GalionLive received the following Press Release today from the Galion High School Vocal Music Department:

“‘The Annual Galion High School Choral Concert is set for Monday, December 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Galion High School gymnasium. This year the 5th  grade choir and the 8th  grade choirs will also perform. Mr. Richard Walker will direct the 8th  grade and high school groups while Mrs. Nancy Fairchild will lead the 5 th  grade group.

The high school Concert Choir will start the performance.  The Concert Choir will perform “Frosty the Snowman”, “Silver Bells” with soloists Kelly Mann and Kaitlyn Wiggins, and end with “Sing Out with Praise”.

The Fifth Grade Choir will perform “Peaceful, Silent Night” and “The Spirit of the Season”.

The Eighth Grade Choir will complete the first half of the concert with “Winter Wonderland”, “The Snow Begins to Fall” with soloists Chelsea Shifley and Bryton Carpenter, and “Jingle All the Way”.

Following a short intermission the Galion Showtunes will perform “Jingle Bells”, “Christmastime Is Here”, and “Gettin’ in the Mood”.

The Symphonic Choir will perform “Deck the Halls”, “The Christmas Shoes” with soloist Kennan Walker, “Still, Still, Still”, and “Carol of the Drum”.

The combined choirs will perform “Twas the Night Before Christmas” with soloists Ryan Karbula, Jen Karbula, and Jakob Plummer. The concert will end with the “Hallelujah Chorus” by Handel.   All former choir members are asked to come forward for this work and join the singing of this wonderful work.”

Photos and video from the concert will be shared next week on GalionLive Online. In the meantime, below is a video from last year’s concert featuring the GHS Symphonic Choir singing “Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sounds.”

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Photo: GHS Showtunes at the 2008 GHS Christmas Concert – Thomas Palmer