\u201cI have come to every one of these every year \u2014 this is my favorite event of the Christmas season,\u201d said John Meeker, of Shepherdstown, in between singing along with the orchestra. \u201cThese are my neighbors, and they play beautiful music, just for fun. Where else can you go have a beer and a great meal and sing along to this great music?\u201dAccording to Town Run Tap House and Community Pub Owner Todd Cotgreave, whenever the orchestra performs in his business, he can expect a good turnout. On Saturday night, Cotgreave\u2019s staff was kept busy, filling orders for food and beverages for the packed-out audience.\u201cIt\u2019s a win-win for everyone,\u201d Cotgreave said, mentioning the orchestra has been holding concerts at the tap house for about two-and-a-half years. \u201cOur customers love it. And for people that didn\u2019t know about the concert \u2014 if you go out for some drinks and a symphony orchestra just shows up, how cool is that?\u201dFor many instrumentalists in the area, the concert is an opportunity to perform holiday music, while not having to commit to joining the orchestra long-term. The play-a-long is the one concert a year the group welcomes anyone from the community to show up and join in playing with the orchestra, without auditioning or practicing with the group.While some of the musicians came to the concert alone, others brought their families and friends with them. According to one such family member, 11-year-old Sarah Garretson, attending the event was a way to support her mother and also enjoy hearing fun music performed.<\/p>\n\u201cMy favorite part is all of the instruments coming together, and forming something pretty \u2014 I really like all of the songs,\u201d Garretson said, mentioning she did have a favorite piece from the concert. \u201cSome of these tunes are really catchy, but I think the Grinch medley was my favorite.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although the concert has the same theme every year, CWSO founder and conductor Camilo Perez-Mejia said there is only one song that remains on the program every year.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018Silent Night\u2019 \u2014 we do that every year. The last verse we always do a cappella,\u201d Perez-Mejia said, mentioning the piece feels special to him every year. \u201cIt\u2019s a moment when everyone participates, because everyone knows the song.\u201d<\/p>\n
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