An Evening of Classic & Sacred Music? will include 2 Premieres ? ?The Healing Power of Jesus Christ? and ?Benediction?. Crawford Gates, who wrote the ?Fanfare for Lake Country?, the piece for our area, was a prolific American composer with nearly 900 works. Among them is ?Healing Power?, which has never been heard. Jacob Beranek, an Oconomowoc native now studying at Juilliard School in New York City, wrote ?Benediction? for a capella (unaccompanied) voices. It was recorded previously, but this is the first public performance. Frank S Chatfield, the namesake for the OCO?s Chatfield Award, and maker of the beautiful matched set of stringed instruments made from wood of the Lac LaBelle region, wrote a poem about Violin Making, that was recently discovered. It will be ?read? by 5 area students who have rehearsed and performed on the Chatfield Instruments: Amber Eggleston, Tyler Wacker, Logan Van Schyndle, Vera Novobielski and Emma-Jean Swanson. The video will be played for the first time at the Nov 11th concert, and later posted to YouTube.
Plan to attend this premiere networking event that gives you the opportunity to network with other business professionals, and gather new contacts and resources for your business needs.
Ring in the season by lighting the Oconomowoc Christmas Tree. The gathering will take place at the roundabout and will include holiday cheer, carols, treats, and the lighting of the tree. The annual Christmas Parade will follow at 5pm.
This year marks my 34th year of bringing Christmas to the stage! You would think it might get old for me, but no, quite the opposite. Each year I just can t wait to come and see all of you. It is the highlight of my year