Park University International Center for Music Orchestra to Perform Holiday Concert
November 13, 2024 — The Park University Orchestra will perform its annual holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 7, starting at 7:30 p.m. in Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel on the University’s flagship Parkville Campus. Admission to the concert is free, but attendees are asked to .
This year’s holiday celebration, “An Intimate Christmas with the ICM,” is set to enchant audiences with a beautiful blend of cherished Christmas favorites and delightful hidden gems. The ICM Orchestra, under the director of , ICM director of orchestral activities and associate professor of music, will create a special evening of music full of holiday sounds and spirit. In addition, Payton Boldt, a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in vocal performance at the University of Missouri – Kansas City, will join the orchestra as a guest soprano soloist.
The program is scheduled to include the following selections:
• “Overture” and “Rejoice Greatly” from Messiah, and “Let the Bright Seraphim” from Samson, all composed by George Frideric Handel
• “Fantasia” on ‘Greensleeves,’ composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
• “Maria Wiegenlied” (“Mary’s Lullaby”), composed by Max Reger
• “O Holy Night,” composed by Adolphe Adam
• “German Dance No. 3, K. 605” (“Sleigh Ride”), composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Interlude from “Ceremony of Carols,” composed by Benjamin Britten
• “The Skaters Waltz,” composed by Émile Waldteufel.
o The piece will be conducted by Ben Lerman, senior majoring in music performance/violin
• “Radetzky March,” composed by Johann Strauss Sr.
• Selected holiday carols, arranged by Sir David Willcocks
For more information about the concert (and a link to RSVP), visit .
The next concert in the will be a performance by the Park Trio – the ICM’s esteemed resident ensemble, featuring ICM faculty Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano, Ben Sayevich, violin, and Daniel Veis, cello. The concert will be held on Friday, Jan. 24, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the 1900 Building in Mission Woods, Kan. For more information and a link to tickets, visit .