Kick off Your Holidays with a Pops Concert

Kick off your holiday season with an evening of music at Manchester Community Music School. Celebrate with the sounds of the New Hampshire Youth Jazz Ensemble and the New Hampshire Youth Wind Ensemble playing a selection of holiday music and Christmas favorites. These ensembles feature more than fifty talented students from all across NH and even as far as Maine.

The ensembles are conducted by two very talented musicans. Jazz Ensemble Conductor Carl Benevides, currently Director of Bands at Souhegan High School, recently performed with American Idol finalist Alex Preston at the Capital Center in Concord. Wind Ensemble Conductor Jared Cassedy, Director of the Fine Arts Department at Windham High School, is currently one of 25 Semi-Finalists selected to be in the running for the GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year Award.

In addition to the holiday music, the evening features a raffle as well as complimentary desserts, festive beverages, and a cash bar.

Manchester Community Music School is also asking those that attend to help a child in need this season! Bring a new, unwrapped gift for a child (ages 3-16) who will be spending their holiday at New Hampshire’s Hospital for Children, and you will be entered into our raffle. Suggested items include stuffed animals, dolls, activity books, books.

Tickets are $35 each with a table of ten for $300. Visit mcmusicschool.org to purchase tickets. Proceeds support Music School programming and financial aid fund.

Many thanks to our generous event sponsors: Carlo & Bobbi Carluccio, Prestige Auto, New Hampshire Hospital for Children, Granite State Credit Union, and iHeart Media.

Mission: Changing lives through the power of Learning, Sharing and Making Music.

Manchester Community Music School, located in historic north Manchester, is home to over 50 of New England’s finest music educators and over 1,300 students who travel throughout the year from 54 New Hampshire communities for their studies. As a cultural performance center, the school offers programs in an environment that encourages participation, interaction and enjoyment. The school is dedicated to supporting the artistic development of the community through our programs, and the school has awarded over $1.1 million in need-based financial aid since its founding in 1983.

Submitted text. Courtesy photo.