Ozark Festival Orchestra to present Christmas Concert
December 1, 2021
Murray Bishoff
The Ozark Festival Orchestra will open its 42nd season with its annual Christmas concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center.
Under the baton of music director Todd Borgmann, the OFO will present music for the holiday season, both sacred and secular. Seven selections will offer seasonal favorites.
“Christmas Round the World” will share the tunes and traditional music from Europe and America, including a beloved Hanukkah song. “A Canadian Brass Christmas” lets the orchestra shine with musical colors celebrating the festive spirit of the holiday.
Orchestral treatments of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” offer flourishes from different sections of the OFO to bring simple melodies into grand statements for the holidays. A surprising arrangement of “Silent Night” will provide an entirely new way to enjoy a beloved favorite, as will “A Christmas Portrait.”
This is music that will raise your spirits and help usher in the joy of the holiday.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, and free for children high school age and under. The performing arts center is located on the north side of Monett High School, west of the Price Cutter supermarket at Bridle Lane and East Cleveland Avenue.
Social distancing will be recommended in the auditorium. The OFO will follow safety guidelines as proscribed by the Monett school district for using the performing arts center.
The OFO will continue its 42nd season with its Young Artists/Soloist Showcase Concert on Feb. 20, also at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center; its Pops in the Park/Marty Beckwith Memorial Concert on April 24, either at the high school PAC or at the Monett City Park Casino.
The OFO is a community orchestra composed of players from southwest Missouri and nearby towns, focusing primarily on classical music. The orchestra is supported by memberships, local foundations, ads in the orchestra program book and funds managed by the Monett Community Foundation.
Murray Bishoff
The Ozark Festival Orchestra will open its 42nd season with its annual Christmas concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center.
Under the baton of music director Todd Borgmann, the OFO will present music for the holiday season, both sacred and secular. Seven selections will offer seasonal favorites.
“Christmas Round the World” will share the tunes and traditional music from Europe and America, including a beloved Hanukkah song. “A Canadian Brass Christmas” lets the orchestra shine with musical colors celebrating the festive spirit of the holiday.
Orchestral treatments of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” offer flourishes from different sections of the OFO to bring simple melodies into grand statements for the holidays. A surprising arrangement of “Silent Night” will provide an entirely new way to enjoy a beloved favorite, as will “A Christmas Portrait.”
This is music that will raise your spirits and help usher in the joy of the holiday.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, and free for children high school age and under. The performing arts center is located on the north side of Monett High School, west of the Price Cutter supermarket at Bridle Lane and East Cleveland Avenue.
Social distancing will be recommended in the auditorium. The OFO will follow safety guidelines as proscribed by the Monett school district for using the performing arts center.
The OFO will continue its 42nd season with its Young Artists/Soloist Showcase Concert on Feb. 20, also at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center; its Pops in the Park/Marty Beckwith Memorial Concert on April 24, either at the high school PAC or at the Monett City Park Casino.
The OFO is a community orchestra composed of players from southwest Missouri and nearby towns, focusing primarily on classical music. The orchestra is supported by memberships, local foundations, ads in the orchestra program book and funds managed by the Monett Community Foundation.