Looking Back on the Nov. 30th Holiday Appearance at Strathmore
The Alexandria Harmonizers appeared at the
Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda as part of its holiday concert series. The Harmonizers previously performed in the
Strathmore productions of “I Am Harvey Milk” in 2016 and “Iron and Coal –
Survivor and Son” in 2018. This was the
first time that Strathmore agreed to book the Harmonizers for their own show,
which was designed and produced by the Harmonizers artistic team.
The chorus and their guest artists did the show on
Sat. afternoon, Nov. 30th for a largely sold-out audience that
included many new patrons, plus many
usual Harmonizer and barbershop fans.
The “Holidays in Harmony: An A Cappella Concert”
featured the chorus plus the 2006 BHS gold medal quartet Vocal Spectrum from
St. Louis, and A Cappella! – a mixed
chorus of students from James Hubert Blake High School in Montgomery County,
MD, directed by Sandra Zinkievich.
All groups performed holiday tunes for the
enthusiastic audience. The finale, a
beautiful arrangement of “Tribute to
World Peace,” featured all three groups – the Harmonizers, Vocal Spectrum, and
A Cappella! singing together in a moving performance that brought the audience
to its feet.
The chorus was directed by Joe Cerutti with associate director Tony Colosimo and assistant director Chuck Hunter. The
Harmonizers small group ensemble, TBD, also sang on the show. And Will
Cox recited his popular version of “The Night Before Christmas” for
children in the audience.
The singers met at 10 am on show day at the Music
Center for warm up, brief reviews, and then stage time for all groups. Tech support for this performance was
provided by the Music Center team which also dressed the stage with festive
holiday decorations.
Until next time – editorjack!
