Event Information

December 12, 2025 (Fri) 7pm
CANDLELIGHT HOLIDAY
First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in downtown Columbia
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$25 General | $5 Children age 12 or younger
Door opens at 6:30 p.m.. / Come at 6:15 p.m. for FREE hot chocolate!

~ Program ~

Pre-concert
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy' and 'Miniature Overture" from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (1892) [6']
HYO-SIS
​Jihyo Jung and Seunghyo Jung, piano

Greetings, by Ayako Tsuruta
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About the program, by Maria Duhova Trevor

Ludovico Einaudi (b. 1955): Una Mattina (2004) [3']
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959): O Canto do Cisne Negro ( Song Of the Black Swan, 1917/1948) [3']
L. Einaudi: Nuvole Bianche (2003) [6']
Adolphe Adam (1803-1856): O Holy Night (1847, arr. McDonald) [2']
Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921): Carol of the Bells (1916, arr. Todorova/ Stankulova) [2']
Duo 51 Strings
​Maria Duhova Trevor, harp
Kirk Trevor, violoncello

Six Morceaux, Op. 11, for piano duo (1894) [26']
Barcarolle
Scherzo
Theme Russe
Valse
Romance
Slava
Ayako Tsuruta and Peter Miyamoto, piano

Intermission

arr. Lani Smith / Traditional: Est ist ein' Ros (Lo, How a Rose), a 16th century German melody
arr. Joel Raney: A Merry Tango
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; Joy to the World; Sing We Now of Christmasa
Colleen Ostercamp, organ
Ayako Tsuruta, piano

arr. Joo-Hye Lee (b. 1995)
Christmas Fantasy (2015) [11']
Arrangement includes holiday favorite tunes:
Carol of the Bells, Sleigh Ride, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Let It Snow, Angel We Have Heard on High, Jingle Bells
Helena Hyesoo Kim and Curtis Pavey, piano I
Ayako Tsuruta and Peter Miyamoto, piano II

Price:
General Admission: USD 25.00

Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM