Let It Snow!?
Atlanta’s biggest weather fears may be snow and ice, but that won’t stop Atlanta Freedom Bands from presenting a wintry mix of music to celebrate the holiday season. AFB tempts Mother Nature with a program recalling the joys of snow days, the special music of the holidays, and all the things we love about winter. Bundle up with us for music from Frozen all the way to “Sleigh Ride”!
The concert will also feature the premiere of a new work from our Student Composer Residency Program. We are proud to welcome Abdo Timejardine-Zomeño, a student in Clarinet and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago to the podium to conduct the band in the premiere. His “A Child’s Desperate Call” honors the memory of those lost at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022. The work will kick off the eighth year of the program.
Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors, and $10 for students.
The concert will also stream live from AFB’s YouTube channel.
The concert program includes:
“C’est Noel” by André Jutras
“Let it Snow” arr. by Ralph Ford
“Snow Day Celebration” by Alan Stein
“The First Noel” by Chip Davis
“Winter Suite” by Gustav Holst
“Toboggan” by JaRod Hall
“Fanfare for the Festival of Lights” by Evan VanDoren
“Chanukah Collage” by Andrew Yozviak
“A Child’s Desperate Call” by Abdo Timejardine-Zomeño
Symphonic Highlights from Frozen
“Laughing All the Way” by Larry MacTaggart
“A Winter’s Night” by Rick Kirby
“Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson
ACCESSIBILITY
An accessible entrance is available with a flat path from the parking deck behind the church to the rear door into the concert area and to the restrooms. The standard complement of symphonic percussion will be in use. The concert will include visual projections but will not have special effects or lighting. For accessibility questions, please email development@atlantafreedombands.com.
| GETTING HERE Parking is available in a pay deck behind the church. Overflow parking is available street-side and in a pay lot at Highland Ave and Briarcliff Place. Open Google Maps > |
VIEW THE PROGRAM Concert programs are available the week before the show so you can read more about the pieces and composers. Let It Snow!? Digital Concert Program |
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WATCH THE STREAM All of AFB’s 30th season concerts will stream live on our YouTube channel. The stream will be available for a short time after the concert. View the Stream |
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“Let It Snow!?” is supported in part by the City of Atlanta – Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Funding for this program is also provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts & Culture. This program is supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency – the National Endowment for the Arts.