The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will hold its annual “Deck the Halls” holiday concert, featuring a mix of new works and beloved classics, on Sunday, December 7, at 2 p.m. at the Stafford Centre.
The FBSO Chorus will join the for orchestra Beethoven’s triumphant “Hallelujah” from “The Mount of Olives”, “Jubilate Deo” accompanied by brass and percussion, and “A Christmas Garland”, an new arrangement that transforms familiar carols into something unexpected.
The orchestra adds its own sparkle with “Symph-Hannukah”, a new compilation of Hanukkah melodies by Peter Jaffe; a timeless rendition of “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)”; the ever-popular “Carol of the Bells”; and the finale of Mendelssohn’s “Reformation Symphony”, built on the beloved hymn “Ein Feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God)”. And of course—no holiday concert would be complete without Leroy Anderson’s iconic “Sleigh Ride”…