Little pieces of Christmas

Christmas is looming and I have been busy doing new orchestral arrangements for two of the many Christmas concerts that will fill December. Last Saturday the Auckland Philharmonia had their first APO 4 Kids Christmas concert at the Auckland Town Hall which was a great success. It was hosted by Kevin Keys, featured Tim Beveridge and was conducted by David Kay. They performed my arrangements of:

• All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth - Don Gardner
• Joy To The World - George Frideric Handel
• Lullaby for Christmas Eve - Pete King
• Snoopy's Christmas - George David Weiss, Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
• The Little Drummer Boy - Henry Onorati, Katherine K. Davis and Harry Simeone
• When You Wish Upon A Star - Ned Washington

This coming Friday (7th December) the Auckland Symphony give their impressive annual Christmas Celebration, again at the Auckland Town Hall, and featuring the mighty choir from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They will be performing my arrangements of:

• Angel's Carol - John Rutter
• Who Would Imagine A King - Mervyn Warren & Hallerin Hilton Hill with words for introduction by Ivoga Green & Fredda Sorensen, arranged by Niu Syddall (orchestration only)
• Snoopy's Christmas - George David Weiss, Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti

Get festive, throw on some tinsel and come along and enjoy a wonderful evening.