London Concert Band presents:

COmfort & Joy

Conductors: Eric Heidenheim, Kaeleigh Campbell

December 14, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

A.B. Lucas Secondary School

PROGRAM ORDER

O Canada - Calixa Lavallée, Arr. Vincent Roy

Toboggan - JaRod Hall

• A sparkling musical ride that races downhill through fresh snow, flying snowballs, and pure winter fun.

A Fireside Christmas - James Swearingen

• A warm medley blending Winter Wonderland, Christmas Lullaby, and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

Old Brenton Carol - Gustav Holst, setting by Robert W. Smith

• A reverent setting inspired by Holst’s sacred works, filled with quiet beauty and winter stillness.

Yuletide Tapestry - Arr. Gary E. Parks

• A festive weave of five holiday favourites, moving from traditional styles to bright Latin-jazz energy.

Winter Rhapsody - Ralph Ford

• A gentle, expressive ballad that paints snowy landscapes and nostalgic winter memories.

Comfort and Joy - Arr. Jerry Brubaker

• A bold, fresh fantasia on God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen that shifts from brooding to jubilant.

Intermission

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Arr. Chip Davis, Adapted by Robert Longfield

• A driving, modern take on the classic carol, full of syncopation, sparkle, and rock-style percussion.

Prelude on Greensleeves - Arr. James L. Hosay

• A powerful opening that melts into a tender, lyrical statement of the timeless melody.

Old Scottish Melody (Auld Lang Syne) - Setting by Charles A. Wiley

• A reflective, heartfelt setting that honours memories, milestones, and moments worth keeping.

Adventum - Arr. Jared Barnes

• A dramatic, cinematic journey through the Christmas story, from quiet anticipation to ringing celebration.

Christmas Sing-a-Long - Arr. James D. Ployhar

• Get your singing voices ready! Please join us for a sing-a-long of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, O Come All Ye Faithful, Deck The Halls, Silent Night, The First Noel, Joy To The World, and We Wish You A Merry Christmas. Download the lyrics.

London Concert Band Members 2025/2026

*Section Leader

CONDUCTORS

Eric Heidenheim

Eric Heidenheim retired from the Thames Valley District School Board in 2018, after 30 years of teaching instrumental music. He started the band program at J.P. Robarts Elementary School and at the secondary level, Eric was a member of the Montcalm, Clarke Road and Westminster Music Departments. The last 13 years of his career were spent conducting the wonderful bands at H.B. Beal Secondary. Eric was as an active musician during his teaching career and he has played in many community ensembles over the years. He also conducts Once A Quartet and The Saturday Morning Brass, 2 ensembles that are affiliated with the New Horizons program at Western University. Eric has also enjoyed serving as clinician and guest conductor at several elementary school band clinics in recent years.

Kaeleigh Campbell

Kaeleigh Campbell has been conducting musical ensembles since graduating from Western University in 2010. She has been a performer in the London Concert Band since the late 2000’s and, in 2020, joined the ensembles conducting team. Kaeleigh is currently the middle school music teacher at Matthews Hall Independent School where she conducts a variety of choirs and bands and has been musical director for the school’s productions of Annie, Seussical and Newsies. Other highlights of her conducting experiences include leading a steel pan ensemble in Trinidad and conducting intermediate youth choirs of 300+ students at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto.

WITH THANKS

Thank you to Matthews Hall for generously providing space for our music library.

We acknowledge that the London Concert Band is located on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lunaapeewak, and Attawandaron peoples, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum. This land continues to be the home to diverse Indigenous peoples (First Nation, Metis and Inuit) whom we recognize as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors of our society.

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