Noel! Bach & Handel
Noel! Bach & Handel
FEATURING WAYNE WILDMAN AND THE CAPITOL CIVIC CENTRE COMMUNITY CHORALE
3pm Sunday, Dec 21, 2025
Capitol Civic Centre
Esteemed former Music Director Maestro Wayne Wildman returns for a joyous performance of Bach and Handel concertos with MSO, led by Dylan Chmura-Moore—perfectly suited to the season: celestial and full of thanks! The Capitol Civic Centre Community Chorale—led by Jim & Susie Miller—joins in the festive joy, singing new American carols by the legendary Alfred Burt and the holiday favorites that inspire and make this tradition meaningful. Come early and visit with Santa in the lobby.
Concert $43 / $40 / $36
Ages 35 and under may purchase tickets for $18.96 Plus tax. Children 11 & under free.
Tickets to our Holiday Cheer Appetizer Event Fundraiser Sold Separately $65
Tickets to all 4 concerts
Mark Barkley Miller
The Aschenbrenner Foundation of Lakeshore Community Foundation
Tom & Virginia Bare Charitable Fund
Season Leader
Roy & Darlene Geigel Foundation
Season Benefactor
Dave Wage & Sandra Murzyn
Season Benefactor
Friends of Anne McCracken, In Memory
Season Sponsor
Susan & Alex Murtaugh
Season Sponsor
Season Sponsor
Season Sponsor
Season Media Underwriter
Season Media Underwriter
Hospitality Sponsor
Concert Champion
Concert Champion
Concert Champion
Christine Kornely, Independent Stylist
Concert Champion
Mark & Michelle Klaiber
Concert Champion
John & Laurale Stern
Concert Champion
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) arr. Craig Mason
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (3’)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Harpsichord Concerto no.5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (10’)
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Largo
III. Presto
Émile Waldteufel (1837-1915)
Skaters Waltz (Les Patineurs), op.183 (7’)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Organ Concerto no.9 in B-flat Major, op.7 no.3, HWV 308 (13’)
I. Allegro
II. Organo (Adagio e Fuga) ad libitum
III. Spiritoso
IV. Menuet
V. Menuet
Traditional arr. Mason
O Come, All Ye Faithful (3’)
INTERMISSION
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cantata: We thank you, God, we thank you (Wir danken dir, Gott, Wir danken dir), BWV 29 (7’)
Sinfonia
Chorus: Wir danken dir, Gott
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Death and Life: I Am The Alpha / Celestial Chorus (Mors et Vita: Ego sum alpha / Choeur Celeste), part 3 no.7 (7’)
Alfred Burt (1920-1954)
The Many Joys of Christmas (7’)
Robert Shaw (1910-2004) (ed. RR Bennett)
Many Moods of Christmas, Suite 2 (11’)
The Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra led by Dylan Chmura-Moore
VIOLIN I
Carrie Kulas, Concertmaster
Jim VanLanen Jr.
Lori Bonin
Jaci Collins
Taylor Giorgio
Kylie Bowman
Shoua Xiong
Heidi Barker
Iuliia Mykolyk
VIOLIN II
Joan Geraldson, Virginia Bare Memorial Principal Second
Violin Chair
Ryan Kraemer
Dan Ognavic
Joyce Malloy
Beth Kreutzer
Taylor Rudlaff
Ellie Rice
Megan O’Connor
David Oldenburg
Lauren Oldenburg
VIOLA
Jane Bradshaw Finch, principal
Ann Stephan
Sarah Oftedahl
T.J. Hull
Andy Bruzewicz
Amy Beekhuizen
CELLO
Charles Stephan, Karen Steingraber Principal Cello Chair
Nic Cywinski
Michael Dewhirst
Wendy Scattergood
Nancy Kaphaem
Anne Keran
Rori Beatty
Simon Ulrich
DOUBLE BASS
Brian Kulas, principal
Ann Boeckman
Jessica Otte
FLUTE
Kristen Fenske, Michelle Garnett Klaiber Principal Flute Chair
Cathy Burback
PICCOLO
Cathy Burback
OBOE
Suzanne Geoffrey, Les J. Graebel Memorial & Emily and Mike Howe Family Principal Oboe Chair
Jennifer Bryan
Jennifer Bryan
CLARINET
Jill Hanes, Mark Klaiber Principal Clarinet Chair
Corynn Nordstrom
Orlando Pimentel
BASSOON
Susan Lawrence McCardell, David Satchell Memorial Principal Bassoon Chair
Rachel Richards
HORN
Michelle McQuade Dewhirst, principal
Wanda Braden
Andrew Parks
Keith Powell
TRUMPET
John Daniel, John & Laurale Stern Principal Trumpet Chair
Bill Hampton
Ronald Cole
TROMBONE
Jonathan Winkle, principal
Matthew Bragstad
BASS TROMBONE
Kenneth Johnson
Mike Forbes
TIMPANI
John Aaholm, principal
PERCUSSION
Victoria Daniel, Ellen Jane Lohmeyer Memorial Principal Percussion Chair
Marisol Kuborn
Joe Vetter
HARP
Mary Keppeler
ORGAN CONSOLE ASST
Matthew Thorne
Nick Towns
Marcus Wakefield
About Wayne Wildman
Wayne Wildman, Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra Music Director, 1990-2019
Sheboygan-born maestro Wayne Wildman was educated at Lakeland College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A winner of the prestigious Danforth National Fellowship, he
served for many years as a music instructor at UW-Sheboygan.
An active harpsichordist, organist and pianist, Wildman has made solo appearances with the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra and the Sheboygan, Manitowoc and Green Bay Civic
Orchestras. For six seasons, he performed as harpsichordist and pianist at the Washington Island Music Festival. He was pianist for the Henryk Szeryng International Violin Competition in Toluca, Mexico and has appeared with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in programs at the Art Institute of Chicago and Symphony Center.
Wildman served as Music Director of the Manitowoc Symphony from 1990 until his retirement in 2019. He was accompanist and later Music Director of Sheboygan’s Lakeshore Chorale. In
May of 2023, Wildman retired from the post of Music Director at First United Lutheran Church in Sheboygan, after 29 years of service.
About The Capitol Civic Centre Community Chorale
The Capitol Civic Centre Community Chorale (CCCCC) was founded by its co-directors, Jim and Susie Miller.
The Millers met as Music Education/Voice Majors at Indiana University School of Music in 1960. Jim earned his Masters in Choral Conducting and shortly after, the Miller family moved to Manitowoc, where Jim began teaching at Lincoln High School.
Under the direction of the Millers, the CCCCC began rehearsing in 2014. Its primary purpose is to give local people who love choral singing an opportunity to sing in a four-part chorus. Currently, there are 45 singers.
CCCCC is sponsored by the Capitol Civic Centre, providing the Chorale with a budget for music purchases and publicity. Music is also borrowed from churches, schools, and the library at UW-Green Bay Manitowoc.
The CCCCC is a non-auditioned chorus, and all who love to sing and enjoy a varied repertoire are invited to join. If interested, call the CCC or Jim or Susie Miller at 920-684-4862.
Tickets are sold by the Capitol Civic Centre Box Office, 913 S. 8th Street, Manitowoc WI, 920.683.2184. Click for online ticketing.
- Individual ticket prices are Tier 1-$43, Tier 2-$40, and Tier 3-$36 plus sales tax.
- Ages 35 and under may purchase Tier 2 or Tier 3 tickets for $18.96 plus sales tax.
- Children ages 11 & under are free.
Attend this concert as part of a season subscription. Please see our Season Ticket page for prices and to purchase, or visit the Capitol Civic Centre’s website.
This performance is not rated.
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Tickets $65 — All Proceeds Benefit MSO
Join friends in the Capitol’s inviting Mertens Lounge for a festive holiday gathering after the concert. Celebrate the season while you savor an appetizer & dessert buffet, a favorite beverage, and the uplifting feeling of keeping your Symphony’s music thriving for years to come. Seating is limited.
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Check out Dylan’s “What’s on Deck” playlist, updated with each concert to give you a taste of what we’ll play. A free Spotify account is needed.
Dec 2: Guest Artist and Former MSO Music Director Wayne Wildman discusses his upcoming concert appearance on WOMT’s Be My Guest. Listen to the recorded podcast here.
Dec 18: Music Director Dylan Chmura-Moore talks about the upcoming concert with Tina Prigge on WOMT’s After Further Review / Coolest Coast. Listen to recorded podcast here.
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