Admission is free.
The Christmas Festival, on Dec. 14, will include the Concert Choir, Symphonic Band, and the Handbell Choir, performing a variety of entertaining and inspirational holiday music.
The Symphonic Band will play Assurance, by John Ness Beck, arr. Clark; Jingle Bells Forever, by Pierpoint/Sousa, arr. Robert W. Smith; Variations on a Theme of Wondrous Love, by Michael Cox; and A Christmas Festival, by Leroy Anderson.
“We want to do things that are appealing and also, because of Tabor’s mission, we want it to be very Christ-centered,” Vogel said. Hence, the band opens with an arrangement of Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine. And yet Jingle Bells Forever has Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever blended in. The band will give the concert a rousing beginning.”
With Dr. Richard Cantwell, Professor of Instrumental Music, on sabbatical, the Symphonic Band will be conducted by Paul Epp, a Tabor alum and former band director at Hillsboro High School.
“There are students in the Symphonic Band whose parents Paul directed in his high school band,” Vogel said.
The Concert Choir will sing Veni Emmanuel, arranged by Bradley Vogel; Bogoroditse Devo, by Sergei Rachmaninoff; O Magnum Mysterium, by Tomas Luis de Victoria; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, by Dale Grotenhuis; What Is This Lovely Fragrance? by Michael Larkin; and, _Good Christian Men, Rejoice,” arranged by Dan Forrest.
The Handbell Choir will play four numbers, including Carol of the Bells, Coventry Carol, and O Come, All Ye Faithful, arranged by handbell choir director Stephen Vincent, Adjunct Professor of Organ.
Tabor College Community Chorale will round out the concert series on Dec. 15, with a concert entitled, The Marvel of this Night.
The chorale is comprised of singers from the Marion County area and music students from the college who rehearse 90 minutes per week. The group, in its second year of existence, hopes that The Marvel of This Night includes better weather than last year, when the group’s inaugural holiday concert was canceled because of an ice storm.
The chorale program will be accompanied by Tabor students playing a variety of instruments, and includes four distinct themes, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Quiet Contemplation, and Hosanna in excelsis!
The Christmas Eve segment includes Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, an English Carol, arranged by Howard Helvey; Before the Marvel of this Night, by Carl Schalk; and Still, Still, Still, an Austrian Carol, arranged by Norman Luboff.
The Christmas Day segment includes, He is Born, a French Carol, arranged by Jack Schrader; Noel Nouvelet, a French Carol, arranged by Donna Schultz; and Pat-a-pan, a Burgundian Air, arranged by Katherine Davis.
Quiet Contemplation includes, On This Still and Silent Night, by James Koerts; A Cradle Carol, arranged by Dan Forrest; and In the Bleak Midwinter, by Gustav Holst, arranged by Craig Courtney.
Hosanna in excelsis! includes Gloria in excelsis Deo, by Antonio Vivaldi, and Ding! Dong! Merrily on High, a French Carol, arranged by Howard Helvey.
“Most of the selections the audience will hear during The Marvel of This Night concert have outstanding accompaniments,” Vogel said. “Not only are the accompaniments themselves really rich, but the students who play the instruments are very talented performers.”
Tabor College Concert Choir
Soprano
- Ashley Balzer, Inman, Kan.; Hanna Bishop, Hays, Kan.; Clarissa Berglund, Gettysburg, S.D.; Katie Chlumsky, Wichita, Kan.; Sarah Friesen, Guthrie, Okla.; Jordan Giffin, Valley Center, Kan.; Heidi Glanzer, Abilene, Kan.; Mary Goering, Newton, Kan.; Emily Heizelman, Buhler, Kan.; Carly Kroeker, Henderson, Neb.; Maria Loewen, Hillsboro, Kan.; Corina Neufeld, Denver, Colo.; Emily Schmidt, Bel Aire, Kan.; Megan Souter, Fairview, Okla.; Naomi Toews, Hesston, Kan.; Kelsey Unruh, Hillsboro, Kan.; Kayla Vix, Maize, Kan.; Danae Warkentin, Corn, Okla.; and Audrey Weinbrenner, Hillsboro, Kan.
Alto
- Emily Dick, Kingman, Kan.; Meghann Eblen, Leavenworth, Kan.; Jenny Gaskell, Horton, Kan.; Lisa Hall, McPherson, Kan.; Emily Hasty, Johnson, Kan.; Lauren Just, Hillsboro, Kan.; Jessica Kelly, Hillsboro, Kan.; Kirsten Krehbiel, Kingman, Kan.; Melissa Nickel, Ulysses, Kan.; Emily Olson, Newton, Kan.; Jenae Pauls, Inman, Kan.; Juli Richardson, Imperial, Neb.; Elissa Richert, Hillsboro, Kan.; Ashley Siler, Hays, Kan.; Heather Stepanek, Hillsboro, Kan.; Logan Stranghoner, Wichita, Kan.; Brianne Tucker, Wichita, Kan.; Julie Wiens, Fresno, Calif.; and Stephanie Wiens, Fresno, Calif.
Tenor
- Ben Friesen, Guthrie, Okla.; Michael Suderman, Hillsboro, Kan.; Tyler Suderman, Hillsboro, Kan.; David Vogel, Hillsboro, Kan.; Brandon Voth, Lynden, Wash.; and Ian Wohlgemuth, Wichita, Kan.
Bass
- Darren Enns, Hillsboro, Kan.; Aaron Epp, Henderson, Neb.; Will Friesen, Meade, Kan.; Ben Heyen, Hillsboro, Kan.; Justin Moore, Hillsboro, Kan.; Aaron Stepanek, Hillsboro, Kan.; and Allen Yoder, Kingman, Kan.
Tabor College Symphonic Band
Flute
- Sarah Friesen, Guthrie, Okla.; Katherine Gerber, Wichita, Kan.; Melissa Just, De Soto, Kan.; Alyssa King, Wichita, Kan.; Jenae Pauls, Inman, Kan.; Amy Schmidt, Corn, Okla.; Emily Schmidt, Bel Aire, Kan.; Megan Souter, Fairview, Okla.; Kayla Tonne, Ashland, Kan.; and Stephanie Wiens, Fresno, Calif.
Piccolo
- Stephanie Wiens, Fresno, Calif.
Oboe
- Corina Neufeld, Denver, Colo.
Clarinet
- Ashley Balzer, Inman, Kan.; Hanna Bishop, Hays, Kan.; Heather Deckert, Minot, N.D.; Emily Dick, Kingman, Kan.; Janae Rempel, Meade, Kan.; Mattie Vance, Concordia, Kan.; Brandon Voth, Lynden, Wash.; and Danae Warkentin, Corn, Okla.
Contra Bass Clarinet
- Elissa Richert, Hillsboro, Kan.
Bassoon
- Meghann Eblen, Leavenworth, Kan.
Alto Saxophone
- Erin Dick, Corn, Okla.; Jordan Nuss, Wichita, Kan.; Allison Trollope, Kingman, Kan.; and Kelsey Unruh, Hillsboro, Kan.
Baritone Saxophone
- Ben Friesen, Guthrie, Okla.; and Breanna Wray, Campo, Colo.
Trumpet
- Eric Funk, Littleton, Colo.; Aaron Stepanek, Hillsboro, Kan.; Travis Unruh, Shafter, Calif.; and Allen Yoder, Kingman, Kan.
French Horn
- Andrew Pankratz, Abilene, Kan.; and Alana Settle, Lyons, Kan.
Trombone
- DaQuon Anderson, Ardmore, Okla.; Darren Enns, Hillsboro, Kan.; Aaron Epp, Henderson, Neb.; Jeff Harden, Ashland, Kan.; and David Vogel, Hillsboro, Kan.
Baritone Horn
- Andrew Corl, Abilene, Kan.
Percussion
- Mitchell Friesen, Newton, Kan.; Lisa Hall, McPherson, Kan.; Joel McCoy, Olathe, Kan.; and Briana Willems, Sedgwick, Kan.
Tabor College Handbell Choir
- Emily Dick, Kingman, Kan.; Will Friesen, Meade, Kan.; Melissa Just, De Soto, Kan.; Emily Olson, Newton, Kan.; Crystal Prieb, Hesston, Kan.; and Janae Rempel, Meade, Kan.
Tabor College Community Chorale
(Asterick = Tabor College Students)
Soprano
- Celia Gross, Hillsboro, Kan.; Ferne Hiebert, Hillsboro, Kan.; Ruby Hilt, Hillsboro, Kan.; *Allison Krehbiel, Hutchinson, Kan.; Debbie Miller, Hillsboro, Kan.; *Tracie Neufeld, Buhler, Kan.; Connie Omstead, Florence, Kan.; *Megan Souter, Fairview, Okla.; Lois Winter, Florence, Kan.; and Tammy Wintermote, Hillsboro, Kan.
Tenor
- Aaron Phillips, Hillsboro, Kan.; Jim Regier, Hillsboro, Kan.; Gerald Wiens, Marion, Kan.; and Jan Wiens, Marion, Kan.
Alto
- *Elizabeth Cartney, Olathe, Kan.; *Mary Cornelsen, Norman, Okla.; Anita Hancock, Marion, Kan.; *Aleesha Hines, Newton, Kan.; *Andrea Kuntz, Abilene, Kan.; *Hattie Lee, Fowler, Kan.; Naomi Phillips, Hillsboro, Kan.; *Sarah Ratzlaff, Pottsville, Ark.; Kaylene Unruh, Hillsboro, Kan.; and *Mattie Vance, Concordia, Kan.
Bass
- Caleb Abbott, Marion, Kan.; Jona Baltzer, Hillsboro, Kan.; Dwight Dirks, Hillsboro, Kan.; *Ben Hlad, Sylvan Grove, Kan.; Charles Priddy, Hillsboro, Kan.; Michael Ryan, Hillsboro, Kan.; and Stephen Vincent, Hillsboro, Kan.
Student Accompanists
- Piano: Will Friesen, Meade, Kan.; Julie Wiens, Fresno, Calif.; and Stephanie Wiens, Fresno, Calif. Flute: Megan Souter, Fairview, Okla.; and Stephanie Wiens. Oboe: Corina Neufeld, Denver, Colo. Violin: Julie Wiens.
