
by Louise Loomis
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Vera Kistler, AYSP Preparatory
Chorus, conducted by Louise Loomis
A La Nanita Nana, a Spanish folk song, arr. David Eddleman, AYSP Junior
Chorus, conducted by Marilyn Thomas Bernard
“Festival of Voices” Holiday Concert on Dec. 12 at Popejoy Hall Page 3 of 3 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, AYSP
Junior Chorus, conducted by Marilyn Thomas Bernard
Cantate by John Leavitt, AYSP Youth Chorus, conducted by Marilyn Thomas
Bernard
My Dancing Day by Mark Burrows, AYSP Youth Chorus, conducted by Marilyn
Thomas Bernard
O nata lux by Tom Porter, AYSP Youth Chorus, conducted by Marilyn Thomas
Bernard
Chanukah Suite by Jason Robert Brown, New Mexico Symphonic Chorus with
pianist Daniel Cummings, conducted by Roger Melone
Gloria in D major, RV 589 by Antonio Vivaldi, New Mexico Symphonic Chorus,
AYSP Choruses and Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Roger Melone
ABOUT THE NEW MEXICO SYMPHONIC CHORUS
The more than 70 members of the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus and Music Director Roger Melone perform with the highest
levels of artistic excellence and enjoyment to appreciative New Mexico audiences. Under the direction of Melone since 1983, the
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Chorus in 2014-15 is in its 42 season as an ensemble and its fourth season as a stand-alone organization, preserving the tradition
of a chorus that has gained a national reputation. Accolades include a Bravo Award from the Albuquerque Arts Alliance in 1999, as
well as multiple invitations to the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival to perform with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Rochester
(N.Y.) Philharmonic. For more information, visit NMSChorus.org.
ABOUT THE ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH SYMPHONY PROGRAM
The Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program seeks to instill a lifelong passion for music in motivated young people in the greater
Albuquerque area through the pursuit of excellence in orchestral and choral musical performance. The Program’s choral groups,
now in their third full season, include three performing choirs (Preparatory Chorus, Junior Chorus and Youth Chorus). These
ensembles, directed by Marilyn Bernard and Louise Loomis, are designed to serve as Honors Choirs to complement the public and
private school choral programs in the Albuquerque area. All students participating in the AYSP choruses are also required to be in
their school chorus. The AYSP choruses receive the highest level of musical training and collaborate with other orchestral and
choral groups in the Albuquerque community. For more information about AYSP, visit aysmusic.org.
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