Maricopa Music Circle performs its winter concert Dec. 8.

 

December is a musical month for Maricopa. Student performers and veteran musicians alike are tuning up for holiday programs.

Dec. 4

MHS bands will present their annual “Pass in Review” concert highlighting symphonic band, marching band, percussion and intermediate band. “Pass in Review” is at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Admission is free.

Dec. 8

Catch up with the MHS Marching Rams again at 7 p.m. when they perform in the Light Parade for Ak-Chin’s Masik Tas on Farrell Road.

Also that night, Maricopa Music Circle will be joined by soloists from ONYX Dancers and Maricopa Chorus for the “Grand Winter Holiday Concert.” The concert will be at the University of Arizona’s Maricopa Agricultural Center at 7:30 p.m.

Bizet’s cathedral bells ring in the evening, followed by Berlin’s “White Christmas,” Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, “I’ll be home for Christmas,” “Hark! The herald angels sing,” “The Christmas Song,” “Jingle Bells” in ragtime and, of course, several movements from Handel’s monumental “Messiah.” The concert will close with a sing-along to the Hallelujah Chorus – so bring your music and be ready to join in.

Dec. 9

Central Arizona College’s Handbell Choir has made its concert in Maricopa a winter tradition. “Let Them Ring” starts at 4 p.m. in Building A, Room 101. The rich harmonies of handbells perform a lineup of beautiful music. Admission is free, but seating is limited, and tickets disappear quickly. EventsAtCAC.com

Dec. 14

Gin Blossoms headline a free concert at Ak-Chin Circle for Masik Tas. Gates open at 6 p.m. Vertical Horizon opens the show.

 

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