The Whitehouse Wind Symphony, a community band under the direction of Branchburg, N.J., resident James P. Sheeley, Jr., will present three holiday concerts this December at various locations throughout central New Jersey.
The program is titled “Carols, Candles and Cheer!” Concertgoers will listen to the band’s arrangements of classic Christmas carols such as “Good King Wenceslas,” “Hark The Herald Angels Sing,” “Oh Come, All Ye Faithful,” and “Here We Come A’Caroling.” The band will also perform a medley of favorite holiday songs, including “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer,” “Frosty the Snowman,” and “The Christmas Song.” Audience members will also have the opportunity to sing along with the band.
The first concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Whitehouse United Methodist Church (the band’s namesake venue), 73 Old Highway 28 in Whitehouse Station.
The second concert will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Flemington United Methodist Church, 116 Main St. in Flemington. The concert is intentionally scheduled so that audience members can exit the church after the concert and immediately enjoy the annual holiday parade in Flemington presented by the Hunterdon Chamber of Commerce.
The third concert will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Readington Reformed Church, 124 Readington Road in Readington.
All three of these concerts are free and open to the general public, although donations will be accepted to benefit the band, a nonprofit group comprised entirely of volunteer musicians, as well as the presenting churches. Venues are handicap accessible.
In the event of dangerous travel conditions or public health emergency, the announcement to postpone or cancel any of these concerts will be made at whitehousewindsymphony.org and on social media.
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