Once Upon a December
Saturday | December 17 2022 | 8 pm
The SoHarmoniums Women’s Choir presents "Once Upon a December," an enchanting program with a wintery spirit and a celebration of holiday movie classics. Join us in song as we celebrate the joy of the holiday season! So named for its rehearsal home in the SoHo area of New York City, the SoHamoniums is a diverse community of singers aged 20 to 75. The ensemble, under its Founding Artistic Director Elizabeth Núñez and accompanied by pianist Taisiya Pushkar, performs an eclectic repertoire of international works ranging from classical and folk to contemporary music.
Samuel Adler–The Lights We Have Kindled from "Flames of Freedom"
G.F. Handel, ed. Lee Kesselman – O, Lovely Peace from "Judas Maccabeus"
Jeff Enns – Da Pacem
Filipe P. DeLeon, arr. George G. Hernandez, ed. Matt Podd – Pasko Na Naman!
Gustaf Nordqvist – Jul, Jul, Strålande Jul
Carol of Burgundy, Bernard de la Monnoye, arr. Shawn Kirschner – Pat-a-Pan
Frode Fjellheim and Christophe Beck – Vuelie from "Frozen"
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, arr. Audrey Snyder – Once Upon a December from "Anastasia"
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, arr. Mac Huff – My Favorite Things from "The Sound of Music"
Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, arr. Russ Robinson – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from "Meet Me in St. Louis"
Johnny Marks, arr. Roger Emerson – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree from "Home Alone"
John Rox – I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Irving Berlin, arr. Kirby Shaw – Sisters from "White Christmas"
Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard, arr. Mark Hayes – Believe from "Polar Express"
John Debney, arr. Daniel Grassi – Theme from Elf
Traditional Scottish Melody, arr. Mairi Campbell and David Francis, choral setting by Michael Hanawalt and Justine Sasanfar – Auld Lang Syne
Elizabeth Núñez, Founding Artistic Director
Taisiya Pushkar, Piano
