Richmond Christmas Concerts & Carol Sing
After missing its normal Christmas concerts last year because of the Covid pandemic, the NCB returned to St. Mary's Catholic Church in Richmond on the afternoon of Saturday, December 4. (The band began playing annual Christmas concerts at St. Mary's in 2007) The program, entitled "Christmas Fiesta", featured Christmas carols and songs arranged in styles from south of the border, so to speak. Among the pieces on the program were "Christmas Calypso" (Peter Graham) and "Festive Fiesta" (Gavin Lamplough), and "Yuletide Treasure" (Marcus Venable). Also featured on the program was the Richmond Corps Y.P. Band and the Richmond "Christmas Mother".
The NCB repeated the "Christmas Fiesta" program on the evening of Saturday, December 4, at the Westminster Canterbury Richmond Retirement Community concert hall.