WHIPPANY, N.J. (Morris County) — The Hanover Wind Symphony will celebrate the holiday season with a free concert featuring traditional Christmas music, Hanukkah selections and a special performance by the Morris Music Men on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m.
The “Holidays in Hanover” concert will take place at Memorial Junior School, 61 Highland Ave., in Whippany, and is open to the public at no charge.
The program will feature a variety of holiday favorites and musical selections, including “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “A Hanukkah Festival,” arranged by Chris Bernotas, “A Joyous Sleigh Ride,” by Anthony Susi, and “Russian Christmas Music,” by Alfred Reed.
Additional selections include “The Radetzky March,” by Johann Strauss, arranged by Alfred Reed, and “Holiday Delight,” by Caleb Hammer, featuring guest conductor Ayden Khan of Wayne, the symphony’s associate music director.
The concert will also include a “Christmas Sing-Along,” arranged by James Ployhar, inviting audience members to participate in the holiday celebration.
“Open your holiday season with a fun concert of holiday favorites. Our special guests will be the Morris Music Men and the audience will be featured in a Christmas Sing-Along!” said Matthew Paterno of Parsippany, the symphony’s music director and conductor.
The Hanover Wind Symphony is a community-based adult wind ensemble composed of volunteer musicians who perform on woodwind, brass and percussion instruments.
The organization focuses on bringing live musical performances to audiences of all ages while supporting music education and mentoring younger musicians.
The ensemble includes musicians from communities throughout northern New Jersey, including Roxbury, Edison, Kinnelon, Cedar Knolls, Rockaway, Boonton, Totowa, Whippany and Morris Township.
Joining the symphony for the holiday concert will be the Morris Music Men, a northern New Jersey barbershop harmony group that has performed throughout the region since the late 1950s.
The group is a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society and performs a cappella music at community events, festivals, fundraisers and other gatherings.
Under the direction of Nate Barrett, the Morris Music Men perform a wide-ranging repertoire that includes popular standards, Broadway show tunes, country music and rock.
For more information about the concert and the Hanover Wind Symphony, visit www.hanoverwinds.org. Additional information about the Morris Music Men is available at www.morrismusicmen.org.
