SEQUIM — “Tidings of Comfort and Joy,” “The Nutcracker Suite” and the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s “Messiah” are among the gifts — presented free to the public — from two local ensembles in concert this Sunday afternoon.
The Sequim City Band, led by Tyler Benedict, will join the Sequim Community Orchestra and conductor Phil Morgan-Ellis for this 3 p.m. performance, replete with holiday treats for sale, in the Sequim High School auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
As always, the Sequim City Band offers its concert free of charge. But this one is a benefit for the Sequim Food Bank, so music lovers are invited to bring donations of nonperishable food or cash.
Proceeds from the refreshment sales also will benefit the food bank, which is located at 144 W. Alder St. and can be reached at 360-683-1205.
Afternoon of music
It’ll be an afternoon of music from all over the style spectrum: “The Christmas Song” made famous by Mel Torme, “Sleigh Ride Mozart” edited by Douglas Stroud, Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” arranged by Bob Cerulli and “Morning Alleluias for the Winter Solstice” by Ron Nelson are on the program.
Standards such as “Winter Wonderland” and “White Christmas” are here, too, alongside Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers” and “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from “The Nutcracker.”
To complete Sunday’s concert, a set of singable carols is packed into the “Merry Christmas Everyone” medley.
For more information about this and future concerts, see www.sequimcityband.org.
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Features Editor Diane Urbani de la Paz can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5062, or at diane.urbani@peninsuladailynews.com.
