The Vance-Granville Community Band will perform its fourth annual Holiday Concert on Monday, Dec. 12. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Admission is free. Children are encouraged to attend and there will a special time devoted to them.
Michael Stephenson, the Vance-Granville Community College music instructor and director of the band, said that the evening’s music will include several of the holiday season’s favorite melodies, including “Sleigh Ride,” “O Holy Night,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” the “Twelve Days of Christmas” and more.
The “Vanguard Combo” student group will also perform several selections, including “This Christmas” and “All I Want for Christmas is You.”
Formed in 2008, the Vance-Granville Community Band is a joint effort between interested citizens and students. The ensemble has grown to approximately 50 members, including people from all four counties of the VGCC service area (Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin) and beyond.
For more information on the Community Band and other VGCC music programs, call Michael Stephenson at (252) 738-3346.