By Alyssa Book and Jared Murray

Winter Fantasia is an annual performance put on by all the musical art departments at FC. On Thursday, Dec. 8, students will showcase their talents by performing classic holiday pieces such as “Sleigh Ride” along with some more Christmas songs with a modern twist. This is a joint performance which includes the orchestra, band, choir, and handbells.

Winter Fantasia has taken a lot of preparation and freshman look at this as new and exciting, but still a challenge. Freshman Madison Eickholtz said she is eager to see what Winter Fantasia is like. She added lots of practicing and getting into the Christmas spirit is helping preparing her for today and Thursday. Eickholtz is a first violinist in the symphony orchestra.

This program is a culmination of all the musical departments at FC. Each program gets their own time on stage to perform several songs. At the end of the program all of the groups join together on stage and perform classics such as “White Christmas” and “Do You Hear What I Hear.”

Students use this performance to share in the holiday spirit with their community. This is an annual showcase that has freshmen through seniors eager to show talent to friends in family.

Senior Robin Fearheiley plays the bassoon in the symphony orchestra, concert band along with playing the saxophone in the Jeff sax choir. She likes Winter Fantasia because she gets the chance to appreciate the other musical groups at FC.

Orchestra director Doug Elmore, band director Harold Yankey and chorus/handbells director Angela Hampton are the excavators of this ambitious yet rewarding concert. They have prepared their students to give great performance; Thursday audiences will get to experience the show for themselves.

Both concerts will take place in the FC auditorium at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday night.