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On Dec. 7, the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Christmas concert, “Deck the Halls,” at Fayetteville State University’s Seabrook Auditorium. Each year, the symphony presents a special holiday program for the community, featuring beloved carols and other holiday classics, and this year’s production is no exception.This year’s concert will open with festive selections from renowned composers including Sergei Prokofiev and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Concertgoers will then be treated to Tchaikovsky’s famous Nutcracker Suite, which includes such iconic holiday pieces as “Russian Dance,” and “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” Other selections on the program this year include the sacred classic, “For unto Us a Child Is Born,” from Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah, after which, two wonderful choirs from the Fayetteville community will join the symphony for the remainder of the concert. Firstly, the Fayetteville Academy choir, directed by Leann Valcarcel, will perform some Christmas selections, including “Noel Nouvelet” and “The Birth of Nicolas,” by acclaimed choral composer, Benjamin Britten. After this, the Cumberland Choral Arts, formerly known as the Cumberland Oratorio Singers, will perform a number of favorite Christmas carols, including some arranged by master choral arranger and composer, John Rutter, such as “I Saw Three Ships” and “O Holy Night.”
The Fayetteville Symphony’s accomplished conductor, Stefan Sanders, shared that he looks forward to leading a large representation of North Carolina’s greatest musicians in a production of familiar and beloved melodies. “Each year, the Fayetteville Symphony and I look forward to brightening everyone’s holiday season with a fun family friendly concert of great music to get us in the holiday spirit.” He also added, “We look forward to celebrating the beauty of the season with them and welcoming you to the beautiful Seabrook Auditorium at the Fayetteville State University Dec. 7.”
“Deck the Halls” is sure to be a masterpiece of sound produced by some of the Fayetteville area’s most skilled and highly trained professionals. Together with extraordinary choral groups, the Fayetteville Academy chorus and the Cumberland Choral Arts Choir, this is going to be a unique production that you will not want to miss.
This Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra is sponsored and supported by various corporate and individual donors including the Fayetteville Arts Council. Townsend Real Estate, the North Carolina Arts Council, and various individual donors including Gillie Revel and Susan Stephany, all of who are helping to support this event and many others in the 2019-2020 season.
Tickets are available for purchase online now at https://squareup.com/store/fayetteville-symphony-orchestra/item/deck-the-halls! Ticket rates are $10.28 for children and college students with an ID, $23.36 for seniors and military with an ID and $26.17 for adults. The proceeds go to help sustain the Fayetteville Symphony’s presence in our hometown as well as their influence on local youth through associated organizations, such as the Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra and the String Sinfonietta. If tickets are purchased up to 15 days before the event, they may be mailed to recipients. However, it they are purchased closer to the concert they may be picked up at the will call box office line. Or you can also call the symphony at 910-433-4690 to purchase tickets.