ONTARIO PHILHARMONIC HOLIDAY JAMBOREE • ‘TIS THE SEASON WITH ReSOUND CHOIR
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2026 7:30PM
Presented by: Ontario Philharmonic
CHRISTMAS CHORAL TREASURES
Ontario Philharmonic welcomes to our stage RESOUND Choir and their Music Director Thomas Burton • This treasured holiday season program filled with spirited choral works and Christmas carols will remain ringing in your ears for days on end. Fill your heart, your soul, your spirit with Christmas choral majesty and the brilliance of the Ontario Philharmonic Brass Quintet and sing along! A spirited menu of Holiday favorites including these and so much more: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Deck the Halls, O Holy Night, Hallelujah Chorus (MESSIAH).
Recommended Age: 14+
Age Restrictions: 7+
Presented by: Ontario Philharmonic
CHRISTMAS CHORAL TREASURES
Ontario Philharmonic welcomes to our stage RESOUND Choir and their Music Director Thomas Burton • This treasured holiday season program filled with spirited choral works and Christmas carols will remain ringing in your ears for days on end. Fill your heart, your soul, your spirit with Christmas choral majesty and the brilliance of the Ontario Philharmonic Brass Quintet and sing along! A spirited menu of Holiday favorites including these and so much more: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Deck the Halls, O Holy Night, Hallelujah Chorus (MESSIAH).
Recommended Age: 14+
Age Restrictions: 7+
PROGRAM:
Sir David WILLCOCKS O Come All ye Faithful (Choir/Brass/Audience)
Bob HILCOTT (arr. Thomas Burton) Sussex Carol (Choir/Brass)
Morten LAURIDSEN Sure on this Shining Night (Choir)
OP Brass Quintet SOLO Brass
Arr. Ed HENDERSON I Saw Three Ships (Choir)
Sara BAREILLES (arr. George Chung) Winter Song (Choir)
Arr. Ed HENDERSON Joy! (Choir/Brass)
Intermission
Felix MENDELSSOHN Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Choir/Brass/Audience)
(arr.Sir David Willcocks)
James McKELVY Deck the Halls in 7/8 (Choir)
Harold DARKE (arr. Thomas Burton) In the Bleak Midwinter (Choir/Brass)
Dov FRIMER Al HaNissim, Chanukah song (Choir)
Franz Xaver GRUBER (arr. Dan Forrest) Silent Night (Choir)
OP Brass Quintet SOLO Brass
Arr. Kirby SHAW The Christmas Song (Choir)
George Frederic HANDEL Hallelujah Chorus (MESSIAH) – arr. Canadian Brass (Choir/Brass)
Guest Conductor: Thomas Burton, Music Director of RESOUND Choir
Sir David WILLCOCKS O Come All ye Faithful (Choir/Brass/Audience)
Bob HILCOTT (arr. Thomas Burton) Sussex Carol (Choir/Brass)
Morten LAURIDSEN Sure on this Shining Night (Choir)
OP Brass Quintet SOLO Brass
Arr. Ed HENDERSON I Saw Three Ships (Choir)
Sara BAREILLES (arr. George Chung) Winter Song (Choir)
Arr. Ed HENDERSON Joy! (Choir/Brass)
Intermission
Felix MENDELSSOHN Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Choir/Brass/Audience)
(arr.Sir David Willcocks)
James McKELVY Deck the Halls in 7/8 (Choir)
Harold DARKE (arr. Thomas Burton) In the Bleak Midwinter (Choir/Brass)
Dov FRIMER Al HaNissim, Chanukah song (Choir)
Franz Xaver GRUBER (arr. Dan Forrest) Silent Night (Choir)
OP Brass Quintet SOLO Brass
Arr. Kirby SHAW The Christmas Song (Choir)
George Frederic HANDEL Hallelujah Chorus (MESSIAH) – arr. Canadian Brass (Choir/Brass)
Guest Conductor: Thomas Burton, Music Director of RESOUND Choir