OCC Wind Ensemble Presents Free Christmas Concert

OCC Marketing & Public Relations

Dec 1, 2023

News Release

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The Orange Coast College Wind Ensemble will host the 23rd annual holiday performance featuring popular Christmas music. The performance, titled “Merry Christmas,” will take place on Wednesday Dec. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in OCC's College Center Ballroom "B."

Director Dana Wheaton will lead musicians in a program that includes classic works, such as "Greensleeves" arranged by Alfred Reed, "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson, and "A Christmas Portrait" arranged by Jerry Nowak.

OCC’s Wind Ensemble includes musicians from the local community, some of whom have been performing with the group for more than 25 years. The Wind Ensemble performs once each semester, in addition to giving a Christmas concert and playing at OCC's commencement.

The concert is free to attend.