Pomona Concert Band's 2024 Holiday Concert

Dear Friends of the Pomona Concert Band and Supporters,

The Pomona Concert Band proudly presents their annual Holiday Concert titled "Sounds of Christmas Joy" on Friday, December 13th, 2024 at 7:30 pm.  The concert will be held in the Palomares Park Community Center, 499 E. Arrow Hwy in Pomona and is sponsored by the City of Pomona.  The concert will be directed by Artistic Director and Conductor Linda W. Taylor and Assistant Conductor Kerry Kline.  The Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be Paula Lantz, and the color guard will be Heriberto Feliciano, USAF, Retired and Thomas Laffey.  Refreshments will be served at intermission.  The concert is FREE to the public.

The concert will include music celebrating the Christmas holiday season.  The numbers that the band will play will include: "Christmas Winds" and "A Holst Christmas" both arranged by Douglas Wagner, "Celtic Carol" arranged by Robert W. Smith, "Sounds of Christmas Joy" arranged by James Swearingen, and "Adventum" by Jared Barnes.  Other holiday favorites will include "I'll Be Home for Christmas" arranged by James Swearingen, "Selections from The Nightmare Before Christmas" by Danny Elfman and arranged by Michael Brown, "An American Christmas" arranged by Robert W. Smith, "The Ultimate Christmas Sing-A-Long" arranged by Jerry Brubaker that will feature vocalists Lester Eisel and Mary Stone, and our finale will be "Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company" by John Philip Sousa.

Celebrate and get a joyous start to your holiday season with a concert by one of the premier community Wind Bands in Southern California.  The best part is that the concert is FREE.  So bring your entire family and invite your friends to Palomares Park on Friday, December 13th at 7:30 pm.

You can follow the Pomona Concert Band on their website at www.pomonaconcertband.org to view their concert schedule plus photo gallery and video gallery.  The band has a YouTube Channel, along with Facebook, X and Instagram websites.  So, click on the icons at the bottom of this email and visit our sites and let us know what you think.

Donations to the band are always welcome and appreciated.  The community can help support the Pomona Concert Band by becoming a supporter of The Friends of the Pomona Concert Band at the FRIENDS level ($99 & under), PATRONS ($100+), BENEFACTORS ($500+) and DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTORS ($1,000+).  All Donor's names will be included on every program and our website for the entire concert season.  The Friends of the Pomona Concert Band is a registered charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 C (3).  Checks may be made out to:  Friends of the Pomona Concert Band, P.O. Box 2753, Pomona, CA 91769.

Sincerely,