Lake Wobegon® Brass Band to perform holiday concert benefit
Event proceeds go to Families Moving Forward
The Lake Wobegon® Brass Band will perform Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 pm at Colonial Church of Edina. There is no cost to attend the concert and refreshments will be served. A free will offering will be taken for Families Moving Forward, an emergency shelter program for homeless families operating 365 days a year at hosting congregations that open their doors, including Colonial Church. The program serves 8 families at a time, or about 65 families a year. Families Moving Forward is a program of Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative.
The band is known for its traditional English brass band sound. Selections will include Michael Halstenson’s composition, “Welcome, Christmas!” “I Saw Three Ships,” “Suite from "Christmas: Short & Suite,” “'T’was the Night Before Christmas,” “It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.”