Oil City Middle and High School Choirs

  Oil City High School Music Department presents its annual…   Holiday Concert   Daniel J. Cartwright - Instrumental Director Steven W. Luxbacher - Choral Director   Narrators : Emily Bly, Payton Burk, Eric Goughler, Kaleigh McDonald, Johnathan Pardee, Jaden Wagner, and Alexandra Webster   P ROGRAM The Bass Choir Ut Queant Laxis - Guido di Arezzo Translation: So that your servants may, with loosened voices Resound the wonders of your deeds, Clean the guilt from our stained lips, O Saint John   Your skeptic father, doubting Heaven’s promise Promptly and fully lost all voice and language But what was taken, ruined past all healing Your birth restored it.   We praise the Father and the Son begotten; We praise the Spirit, who has equal power. One God and holy for all times and seasons, all generations. Amen. Good King Wenceslas  - Traditional, arr. Ruth Elaine Schram I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - John Rox   Blond-ish Nursery Rhymes

This week's Middle School and High School Concerts will be livestreamed for those wanting to watch from home.  Links are below: Tuesday Night, December 21 - MS Holiday Concert https://youtu.be/Oxp7lYIXFEs Broadcast will start a little before 7:00 pm Wednesday Night, December 22 - HS Holiday Concert https://youtu.be/MKiUJUuImks Broadcast will start a little before 7:30 pm. Please feel free to share with friends and family.    Thanks to Mrs. Jennifer Mosher-Johnson and the OCHS Media Crew for covering the performances.

  Oil City Area Middle School  Music Department presents its annual   Holiday Concert   December 21 , 20 21 7: 00 pm Oil City MS / HS Auditorium   PROGRAM The Sixth Grade Chorus Mr. Jeff Brown - Director Light the Candles - Sally Albrecht and Lois Brown Sing Merry Christmas! - Molly Pasutti and David Scheibner, arr. Keith Christopher African Alleluia  - Benjamin Harlan Dona Nobis Pacem  - Traditiona;     T he Seventh Grade Chorus M r . Steven Luxbacher - Director   It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! - Eddie Pola and George Wyle, arr. Hawley Ades Hine Ma Tov   - arr. Allan Naplan Translation: Behold how good and how pleasing for brothers to sit together in unity. Nuttin' for Christmas  - arr. Linda Spevacek VADA BROSIUS AND MADELYN GARLAND - SOLOISTS The Riding of the Kings  - arr. Phillip Lawson JAYDA ROBINSON - SOLOIST The Eighth Grade Chorus Mr. Steven Luxbacher - Director Welcome One and Welcome All - Audrey Snyder God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen  - arr. El

     The students of the Oil City Middle and Senior High School Bands and Choirs are excited to present to you their annual holiday concerts next week.   We are especially excited since this will be the first set of concerts we have performed in the high school auditorium since the holiday concerts of 2019.   We know that you will enjoy the fruits of the students’ labor.      In preparation for these performances next week, we would like to review report times and dress code with you, in case your student has not passed along the information.   Information is below: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 ST : MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLIDAY CONCERT – 7:00 PM ·         Report time for students is 6:30 pm ·         Dress is dress shoes, black dress pants, and white dress shirt for all groups.   Men are encouraged to wear ties, and women are welcome to wear a tie or scarf if they wish (can be holiday themed).   Santa hats can be worn by the chorus during the final number. ·         Concert is free and open

  Itinerary: 8:20 am                After the End of 1st Period - Choir released from class.  Report to Auditorium 8:40 am                Busses arrive at high school in rear - load 8:45 am                Busses depart for Hasson 9:00 am                Arrive at Hasson 9:15 am                First Performance at Hasson for grades K-2 9:40 am                Performance Ends  9:55 am                Second Performance at Hasson for grades 3-4 10:20 am              Performance ends – Board busses for Seventh  10:40 am              Arrive at Seventh 10:50 am              Performance at Seventh  11:15 am              Depart for Smedley 11:25 am              Performance at Smedley 11:50 am              Performance Ends – Board Busses and  HEAD TO HIGH SCHOOL 12:05 – 12:50 pm    LUNCH AT HIGH SCHOOL - PLEASE NOTE CHANGE - STUDENTS WILL NOT NEED MONEY FOR LUNCH 12:50 pm              Board Busses and Head to Belle Lettres Club 1:15 pm                Performance for the Belle Lettres Club Member