NIC Christmas Concert To Feature Holiday Sing-Along

Families are encouraged to attend this year's annual holiday concert at North Idaho College December 5 and 6, which will include the traditional holiday songs and the sing-along that bring the crowd to its feet each year.

The "Sounds of Christmas" concert will feature several holiday-themed pieces by the NIC Wind Symphony led by Terry Jones. The band will perform "Jubilant Holiday" by Sean O'Loughlin, "Greensleeves Variants" by Robert E. Foster and the Johnnie Vinson arrangement of "Overture to Miracle on 34th Street."

The NIC Concert Choir, Madrigal Singers and Jazz Co. jazz choir will perform selections such as "Ding Dong, Merrily on High," "O Holy Night" and a medley from Irving Berlin's "White Christmas."

The NIC choral groups, which are conducted by Max Mendez, will then join forces with the NIC Wind Symphony for the traditional holiday sing-along of well-known Christmas carols with the audience.

"Sounds of Christmas" will be at 7:30pm Saturday, December 5 and at 2pm Sunday, December 6 in NIC's Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center.

The concert is free and open to the public. For information, call 208-769-3276.