Lemont High School Set for Holiday Concerts

The Lemont High School music department soon will throw another yule log on the fire and conjure warm holiday feelings with a pair of concerts featuring different levels of the school’s bands and the choir.

On Friday, December 12, select members of the choir, along with members of the Concert and Symphonic Bands, will form numerous small ensembles to put on a “Prism” concert at 7 p.m. At 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, each of the three groups will put on a more traditional concert, with the larger ensembles performing group numbers. Both shows will take place in the school’s Performing Arts Center.

Lemont High School’s bands are under the direction of Terry Redford and Matt Doherty, while Dave Nommensen leads the choirs. The band and choral programs will perform a range of selections over the two events.

The December 12 performance will offer both music written for the genre as well as a myriad of holiday favorites, and will feature an array of ensembles - including percussion, vocal, brass and woodwind, and mixed instrument duets, trios, quartets and quintets. The audience will be treated to a continuous stream of performance, “fusing” the music of several ensembles into a continuous stream of sound. Special lighting effects will add to the event, providing those in attendance with a sampling of the very best the school’s music department has to offer.

The December 14 concert will include numerous pieces from the Concert Band, including “Song and Dance” by Richard Saucedo, “Hanukkah is Here” by Scott Watson, and “Pat-A-Pan” - which was made popular by Mannheim Steamroller—among other works. The Choir will perform several classics including “Carol of the Bells”, “Festival Sanctus” by John Leavitt, and the recent Christmas classic “When Christmas Comes to Town” from The Polar Express. The Symphonic Band also will perform various pieces including “Festival of Light” by Stephen Melillo, “I Wonder as I Wander” arranged by Michael Brown, and “Ukranian Bell Carol” arranged by Richard Saucedo. The three groups also will team up for a performance of Jerry Brubaker’s “SNOW!”

Admission to either concert is free, but attendees are encouraged to bring a canned good or paper good, which will in turn be donated to local food pantries. Seating for both concerts is general admission.

Lemont High School is located at 800 Porter Street in Lemont. Attendees for either concert are encouraged to park in the Performing Arts Center Lot, Parking Garage or the West Lot, all of which are accessible off of Julia Street.