Houston Bronze presents "I Heard the Bells"
Guest Artist: Stephen Distad, organ
Concert DATES Set for December, 2025
Friday, December 12, 2025 7:30 pmMemorial Drive United Methodist Church12955 Memorial DriveHouston, Tx 77079
This concert will be live streamed. Access to live stream will be available by 7:00 pm on Friday, December 12, 2025 for the 7:30 concert.
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Saturday, December 13, 2025 7:00 pmTomball Methodist Church1603 Baker StreetTomball, TX 77375
Sunday, December 14, 2025 4:00 pmSugar Land Methodist Church431 Eldridge Road Sugar Land, Tx. 77478
Saturday, December 13, 2025 7:00 pmTomball Methodist Church1603 Baker StreetTomball, TX 77375
Sunday, December 14, 2025 4:00 pmSugar Land Methodist Church431 Eldridge Road Sugar Land, Tx. 77478
PROGRAM FOR "I HEARD THE BELLS"
Wassail Song (Here We Come a-Caroling) Leroy Anderson arr. Martha Lynn Thompson
An English Christmas Douglas Wagner Christmas Fantasia Mark Thallander Guest Artist, Stephen Distad
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day J. Baptiste Calkin arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Sing We Noël arr. Fred Gramann
In Dulci Jubilo arr. Kimberlee Strepka
Angels From the Realms of Glory arr. D. Linda McKechnie
Toccata on “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” arr. Paul Fey Guest Artist, Stephen Distad
Away In a Manger arr. Cathy Moklebust Pat-a-Pan arr. Fred Gramann
Come, Emmanuel Matthew Prins
Gloria Antonio Vivaldi arr. Gary Jungkeit March from The Nutcracker Peter TchaikovskyThe Nutcracker arr. Kevin McChesney To include excerpts from the following: The March, Dance of the Reed Flute, Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, Chinese Dance, and Trepak
Boughs of Holly Paul O’Neill and Robert Kinkel arr. Hart Morris
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day J. Baptiste Calkin arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Sing We Noël arr. Fred Gramann
In Dulci Jubilo arr. Kimberlee Strepka
Angels From the Realms of Glory arr. D. Linda McKechnie
Toccata on “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” arr. Paul Fey Guest Artist, Stephen Distad
Away In a Manger arr. Cathy Moklebust Pat-a-Pan arr. Fred Gramann
Come, Emmanuel Matthew Prins
Gloria Antonio Vivaldi arr. Gary Jungkeit March from The Nutcracker Peter TchaikovskyThe Nutcracker arr. Kevin McChesney To include excerpts from the following: The March, Dance of the Reed Flute, Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, Chinese Dance, and Trepak
Boughs of Holly Paul O’Neill and Robert Kinkel arr. Hart Morris
Houston Bronze Launches Fundraiser to refurbish bells Restore Harmony! "A spa day for bells"
For more information please click on this link: https://houstonbronze.org/restore-harmony
This will be our 36th Christmas concert. We started in 1988 and if those dates don't quite line up, it is because we did not play a concert in 1995. The ensemble was without a director. But we came back strong in 1996 and have played each year since then. Jeff Weiss, one of the founders of Houston Bronze, came across this and shared it with us. This is the possible repertoire list for that exciting first season. The date, 10.6.1988, gives us the time frame. The wonderful Hart Morris was one of the founders of the ensemble and he was our first director. I wonder what he selected. Stay tuned to see our repertoire for our new season. This season we will feature Stephen Distad on organ. Make your plans to attend. We will perform in three different parts of the city. All of the concerts are free. A love offering will be collected to help defray the cost of the concert. Mark your calendar!
EXCItiNG ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are excited to announce that we have been invited to perform once again with the Grammy Award winning Houston Chamber Choir. We are honored to have this opportunity.. We will play four concerts total, two on Saturday, December 6, and two on Sunday, December 7. The concerts will be at the beautiful Villa de Matel. We performed with them in 2019 and it was a wonderful experience. For more information about these concerts, please click on the link below.
https://www.houstonchamberchoir.org/2025-2026-season/tapestry
Pictures from 2019
Auditions are CompleteWe have completed our auditions for our 2025-2026 season. We are looking forward to starting a new season in August.
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