Christmas Wishes: Bill Holcombe (1924-2010)

Holcombe was a flutist, composer and arranger. As a composer and arranger, he worked with Tommy Dorsey, 101 Strings, Peter Nero, and over 100 symphony orchestras, nationally and internationally, and performed with Tommy Dorsey, Tex Beneke, Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians, and the New York radio station WMGM "Theatre of the Air." He wrote more than 15 film scores. Christmas Wishes is one of his most popular arrangements. The quodlibet (medley of popular tunes) is scored for strings and piano and includes O Christmas Tree, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Silent Night, Deck The Halls, and Jingle Bells.

Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota
Robert Vodnoy, Music Director and conductor
Happy Holidays: December 1, 2022, 7:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Sarasota
Sponsored by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County
The Raymund Foundation, JACOBS Management Consultants
Donna Wood and William MacMillan