On this special holiday broadcast of Introductions, we will be featuring the Cello Choir of the Music Institute of Chicago. We are dedicating this program to the memory of Gilda Barston, who taught cello at the Music Institute of Chicago for over 40 years. She was an advocate for the Suzuki training method, and her teaching was world renowned. Gilda was also known for hosting holiday parties with cello choirs, which is what inspired this program. Special thanks to Jim Setapen, Sue Polutnik, and the staff at Nichols Concert Hall for making this program possible.
Introductions Holiday Special: Music Institute of Chicago Academy Cellos
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“Jingle Bells”
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Set One
“Christmas Trio”
“Ave Maria,” by Franz Schubert
“Trepak” from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet, by Piotr Tchaikovsky
“Away in a Manger” -
Set Two
“Good King Wenceslau”
“O Hanukkah”
“Little Drummer Boy”
“Silent Night”
“Frosty the Snowman”
“Suzy Snowflake” -
Set Three
“Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
“Winter Wonderland,” by Felix Bernard
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”
“Dona nobis pacem,” by Wolfgang A. Mozart
Cello Christmas Medley
