Pops goes the Chorus of Westerly
Candy canes all aglow? Check.
Holly on your own front door? Check.
Christmas tree to be decorated in park stress-tested for sturdiness in case of heavy snowfall? Check.
Neighborhood fund-drive underway to hire hit man to eliminate kook who wrote “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer?” Check.
MOST importantly, though: Are you ready for the Chorus of Westerly’s Christmas Pops?
The 180-voice ensemble, conducted by Andrew Howell and featuring the Pops Festival Orchestra and other special guests, will present their annual family-friendly Christmas Pops concerts Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and evening in Kent Hall. The venue will be transformed into a winter wonderland, and a program of new and classic material will include a premiere performance by Andrew Lidestri of “A Christmas Carol” (music by John Tafone, text by Bridget Deninn.
Oh! And if that Santa guy should suddenly show up, well, so much the better!
Christmas Pops, Chorus of Westerly, 7 p.m. Saturday, 3 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, George Kent Performance Hall, 11 High St., Westerly; sold out, call (401) 596-8663 for wait list.
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