Swinging into the Holidays with music

Sheridan College’s Holiday Swing ‘21 concert will be presented at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15, in Kinnison Hall at Whitney Center For The Arts. 

This concert is free and open to the public and no tickets are required. A non-perishable donation to the People Assistance Food Bank is appreciated.

Holiday Swing is directed by Sheridan College Director of Bands and Jazz Studies Dr. Eric Richards and features the Sheridan College Trombone Choir, Concert Brass Ensemble, Symphony Band and Jazz Ensemble big band. 

While appearing on Sheridan Meida’s Public Pulse, Richards spoke on the partnership and the effort being made at the concert this year to benefit those in need. 

Performance highlights will include Christmas and Holiday music for brass, “Sleigh Ride”, jazz treatments of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Winter Wonderland” and premieres of Richards’ new arrangements of “Toyland”, the Chanukah song “Maoz Tzur” and “I Wonder As I Wonder”.