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Sarasota News Leader December 6, 2013 Page 121 SARASOTA POPS ORCHESTRA PARTNERS WITH CHOIR FOR CONCERT Sixty professional and amateur musicians of the Sarasota Pops Orchestra, led by conductor Robyn L. Bell, will be joined by Melodie Dickerson and 65 voices of The State College of Florida Concert Choir for a holiday performance on Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Riverview Performing Arts Center, located at Riverview High School on 1 Ram Way, the Sarasota Pops has announced. The performance will begin at 3 p.m. and conclude at 4:45 p.m. It will feature The Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas in 12 short movements, a news release says. Gregorian chants and skipping through music history to Vivaldi, Wagner, Strauss and others, culminating with John Philip Sousa," explains conductor Bell in the release. The concert will include Three Dances from The Nutcracker, First Noel, Light the Legend by Michael Isaacson and the first movement from Mozart's Jupiter Symphony. The Sarasota Pops is a creative community orchestra comprising career musicians as well as non-professionals ranging in age from 12 to 92 "with a mission to enhance the knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of music," the release notes. "The hall will swell with the sounds of this challenging and fun piece as each of the 12 days is Tickets are available at www.sarasotapops.org introduced in a different style, beginning with or at the box office for $20 and $25. The 12 Days Of Christmas December 8 Riverview PAC 3:00 p.m.