The Lehman College and Community Band celebrates the holiday season with the “Holiday Cheer 2022 Winter Concert!” a musical performance featuring a mix of holiday selections and classics for wind bands. Free and open to the public, the concert will take place on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. in the Lovinger Theatre music building, Lehman College, located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. Bronx, NY 10468.

 

Led by Professor Alan Hollander of the college’s music program, the ensemble will perform a wide range of works, including perennial holiday favorites, “Christmas Festival” and “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson; another sleigh ride, “Troika” from the “Lieutenant Kije Suite” by Sergei Prokofiev; and a medley of traditional Hanukah tunes entitled, “Festive Sounds of Hanukah.”

 

Also featured will be a slice of Americana, inspired by three of Rockwell’s famous paintings, “Norman Rockwell Suite” by Hayato Hirose; the timeless “Greensleeves,” arranged by prolific, American composer, Alfred Reed, and “Variations on a Theme of Paganini” by James Barnes, a tour de force for the ensemble because it features every section of the band.

 

Rounding out the program will be a humorous medley by David Lovrien entitled, “Minor Alterations: Christmas Through the Looking Glass,” a game of musical hide-and-seek for the audience, in which familiar Christmas carols are transposed from major to minor keys, then disguised and layered to create something new and innovative.

 

Attendance is free. For more information, contact the Department of Music, Multimedia, Theater, and Dance at (718) 960-8247 or music.department@lehman.cuny.edu.

 

Lehman College is located at Goulden Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard in the northwest Bronx and is accessible by bus as well as by the 4 and D subway lines. Attended parking is available for a charge of $5.00.

 

Please note: Photo ID and proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or a negative PCR test no more than 7 days old, are required to enter the Lehman College campus.