A Holiday Concert for the Coast

The Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers will present their annual holiday concert for the coast on December 9 at 3 pm, tickets are $20 in advance, $5 more day of and are available at Gualala Arts, the Dolphin Gallery and online at Eventbrite.com.

Under the direction of Jeanne Jackson, the Coleman Auditorium will be filled with the sounds of four and a half octaves of handbells and chimes rung by twelve ringers.

Holiday favorites will be performed such as “O Come, All Ye Faithful,”  “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming,” and “Carol of the Bells.”

The audience will be invited to sing along to “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Let There Be Peace On Earth,” and “Silent Night.”

The Mendonoma Coast has many talented musicians and some of them will be joining the bell ringers for this concert. Beloved vocalist, Sita Milchev, will sing the haunting “Mary, Did You Know.” Director, actor and vocalist Teo Ariola will sing “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” Mary Visher will perform the recorder solo on “All Is Well.” Karl Young will play the shakuhachi solo on “Sing We Now of Christmas.” And Dan Laux will perform the hammered dulcimer solo on “What Child is This?”

This concert is sure to get you in the holiday spirit!