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POCATELLO 鈥� The Idaho State Civic Symphony, joining with the Camerata Singers and the 色花堂app Choirs, will present the 鈥淛oy to the World: an ISU Christmas鈥� concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12 in the ISU Stephens Performing Arts Center鈥檚 Jensen Grand Concert Hall.

The holiday concert will feature traditional favorites to celebrate the season. It is co-sponsored by the J.R. Simplot Company, Idaho Central Credit Union and Rotary Club of Pocatello.

Guests can arrive early to meet with friends in the Marshal Rotunda, savor the ambience of the special Christmas decorations, and enjoy snacks, desserts and beverages available for purchase before the concert. Kappa Kappa Psi, the ISU music fraternity, will provide pre-concert musical entertainment from 6:30-7 p.m. Doors to the Jensen Grand Concert Hall will open at 7 p.m.

On both Friday and Saturday, Kappa Kappa Psi tables will collect canned food donations for the local Idaho Food Bank and for monetary contributions for donation to Bannock Youth Foundation.

The concert will open with 鈥淥 Come O Come Emmanuel,鈥� a piece picked to set the tone for the evening, as vocalists will enter the hall in a candlelit processional. The orchestra and chorus will then perform 鈥淥 Come All Ye Faithful,鈥� followed by Part I of Mendelssohn鈥檚 鈥淐hristus鈥� This portion, 鈥淒ie Geburt Christi鈥� (鈥淭he Birth of Christ鈥�) of Mendelssohn鈥檚 unfinished oratorio, demonstrates his skill in the blending of vocal and orchestral music.

Next, Hely-Hutchinson鈥檚 鈥淐arol Symphony,鈥� an orchestral arrangement intertwining familiar Christmas carols, will be performed. The first half of the concert will conclude with choirs and orchestra performing 鈥淗ark the Herald Angels Sing.鈥�

After intermission, songs to be performed include Lee Melendez鈥檚 1965 holiday television special-based songs from the Peanuts comic strip of Charles Schultz. David Pugh鈥檚 medley of tunes from 鈥淎 Charlie Brown Christmas鈥� will evoke memories of those lovable characters.

A change of pace is provided with Franz Biebl鈥檚 1964 choral arrangement of 鈥淎ve Maria.鈥� The piece begins with a quiet Gregorian chant, and then as additional voices join in, the music soars and rises, then fades to a peaceful end.

The concert continues with several familiar Christmas carols, progressing from the soft lullaby sounds of Henry Pfohl鈥檚 arrangement of the 16th-century English 鈥淐oventry Carol,鈥� to the more lively French tune, Barlow Bradford鈥檚 鈥淏ring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella鈥� (Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabella), to the call to rejoice in John Rutter鈥檚 arrangement of Isaac Watt鈥檚 18th-century work, 鈥淛oy to the World.鈥� The evening鈥檚 traditional finale, Richard Anderson鈥檚 鈥淪leigh Ride,鈥� will complete the concert.

Tickets are available at the Stephens Performing Arts Center Box Office, Vickers Western Store, or online at www.isu.edu/stephens. Ticket prices are $34 per adult, $18 for students through high school and $12 for third-tier balcony. A limited number of $18 rush tickets (seating in Rows T-CC assigned by the Box Office as available) will be sold after 7 p.m. concert night. All prices are subject to additional Box Office fees and credit card charges. ISU students with valid Bengal cards are admitted free, up to a maximum 150.

Contact the ISU Box Office at 282-3595 or Vickers Western Store, 1460 Yellowstone, Pocatello or phone 237-5700 for tickets and information.