Christmas Program by Minnetonka Choir

Our Program on December 15th was a concert presented by the Minnetonka High School Choir under the direction of Paula Holmgren. The choir with all members dressed in the traditional blue robes started the concert with You Shall Have a Son, which was composed by Randall Thompson.A little vocal fun followed, with the singing of a fugue from Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat. Following the fugue, the choir sang a very spirited Spanish carol. The majority of the choir members then went to the back of the room, leaving 20 singers on stage. The group of twenty enjoyed presenting The Twelve Days of Christmas and then sang Sleighbells in the Air. Sixteen of the singers left the stage, leaving a male quartet. They sang Jolly Holly Christmas (or is it Holly Jolly Christmas?) and White Christmas. The entire choir joined a trio of male singers representing the three magi in a vocal presentation of The Shepherd's Chorus from Gian Carlo Menotti's opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors. The last song, prior to the traditional closing choral Benediction was the full choir singing Merry Christmas Past, which was composed by our own Bob Williams. When our club left after the concert, the smiles and season's greetings seemed to be just a bit more sincere. (Story by Tad Shaw)