ISM Christmas Concert
Concert at the International School of Helsinki
16 December 2023 at 14:00
Part I
| Student (Teacher) | Title | Composer |
| Nolen Kemenczy (1) | Upon Paul’s Steeple | Traditional |
| Lili Stenvall (2) | Marrakech | Claude Gagnon |
| Lili Stenvall (2) | The Cuckoo | Juan Antonio Muro |
| Sana Hirai (3) | She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain | American Folk Song |
| Yuna Li Salmon (4) | Au Clair de la Lune & Mary Had a Little Lamb | Traditional |
| Nikita Prashant (6) | Never Enough | Benj Pasek, Justin Paul |
| Aidan Nestor (7) | I’m Still Standing | Elton John |
| Samuli Kuikka (8) | Sonata in G Major, Hob XVI 27, I. Allegro con brio | J. Haydn |
| Bettina Lehtelä (2) | El Negrito | Antonio Lauro |
| Oscar Kuikka (8) | Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2 | J. F. Burgmüller |
| Peiran Xu (9) | Ballade | J. F. Burgmüller |
| Rafael Quadros in duet with teacher (5) | Super Mario Bros. Theme | Koji Kondo |
| Bettina Lehtelä (8) | The Moldau, Theme from Symphonic Poem No. 2 | B. Smetana (Arr. Hans-Günter Heumann) |
| Anna Sihvonen (4) | Nocturne for flute and piano | Jean Sibelius |
| Tango n. 4 for solo flute | Astor Piazzolla | |
| Alex Ayres (6) | It’s Time | Imagine Dragons |
| Shruti Puppala (6) | Jingle Bell Rock | Joe Beal, Jim Broothe |
Part II
| Student (Teacher) | Title | Composer |
| Jay Cho (3) | Organ Sonata No.4 in E minor, BWV 528 | J.S.Bach (Transcr. Gervasoni) |
| Yanxi Guo (10) | Minuet | J. S. Bach |
| Elise Ma (11) | Piano Sonatina in C Major, Op. 20 N. 1 | 1st mvt | Kuhlau Friedrich |
| Shrey Puppala (6) | All of Me | John Stephens, Toby Gad |
| Hasan Irfan (10) | Deserted Garden | Florence B. Price |
| Estelle Ma (11) | Juin: Barcarolle | Tchaikovsky |
| Sarah Irfan (10) | Gavotte from Mignon | A. Thomas |
| Karshini Prabhu (11) | Allegro | Domenico Cimarosa |
| Donate Arz von Straussenburg (11) | For Stephen Sondheim, No. 3 from 13 anniversaries for piano | Leonard Bernstein |
| Pihla Vihavainen (6) | The Girls | Ryan Tedder, Lindgren |
| Anna Ventura (6) | You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch | Albert Hague |
| EIS Choir (12) | A Wish for Peace | Denise Gagne and Craig Cassils |
| Here Comes the Snow | Teresa Jennings | |
| with Soloist Vandana Prabhu | Somewhere In My Memory | Arranged by Audrey Snyder, Words by Leslie Bricusse Music by John Williams |
| with Soloists Lumi Owens and Ling Jin Qiu | One Candle | Words by Andy Beck and Brian Fisher; Music by Andy Beck |
| Perfect Winter Day | Teresa and Paul Jennings | |
| with audience | Christmas Singalong | Arranged by Paul Jennings |
Singalong Lyrics
Deck the Halls
Deck the hall with boughs of holly. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Tis the season to be jolly. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
See the blazing yule before us. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Follow me in merry measure. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
While I tell of Yuletide treasure. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Fast away the old year passes. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Hail the new year lads and lasses. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Sing we joyous, all together. Fa la la la la, la la la la
Heedless of the wind and weather. Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Up on the Housetop
Up on the housetop, reindeer pause. Out jumps good old Santa Claus.
Down through the chimney with lots of toys. All for the little ones, Christmas joys.
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go! Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go!
Up on the housetop, click, click, click. Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick.
Jingle Bells
Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh.
O’er the fields we go laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring. Making spirits bright.
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.
Oh! Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the way!
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!
Oh! Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the way!
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas. We wish you a merry Christmas.
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Good tidings to you wherever you are.
Good tidings for Christmas and a happy New Year.
We wish you a merry Christmas. We wish you a merry Christmas.
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
And a happy New Year!
Teachers:
(1) Henri Salonen
(2) Camilo Pajuelo
(3) Mioko Yokoyama
(4) Livia Schweizer
(5) Victoria Sergeenko
(6) Anfisa Kobetska
(7) Merve Abdurrahmani
(8) Myra Pranajaya
(9) Megumi Tiensuu
(10) Johanna Knuuttila
(11) Faten Ruel
(12) Myra Owens
Accompanist: Victoria Sergeenko
Choir Members:
| Yuna Ardila Lee Elina Emaeber Amelie Gonzalo Fischer Alessandra González Álvarez Rosa Haho Manuela Ibe Laura Koponen Fiona Liukku |
Lumi Owens Iuta Pogibeleva Vandana Prabhu Shrutika Puppala Ling Jin Qiu Vedhika Sinha Evelyn Tan Ava Grace Vainikainen |
Thank you for a great semester.
We wish you happy holidays and a wonderful new year!