‘Tis the Season for Music with Family and Friends

Written by Ashley H Pollock

Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: Kick off this holiday season with ‘Tis the Season:
SUU’s Department of Music Combined Christmas Concert on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 7:30
p.m. in the Heritage Center Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and children.
Southern Utah University faculty, staff, and students are free with a valid ID card. Faculty and
staff IDs are allowed one guest.
Dr. Lawrence Johnson, Chair of the Department of Music at SUU, said, "We highly encourage
the community to attend our annual Christmas Concert - this year titled 'Tis the Season - offered
by the SUU Department of Music, which showcases many of our large and small ensembles in
one event! With all the varied groups, there will surely be something for everyone as we ring in
the spirit of the season!"
This holiday concert will include performances from the Concert Choir, Opus, Symphony
Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, String Ensemble, and Jazz
Band. They will feature holiday favorites such as We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Deck the
Halls. Other pieces include Masters in This Hall, Adagio and Allegro from Christmas Concerto
Op 68 No. 8, and Bob Mintzer’s Heart of the Matter.
McKenna Terry, Music Education major from Kanab, Utah, said, “My favorite piece that we are
performing is Gloria by Randol Alan Bass. This will be our big piece to finish off the concert and
will feature the Wind Symphony, Orchestra, and various choirs. It is so rewarding and almost
magical to put something like this together with all of the ensembles in the Department of Music.
This concert has something for everyone. It will be a fantastic night of music and is the perfect
way to ring in your holiday celebrations.”
It is a wonderful time of year to gather with family and friends and enjoy the holiday music at
‘Tis the Season: SUU’s Department of Music Combined Christmas Concert. For more
information about SUU’s Department of Music, please visit www.suu.edu/pva/music.
About the College of Performing and Visual Arts
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally
accredited programs in Art & Design, Music, and Dance. The College also offers programs in
Theatre Arts, graduate programs in Arts Administration and Music, as well as a Center for
Shakespeare Studies. The College offers 26 academic programs, including liberal arts Bachelor
of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine

Arts in art and theatre degrees; and Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration, Master of Arts in
Arts Administration, Master of Music Education and Master of Music in Music Technology
graduate degrees. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching
and mentoring over 600 majors in the College. The College presents over 100 performances,
lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include
the Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA), Utah Shakespeare Festival and SUU’s Ballroom
Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, visit
www.suu.edu/pva.
For Calendar Editors: ‘Tis the Season for Music with Family and Friends
What: Kick off this holiday season with ‘Tis the Season: SUU’s Department of Music
Combined Christmas Concert on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Heritage Center Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and
children. Southern Utah University faculty, staff, and students are free with a
valid ID card. Faculty and staff IDs are allowed one guest.

Who: Faculty and students, Department of Music, Southern Utah University
When: Friday, December 8, 2017
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Heritage Center Theatre, 105 N 100 E, Cedar City, Utah
Tickets: Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and children. Southern Utah
University faculty, staff, and students are free with a valid ID card. Faculty and
staff IDs are allowed one guest.

Info: For more information, please visit www.suu.edu/pva.

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