ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Christmas Concert

THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN SWITZERLAND

December 15, 2017Palestra, 11:00–12:00

Featuring the students of

TASIS ELEMENTARY

SCHOOLwith Music Director

Melody Tibbits Zanecchia

and the ES Christmas Band:Gloria De Piante Vicin and Stefano Marinucci

GRADE 5 “Noël Nouvelet” French Traditional Arranged by DeeDee Tibbits & TASIS 5th graders

PRE-K & “S-A-N-T-A” Verse lyrics by TASIS Kindergarteners KINDERGARTEN Origins of chorus unknown

GRADE 1 “Away in a Manger” By William J. Kirkpatrick

ES CHOIR “Come On Ring Those Bells” / By Andrew Culverwell “Angels We Have Heard On High” & James Chadwick Arranged by DeeDee Tibbits & Melody Tibbits Zanecchia

GRADE 3 “Star Candles” By Margaret Rose & Michael Head Arranged by Melody Tibbits Zanecchia & TASIS 3rd graders

KINDERGARTEN “It’s the Most Wonderful By Edward Pola & George WyleAND GRADE 1 Time of the Year” Directed & ChoreographedBALLERINAS by Julie Frazier-Smith • Singers from the studio of Melody Tibbits Zanecchia: Sarah Mesaraic & Milla Debernardi

GRADE 2 “Mary’s Boy Child” By Jester Hairston Arranged by Melody Tibbits Zanecchia & TASIS 2nd graders

MUSICIANS & DANCERS “Silent Night” / “Snowball Flow” By Franz Xaver Gruber & Joseph Mohr Arranged by Samantha Forrest, Dessislava Deltcheva, Alessio Di Tonno, Genevieve Brothwood, & Melody Tibbits Zanecchia • Violin from the studio of Dessislava Deltcheva: Sebastian Airolo • Cello from the studio of Genevieve Brothwood: Michael Setterberg • Guitar from the studio of Alessio Di Tonno: Ivan Popov, Niccolo Vanossi, Lucas Airolo, Gilda Danisi, & Chloe Hassan

GRADE 4 “Do You Hear What I Hear?” By Noël Regney & Gloria Shayne Baker

Arranged by DeeDee Tibbits, Melody Tibbits Zanecchia, & TASIS 4th graders

ALL ES STUDENTS “Sarà Natale Se” By Renato Giorgi & Giuseppe Tranchida

and the ES Christmas Band:Gloria De Piante Vicin and Stefano Marinucci

Warm Thank Yous toThe Students of the Elementary School, Melody Tibbits Zanecchia,

Matthew & Julie Frazier-Smith, Gloria De Piante Vicin, Alessio Di Tonno, Stefano Marinucci, Eleonora Pinton, Caroline Rossi,

Laura Fox, Theresa Cullen Hill, Guia Berera, Todd Bearden, Michele Dinelli, Roberto Colombo, & the entire Maintenance Department,

Samantha Forrest, Dessislava Deltcheva, Genevieve Brothwood, Tim Venchus, Jacopo Riva, Mark Chevalier, Brendan Shea, Giulia Giobbio,

Sonny Lim & the PE Department, Simone Aeschliman, Valerie Bijur Carlson, Kim Nelson, Martyn Dukes, The TASIS Parent Association,

Lynn Fleming Aeschliman, Christopher Nikoloff

With GratitudeThank you to all ES performers, ES teachers, and our supportive ES parents!

Ringraziamo tutti gli studenti, i genitori, i docenti e tutto il personale che hanno contribuito all’organizzazione del concerto.

Artwork on front created by Anna Kandel, grade threeArtwork on back created by Lavinia Cerra, grade three December 15, 2017

Palestra, 11:00–12:00