WILLOW SPRINGS, Mo. — In honor of the holiday season, the Southern Ozarks Community Orchestra is presenting two concerts entitled “Season of Sharing”.
The first concert will be held on Sunday, December 1 at 3 pm at the Star Theater in Willow Springs and the second concert will be on Saturday, December 7 at 7 pm the Melba Performing Arts Center, 214 S. Grand Ave. in Houston. The Willow Springs concert will benefit MUNCH, or Missourians United to Combat Hunger, while the Houston show will benefit the Texas County Food Bank.
Tickets will be available at the door and admission will be $3 for adults donating three non-perishable items for the food bank. Otherwise, admission is $7 for adults. Admission for children under 12 is free.
Event organizers say attendees will be able to hear live renditions of Christmas classics including “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)”, “Christmas Rocks at the Pops”, “Sleigh Ride”, “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers”, “A Christmas Festival”, and a delightful medley called “A Most Wonderful Christmas”! Other fun favorites include “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, “Frosty the Snowman”, and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.
The Licking High School Choir will perform with the orchestra and soloist, Adam Hajek from Willow Springs. And, a special treat for the performance will be a hand bell performance by members of the orchestra.
The Southern Ozarks Community Orchestra was established in 2009 and has grown to over 30 volunteer musicians from southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. Members include retirees, students, musical educators, professional and non-professional musicians with a love for presenting live concerts to this area. Jodie Forbes is the conductor and Millie Padgett is the Concertmaster of the orchestra.
The orchestra is sponsored by the Willow Springs Arts Council and generous donors. For more information on the Arts Council and the orchestra go to www.willowspringsartscouncil.org.
