Springfield College Annual Winter Concert 2023

Members of the music program at Springfield College invited the campus community to join them for their annual winter concert on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, featuring the Springfield College Community Chorus and the Springfield College Band.

The Springfield College Band

Coffee - From “The Nutcracker” - (0:00 - 3:23)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Arranged by Chris Gagne 

Besamé Mucho - (4:07 - 9:23)

Consuelo Velázquez (1916-2005)

Arranged by Mike Tomaro

Soloist

Believe - from “The Polar Express” - (9:25 - 13:03)

Juan Gomez  Solo Voice with Piano Accompaniment by Michael Rheault

Composed by Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri 

The Springfield College Community Chorus

Carry the Light - (13:05 - 16:54)

Gabbie Anderson and Grace Lyn Sanchez - soloists

By Andy Beck   

How Good! - (16:55 - 20:47)

Nicole Powers and Michelle Tom - soloists

Traditional Spiritual

By Michael Engelhardt

Springfield College Combo

Our Kind of Hazy Blue - (20:48 - 26:53)

Cameron Bencivenga, Juan Gomez, Aaron Kust, Oscar Dalmasi Mora

Springfield College Band 

The Christmas Song - (26:54 - 31:25)

Robert Wells & Mel Tormé

Arranged by Carla Bley

A Hanukkah Festival - (32:06 - 37:33)

By Christopher M. Bernotas

The Springfield College Band and the 

Springfield College Community Chorus

Happy Xmas (War is Over) - (37:34 - 41:07)

Reese Merritt and Beth Alicia Torres - soloists

By John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Arranged by Danny Fratina

Sing Along 

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - (41:08 - 43:14)

Hark! The Herald Angles Sing - (43:15 - 44:54)

Oh, Hanukkah! - (44:55 - 47:00)

Frosty the Snowman - (47:03 - 49:02)

Performers: 

The Springfield College Band

Directed by Christopher Gagne, accompanied by Michael Rheault

Flutes: Maggie Bolduc and Kaitlin Morrison           

Clarinet: Megan Perry   

Saxophones: Aaron Kust, Mason Yusko (Altos),

            Michael Brouillard and Jackson Urtz (Tenors) &

            Jacob Chaimovitch (Baritone)       

Trumpets: Ryan Jeffers and Sam Polley 

Trombones: Aidan Cauley and Andrew Hazelton 

Guitar: Juan Gomez

Bass: Cameron Bencivenga and Louis Likens

Drums: Oscar Dalmasi Mora and Kalaba Kibwe

The Springfield College Community Chorus

Directed by Aidan Linden, accompanied by Michael Rheault

Sopranos

Gabbie Anderson

Jeanne Conrad

Jeanne Hegarty Marker

Karen Knight

Debbie Price

Linda Thifault

Beth Alicea Torres

Altos

Debbie Burnett

Jo Cobleigh

Nicole Connell

Emily Cook

Janis Curtis 

Jana Forzano

Anne Fischer

Katie McAsland

Holly Murray

Nicole Powers

Mary Randall 

Grace Lyn Sanchez

Tenors 

Michelle Tom

Cathy Rossi

Basses

Rolando Curtis 

Reese Merritt

Eric Sutter