December 15, 20122:30 & 7:30 PM

Albany Municipal Auditorium

featuringSelect students from the

Westover High School and Albany High School choirswith the

Claire Fox Hillard, conductor

Jeff Conner, trumpetJoseph Sibaja, trumpet

Chris Castellanos, French hornLance LaDuke, trombone/euphonium

Anders Hitz, tuba

Marcia Mitchell Hood, artistic director

Conductor’s Circle at the Carnegie Libraryfollowing the 7:30 PM performanceLimited tickets available for $15 or

included in Conductor’s Circle season pass.

Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth,The kingdom of this world is becomeThe kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ;And He shall reign forever and ever.King of Kings and Lord of Lords. (Revelation 19:16, 11:15)

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;Come and behold him born the King of Angels:O come, let us adore him, O come let us adore him,O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation,Sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above;Glory to God in the highest:O come, let us adore him, O come let us adore him,O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.Yea, Lord we greet thee, born this happy morning,Jesus, to thee be all glory giv’n;Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:O come, let us adore him, O come let us adore him,O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

Maoz Tsur; Mi Y’malel; Hanukkah, Hanukkah; My Dreidel; S’Vivon; Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah

Chinese Dance, Arabian Dance, Russian Dance

Happy Holidays; I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm;Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep; Snow; White Christmas

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know,Where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow.I’m dreaming of a white Christmas with ev’ry Christmas card I write:“May your days be merry and bright and may all your Christmases be white.”

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas with ev’ry Christmas card I write:“May your days be merry and bright and may all your Christmases be white.”

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To TownYou better watch out, you better not cry.You better not pout, I’m tellin’ you why: Santa Claus is comin’ to town.He’s makin’ a list, and checkin’ it twice,Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice. Santa Claus is comin’ to town.

He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake.He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake.Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry.You better not pout, I’m tellin’ you why: Santa Claus is comin’ to town.

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style,In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas.Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile,And on every street corner you hear:Silver bells, silver bells, it’s Christmas time in the city,Ring-a-ling, hear them ring, soon it will be Christmas Day.

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose,And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows.All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names.They never let poor Rudolph join in any other reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say:“Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”Then all the reindeer loved him, as they shouted out with glee:“Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, you’ll go down in history.”

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose,Yuletide carols being sung by the fire and folks dressed up like Eskimos.Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright.Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight.They know that Santa’s on his way; he’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleighAnd every mother’s child is gonna spy to see if reindeer really know how to fly.And so, I’m offering this simple phrase to kids from one to ninety-two.Although it’s been said many times, many ways:“Merry Christmas to You!”

Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh,O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way. HA! HA! HA!Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright,What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight. OH!

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh! HEY!Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!

We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas,We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

F or 26 years, Boston Brass has set out to establish a one-of-a-kind musical experience. From exciting classical arrangements, to burning jazz

standards, and the best of the original brass quintet repertoire, Boston Brass treats audiences to a unique brand of entertainment, which captivates all ages. The ensemble’s lively repartee, touched with humor and personality, attempts to bridge the ocean of classical formality to delight audiences in an evening of great music and boisterous fun. The philosophy of Boston Brass is to provide audiences with a wide selection of musical styles in unique arrangements, provided in a friendly and fun atmosphere.

Through over 100 performances each year, the members of Boston Brass play to audiences at concerts, educational venues and jazz festivals. In addition to solo performances, Boston Brass regularly performs with orchestras, bands, organ, jazz bands and a variety of other ensembles. They have performed in 49 states and 26 countries and have conducted master classes around the world including sessions and residencies at the Eastman School of Music, The Julliard School, Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, Peabody Conservatory of Music, University of North Texas, Royal Academy of Music in London, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory at the National University of Singapore and Mahidol University in Bangkok.

Boston Brass helped raise over $100,000 for VH1’s Save the Music program, giving musical instruments to schools in need. They

have been featured educators and performers at the Mid West Band and Orchestra Clinic, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, Music Educators National Conference events, American Bandmaster Association Conference, The American Band College, and at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention. Since 2006, Boston Brass has served as Artist/Educational Ambassadors for XO Professional Brass Instruments.

Boston Brass has been featured on The CBS Early Show, National Public Radio’s Performance Today, The Great American Brass Band Festival and has recorded several diverse albums. Latin Nights, their latest offering, features a collection of some of the greatest classical and jazz works by Latin composers and performers and features the legendary drummer Steve Gadd, the beautiful voice of Talita Real, percussion and guitar. Other albums include Ya Gotta Try, featuring music from Horace Silver, Chick Corea and Dizzy Gillespie, produced by legendary jazz recording genius Rudy van Gelder and WithinEarshot, featuring classical works by Shostakovich, Ginastera, Dvorak, Liszt and others.

2011 marked the 25th Anniversary of Boston Brass and was celebrated with the “25 Fanfares Project,” wherein 25 fanfares were premiered by composers from all over the country. The project is continuing through the 2011/2012 season. Boston Brass also premiered a new major commission by noted wind ensemble composer Brian Balmages and new arrangements by the legendary Sam

Pilafian. Additionally, Boston Brass was very excited to have the opportunity to collaborate in the 2010/2011 season with the fabulous Imani Winds in a program entitled “Sketches of Spain,” featuring the music of Miles Davis and Gil Evans. In the 2012/2013 season the quintet begins touring their “Notes from the Balcony” program with string quartet. The program features music based on “Romeo and Juliet”

Boston Brass has two holiday recordings, Christmas Bells are Swingin’, and The Stan Kenton Christmas Carols, featuring the Boston Brass All-Stars Big Band playing the truly phenomenal charts made popular by the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Boston Brass tours a vibrant holiday show each year featuring many of the charts from these two albums, combined with a variety of solo and combo selections and some fun surprises, which has quickly established the show as a perennial audience favorite.

Copies will be on sale in the lobby of the Municipal Auditorium following both performances of Peppermint Pops.

Phoebe Community Visions

Procter & GambleCity of Albany/

Albany Municipal AuditoriumThe Albany Herald

Moore, Clarke, DuVall& Rodgers, P.C.

MillerCoors

Heritage Bank of the SouthLawn Barber NurseryDon Fisher as Santa

Mrs. ClausLincoln of Albany