Here are some more video excerpts from the Christmas concert last Sunday by the "Sinfónica de Minería". For the second half, the conductor had changed from his white tie and tails into a more casual holiday sweater.
"Bugler's Holiday" by Leroy Anderson
Tenor Alan Pingarrón returned to the stage dressed in a "charro" outfit to sing some traditional Mexican Christmas songs.
The audience joined in singing "Feliz Navidad" by José Feliciano.
This song from Spain, "Hacia Belén Va Un Burro" (A Burro Goes Toward Bethlehem) brought back memories. It's a Christmas song we learned in one of my college Spanish classes.
The "posada" song is sung during the neighborhood processions which represent Joseph and Mary looking for lodging. The tenor and chorus sang the verses of Joseph and Mary asking for room at the inn, and the audience sang the responses from within the inn.
After the "posada", the "piñata" song is sung while the children attempt to break the piñata. "Dale, dale, dale..." "Hit it, hit it, hit it..."
It was a wonderfully enjoyable concert, and we hope to make it an annual holiday tradition!
Good ole Leroy Anderson. Fun MHHS fact. We played his "A Christmas Festival" every Christmas. My poor parents listened to it for 12 straight years. I played Sleigh Ride at least twice, but we never had that much fun with it. :)
ReplyDeleteHola Catalina,
DeleteI had to go back to my old Cleveland Orchestra Christmas CD to realize that the piece was arranged by Leroy Anderson. The orchestra might not be of the same quality as the Cleveland Orchestra, but they had so much fun with the music that everyone left the concert happy and filled with Christmas spirit.
Hope you had a merry Christmas and that 2026 is a good year for you!