Volume 5: Issue 15| November 27, 2023

Kicking Off The Holiday Season

West Texas A&M University will join forces with the city of Canyon to officially kick off the holiday season with several activities in coming weeks.

The community is invited to join WT students, faculty and staff at President Walter V. and Mary Wendler’s annual Christmas reception and the Festival of Lights on Nov. 29, and activities will continue over the next several days. The Wendlers’ reception will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 29 in Legacy Hall inside the Jack B. Kelley Student Center. The party—which is open to the community, as well as WT donors—will offer hors d’oeuvres and a hot chocolate bar, plus music from the WT Jazz Quartet. Bucky will hand out red and green glow necklaces, and cookies, hot chocolate and cider will be served. Children can enjoy a petting zoo, obstacle course and bounce houses.

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WT Orchestra's Annual Christmas Concert

Joyous carols will ring out at the West Texas A&M University Symphony Orchestra’s annual holiday concert.

“I Heard the Bells! Music of the Christmas Season,” in conjunction with the WT Choirs, will be performed at 4 and 7 p.m. Dec. 3 in Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall on WT’s Canyon campus.

Admission is free, but tickets are required.

“From timeless carols to contemporary favorites, experience the spirit of the season through the magic of music,” said Dr. Mark Bartley, director of orchestral activities, the Lilith Brainard Professor of Music and associate dean for music in the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities. “Bring your loved ones and immerse yourself in the festive ambiance, where the twinkling lights, joyful tunes, and—yes—the bells create a perfect harmony of Christmas magic.”

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Amahl and The Night Visitors

West Texas A&M University Opera will stage a beloved holiday production in its first performance of the fall.

Students will present “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” an American opera about a detour taken by the three kings on their way to witness the birth of Jesus, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex Recital Hall on WT’s Canyon campus.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and free for WT students, faculty and staff with a Buff Gold Card.

“This opera is a great fairytale of the Christmas season with its anticipation of the birth of Christ,” said stage director Dr. Robert Hansen, Regents Professor of Music. “My goal is to make it playful as a way of highlighting the miracle that occurs in the show.”

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Chamber Singers Holiday Concert

West Texas A&M University’s Chamber Singers will welcome the holiday season in an upcoming concert.

The Chamber Singers’ Christmas concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex Recital Hall on WT’s Canyon campus.

Admission is free.

“Many of our numbers will be beloved classic carols arranged with some twists and turns,” said Dr. Sean Pullen, director of choral programs and professor of music in WT’s School of Music. “The intimacy of the FAC recital hall makes a great setting for this concert, which is sure to bring the holiday spirit to our audience.”

Among the selections are “Joy to the World” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” along with several other classic holiday favorites.

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