Providence Catholic Holds Holiday Food Drive, Concert

It was a very Celtic Christmas evening of music, singing and giving this year at as students led a holiday concert and food drive Tuesday night.

Students put on a concert for a full house of family and friends, performing some classical Beethoven and novelty favorites such as the How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Jingle Bell Rock. Some even danced in the back of the gym to I Won't Techno for an Answer which was a more pop inspired piece.

Robert Sanchez is the band director at Providence and also in his first year organizing this concert.

"This production is a collective fine arts effort and we have an excellent support system in place," he said.

Stacy Eckert, the choir director at Providence, said this is her third year directing the choir for this concert, which takes month of practice.

"We start in October with the more challenging pieces," Eckert said. "These students are singing Mozart's Laudate Dominium which is a little beyond their age level but some songs we practiced just a couple weeks ago."