Holiday Candlelight Concert
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 8 pm
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Candlelight Concert
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Doors Open at 7 pm
Concert Starts at 8 pm
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
1200 Maze Boulevard, Modesto
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About this Performance
Holiday Candlelight Concert
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 8 pm
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Candlelight Concert
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Doors Open at 7 pm
Concert Starts at 8 pm
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
1200 Maze Boulevard, Modesto
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About this Performance
Holiday Candlelight Concert
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 8 pm
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Candlelight Concert
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Doors Open at 7 pm
Concert Starts at 8 pm
Our Lady of Fatima Church
505 W. Granger Avenue, Modesto
Program
Camille Saint-Saëns
Prelude (from Oratorio De Noel)
John Rutter
What Sweeter Music
Ludwig Van Beethoven arr. Andrew Duncan
Fanfare on Ode to Joy
- Opus Handbell Ensemble -
arr. Cathy Moklebust
The First Noel
arr. Tom Kennedy
Joy to the World
- Audience Sing-Along -
arr. Steven Pilkington
Coventry Carol
Gustav Holst
Christmas Day
Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Daniel R. Afonso Jr.
Contrapunctus (from Art of the Fugue)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor
II. Rondeau
VII. Badinerie
arr. Tom Kennedy
O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Audience Sing-Along -
D. Kantor arr. J. Ferguson
Night of Silence
arr. Joel Raney, Arnold Sherman
An Angelic Celebration
- Opus Handbell Ensemble -
Cathy Moklebust
Vivacio
arr. Tom Kennedy
Silent Night
- Audience Sing-Along -
George Fredrick Handel
Messiah
For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs
Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Gates
Hallelujah
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About this Performance
Holiday Candlelight Concert
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 8 pm
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Candlelight Concert
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Doors Open at 7 pm
Concert Starts at 8 pm
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
1200 Maze Boulevard, Modesto
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066
I. Overture
VI. Bourrée I and II
George Frideric Handel arr. Tom Kennedy
Joy to the World
- Audience Hum-Along -
arr. Joel Raney and Arnold Sherman
An Angelic Celebration
- Opus Handbell Ensemble -
H. Dean Wagner
Carillon
- Opus Handbell Ensemble -
arr. Deborah Kavasch
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
John Rutter
The Very Best Time of the Year
George Frideric Handel
Water Music
V. Air
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1
III. Villanella
Lewis Redner arr. Tom Kennedy
O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Audience Hum-Along -
arr. Steven Pilkington
Coventry Carol
arr. Anna Laura Page
Mary, Did You Know?
- Opus Handbell Ensemble -
arr. Nicholas Hanson
Fum, Fum, Fum
- Opus Handbell Ensemble -
arr. Tom Kennedy
Silent Night
- Audience Hum-Along -
Libby Larsen
Beautiful Star
arr. Mark Riese
I Saw Three Ships
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About this Performance
Holiday Candlelight Concert
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 8 pm
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Candlelight Concert
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Doors Open at 7 pm
Concert Starts at 8 pm
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
1200 Maze Boulevard, Modesto
Program
“Sinfony” from Messiah by George Frideric Handel
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel arranged by Alen Lohr
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 by Benjamin Britten
I. Hodie Christus natus est
There Is No Rose by Rene Clausen
“Pifa” from Messiah by George Frideric Handel
O Little Town of Bethlehem arranged by Tom Kennedy
Pat-a-Pan arranged by Matthew Compton
Twas in the Moon of Wintertime arranged by Matthew Prins
Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi
I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
II. Et in terra pax hominibus
III. Laudamus te
IV. Gratias agimus tibi
VI. Domine Fili unigenite
VII. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
VIII. Qui tollis peccata mundi
X. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
XI. Cum Sancto Spiritu
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing arranged by Ian Good
Silent Night arranged by Tom Kennedy
“Hallelujah” from Messiah by George Frideric Handel
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