Join the Heisey Wind Ensemble on Saturday, December 13th at 7:30 pm at the Lawrence E. Griffin Performing Arts Center at Newark High School. We are thrilled to have vocalist Felita LaRock sing with the band!
Don’t miss the HWE Trombone Section Pre-Concert Christmas Music at approximately 6:45pm.
Vocalist Felita LaRock was born and raised in Newark, Ohio. She currently resides with her family in Dayton, Ohio. Felita retired after 20 years of dedicated military service as a lead vocalist with the United States Air Force Band of Flight at WPAFB and the United States Air Force Band of the Pacific-Japan, where she has entertained hundreds of thousands of our brave men and woman and their families all around the world. Before her military career, Felita taught general music at St. Bernard’s Catholic School in Springfield, Ohio and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. She also attended Graduate School at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee and The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio for studies in Music Education.
Tickets are available at the door: $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students.
A Hometown Christmas
Dr. Russel C. Mikkelson, Music Director & Conductor
Saturday, December 13, 2025 – 7:30 p.m.
A Christmas Festival – Leroy Anderson
A Most Wonderful Christmas – Robert Sheldon
Merry Christmas, Darling – Richard Carpenter and Frank Pooler, arr. Russel C. Mikkelson
Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano, arr. Russel C. Mikkelson
Dreidel Dance – Robert Thurston
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella – Gary Fry, arr. Russel C. Mikkelson
Christmas on Broadway – arr. John Higgins
Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) – Amy Grant, arr. Russel C. Mikkelson
Silent Night – arr. William Silvester
Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson