Sensory-Friendly Celebrate the Season Program

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Hello and welcome to a very special performance of Celebrate the Season!

Tonight, thanks to you, we are taking another step on our journey to help everyone in our community experience the joy, the wonder, and the healing benefits of music and the performing arts. Tonight‘s performance, brought to you by the largest Symphony Orchestra in the country, will feature holiday music that you know and love. From classic carols, to timeless films, to whimsical holiday favorites, we know that this concert will put a smile on your face and a skip in your step.

If this is your first experience at a Central Florida Community Arts production, a very special welcome! We are thrilled that you chose to join us and we trust that tonight‘s experience will be something your entire family can enjoy. If at any point you need to step out of the room or seek assistance from any of the ushers, please feel free to do so. We will keep the house lights up slightly throughout the performance so that the room never gets too dark. We will do our best to make sure that the volume of this concert is comfortable for everyone, but we are a very large orchestra that plays with a lot of enthusiasm, so we won’t mind if you need to cover your ears for some of the most exciting parts!

We believe that everyone deserves a chance to experience, joy, beauty, music, and this amazing community. Thank you for trusting us and joining us this evening. We hope we’ll see you again at an upcoming show, or maybe even on stage with us. Please check out our website (CFCArts.com) for more details about the incredible plans we have for 2026. We can’t wait to welcome you again!

Enjoy the concert – we are so glad you’re here!

Justin Muchoney
Music Director and Conductor, Symphony Orchestra
Executive Director | Artistic Director

Hello and welcome to a very special performance of Celebrate the Season!

Tonight, thanks to you, we are taking another step on our journey to help everyone in our community experience the joy, the wonder, and the healing benefits of music and the performing arts. Tonight‘s performance, brought to you by the largest Symphony Orchestra in the country, will feature holiday music that you know and love. From classic carols, to timeless films, to whimsical holiday favorites, we know that this concert will put a smile on your face and a skip in your step.

If this is your first experience at a Central Florida Community Arts production, a very special welcome! We are thrilled that you chose to join us and we trust that tonight‘s experience will be something your entire family can enjoy. If at any point you need to step out of the room or seek assistance from any of the ushers, please feel free to do so. We will keep the house lights up slightly throughout the performance so that the room never gets too dark. We will do our best to make sure that the volume of this concert is comfortable for everyone, but we are a very large orchestra that plays with a lot of enthusiasm, so we won’t mind if you need to cover your ears for some of the most exciting parts!

We believe that everyone deserves a chance to experience, joy, beauty, music, and this amazing community. Thank you for trusting us and joining us this evening. We hope we’ll see you again at an upcoming show, or maybe even on stage with us. Please check out our website (CFCArts.com) for more details about the incredible plans we have for 2026. We can’t wait to welcome you again!

Enjoy the concert – we are so glad you’re here!

Justin Muchoney
Music Director and Conductor, Symphony Orchestra
Executive Director | Artistic Director

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The CFCArts Symphony Orchestra presents

Celebrate the Season:
Sensory-Friendly

Justin Muchoney, Music Director and Conductor

Christmas at the Movies

• Miracle on 34th Street
  The Polar Express
  Somewhere in My Memory
  Making Christmas
  Where Are You Christmas

  • arr. Bob Krogstad
    add. perc. Tiffany Jones

Selections from The Nutcracker Suite

• March of the Nutcracker
  Trepak

  • P.I. Tchaikovsky
    arr. Merle Isaac

The Christmas Song

• • Mel Torme & Robert Wells
    arr. Bob Krogstad
    add. perc. Tiffany Jones

Sleigh Ride

• • Leroy Anderson
    add. perc. Tiffany Jones

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

• • Johnny Marks
    arr. Richard Hayman
    add. perc. Tiffany Jones

O Holy Night

• • Adolphe Adam, David Crowder
    arr. Tiffany Jones
    add. perc. Matt Zadell

Greensleeves

• • featuring Rick Gibbs, cello; Eunice Culhane, violin

  • Traditional
    arr. Matt Riley
    add. perc. Tiffany Jones

Love Actually Medley

• Glasgow Love Theme
  Prime Minister Love Theme

  • Craig Armstrong
    arr. Georg Fermata
    add. perc. Tiffany Jones

Concert Suite from The Polar Express

• Believe
  The Polar Express
  When Christmas Comes to Town
  Spirit of the Season

  • Alan Silvestri & Glen Ballard
    arr. Jerry Brubaker
    add. perc. Tiffany Jones

Symphony Orchestra

Violin 1
Heather Ammirata
Amanda Amodio
Renae Anastasiadis
Danny Aybar
Jackson Boyce
Sandra Carbone
Celeste Corrado
Lori Crocker
Eunice Culhane
Gina Godier
Danielle Hogue
Samantha Hsu
Lexi Hunt
Micah Knight
Catherine Lewis
Eowyn Livingston
Melissa Marks
Amanda Percentie
Chantel Sauvao
Kaylie Savitz
Christi Searls
Kara Semmen
Peter Sieviec
Camille Vargas
Diane Vazquez
Daniel Vu
Sarah Wheeler
Justin Willoughby
Alex Xu
Daniel Yee

Violin 2
Lina Al-Wali
Rachael Babcock
Teresa Boone
Betsy Brantley
Isis Brown
Bryden Burright
Alysia Cancel
Susie Cheatham
David Chivers
Gigi Cinalli
Bethany Connell
Anika Daniel
Aimee Doucette
Denise Dupree
LiNa Fitzhugh
Alissa Forde
Nia Forde
Brandon Garcia
Lauren Germain
Maranda Huntoon
Sydney Jones
Lynn Joseph
Bethany Kelly
Christina Liu
Jeniva Louis
Patricia Maloney
Jordan Mann
Sarah McLennan
Chloe Moore
David A Mote
Mackenzie Peck
Kyle Poole
Lynne Rudzik
Timofey Rusakov
Laila Schulz
Laura Slezak
Becki Stauber
Lynn Vayanah
Bernice Vera Rojas
Amanda Vidal
Aaron Westrick

Viola
Dinamaris Aguilar
Tracy Ainslie
Carlos Aquino
Sarah Carter
Melissa Deschamps
Chantel Eubanks
Jillian Goodman
Jill Hughes
Lora Kirkpatrick
Qiana Lamb
Kristin Lepore
Leslie Lyons
Elisabeth Mendes
Danielle Parks
Rachel Reinhardt
Alanna Reynolds
Mossimo Reynolds
Rachel Schenkel
Victoria Serrano
Quincy Tran
Madison Weinberg

Production Team

Producer, Director – Justin Muchoney
Production Manager – Sara Myers
Production Director – Juan Torres
Orchestra Personnel Manager – Allison Cothran
Stage Manager – Stefany Sosa
Assistant Stage Manager – Luisa Bolivar
Lighting Design – John Murray
Audio Engineer and Design – Steve Groves
Front of House Manager – Tommy Mendoza

Special Thanks

Lauren Travers, Jacob Bowers, and the full team at Northland Church
Joel Caban, Nancy Alford, and the team at Calvary Orlando
Trisha Houlihan (SnapsbyTrish) for production photography

Up Next With CFCArts

CFCArts Board of Directors

Chad Faulkenberry, Chair, Journey Strategic Wealth
Dr. Meghan Brand, Vice Chair, Community Leader
Sara Osborne, Secretary, Orlando Health
Tom Clements, Treasurer, Katmai Government Services and Ouzinkie Native Corporation

Dr. Glenn Dym, Florida Cardiology, P.A.
Rep. Anna Eskamani, Florida House of Representatives
Jack Feivou, High Angle Productions
Kris Gault, Samba Safety
Jessica Guthrie, Immediate Past Chair, One Compass Consulting
Dr. Briyanna Jenkins, Seminole State College
Jason Locker, Orange County Public Schools
Rob A. Lott, Blue Trumpet Creative
Esu Ma’at, Orlando Magic
Jeffrey Moore, University of Central Florida
Mark Morales, Attorney, State of Florida, Dept of Children & Family Services
Gary Moss, Retired / Simon Malls
Dr. Jeffery Redding, University of Central Florida

CFCArts 2025-2026 Member Ambassadors

Marlana Antifit, Big Band
Lauren Blake, Community Choir
Courtney Verna Burns, Community Choir
Courtney Coil, UpBeat! Theatre Troupe
Stephanie A. Daugherty, Community Choir
Chantel Eubanks, Symphony Orchestra
Elaine Evans, Symphony Orchestra
Chris Gillespie, Youth Theatre
Diane Giordano, Community Choir
Leo Holzenthal, Narrators
Ken Ingraham, Symphony Orchestra
Chase Kensington, Youth Theatre
Evelyn Ortiz-Tatarka, Youth Theatre
Rachel Reinhardt, Symphony Orchestra
Jamaal K. Solomon, Community Choir
Jessica Stein, Symphony Orchestra
Jenny Summers, Narrators
David Theisen, Big Band
Judy Thomas, Community Choir
Amanda Vidal, Symphony Orchestra
Keith Walls, Symphony Orchestra
Mackenzie Wood, UpBeat! Theatre Troupe
Kyle Young, Big Band

CFCArts Staff

Sara Breitfelder, Community Choir, Narrators, UpBeat! Program Manager
Randi Clark, Operations Administrator
Allison Cothran, Instrumental Programs Personnel Manager
Caroline Del Rey Diaz, MM, MT-BC, NICU-MT, NMT, UpBeat! Jr. Associate Artistic Director
Brandon Fender, Community Choir Artistic Director
Christine Hicks, Narrators Associate Artistic Director
Olivia Knight, Manager of Marketing & Communications
Justin Muchoney, Executive Director, Artistic Director
Sara Myers, Managing Director
Hayden Patterson, Youth Theatre Program Manager
Leah Porrata, Youth Theatre Artistic Director
Rose Purdy, Manager of Donor & Patron Services
Ashley Samuels, CFRE, Grants Administrator
William Tayek, UpBeat! Associate Artistic Director
Juan Torres, Production Director

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Central Florida Community Arts is funded in part by United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts, and by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Central Florida Community Arts is funded in part by United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts, and by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Central Florida Community Arts is funded in part by United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts, and by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.

CFCArts Giving Society Members

This list includes all individual donations from 8/1/24 through 11/6/25. We value your gifts, but sometimes mistakes happen – if your name is not listed the way you’d like to see it or you notice any other errors, please let us know so we can update it!

$10,000 +

Russ and Cindy Airington in honor of Stephanie Daugherty
Jim and Barbara Caldwell
Tom Clements
Glenn Dym
David Greene
Anonymous
Frank and Winn Merritt Fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation

$5,000 – $9,999

Carlos and Cathy Barrios
Arne Haak
Clark Morris
Carol Ann Pohl
John and Anne Pucci
Frank Santos

$2,500 – $4,999

Jane Berg
Jessica and Vance Guthrie
Edmund and Barbara Greenwell
Elisabeth Hurckes
Alyssa Noll and Jesse Kreger
Arum Lansel
Diane Sandquist
Prof. Stephen Summers

$1,000 – $2,499

David Andrade
Roland Anodide
Gary Baumgarten
David and Lyn Berelsman
Caridad Bergnes
John and Shelley Bond in honor of Rachel Bond
Steven & Nikki Botwinik
Stephen Brannon
George Bridges
Don Chancy
J. Gene Chen
David and Carol Cowan
Joseph DiMaio
Angela Divjak
Eric Eliason
Marcia Enos
Brandon Fender
Matthew Frederick
Matt Gay
Priscilla Greenough
Grant Gribble
Frances Guthrie
Paul Harmon
Laverne Herzog
Eduard Hoffmann
Jay Hood
Gerald Keane
Rebekah Kinard
Denise Lamwatt
Katie Leatherman
Rita Lowndes
Teresa Lucchese
Deb McCrary
Deborah Mead
Jeffrey Moore
Julie Muchoney
Lettie Myers
Jessica Needham
Mark Neidig
Ted Nelson
Donna Nickel
Nichole and James Oxley
Renee Pancoast
Shirley Piercy
Ann Pucci
Diane Rinkes
Christopher Scocco
Catherine Scott
Nancy Shutts
Richard Stevenson
Mark Thomason
Hardy Vaughn
Doug Whitehead
Katy Reinsel Willis
Bickley Wilson

$500 – $999

Peggy Albu
Tessa Anodide
Marlana Antifit
Carlos Aquino
Andrew Ayoob
Ken Bays
Christina Bianchi
Tom Bissell
Ann Black
Alan Blythe
Bryan Blythe
Anette and Randall Boughner
Dr. Meghan Brand
Karen Buchan
Inge and Jay Clay
Josh Davidson
Melissa Deschamps
Nancy Deskins
Vicky Diaz
Carolyn Dymond
Andrea Ellis
Rizwana Fareeduddin
Jack Feivou
Alissa Forde
Martin Glickstein
Warren Gordon
Christopher Grant
Crystal Hernandez
Fraser Howe
Erica Huffstodt
Mimi Hull
Dr. Briyanna Jenkins
Micah and Olivia Knight
Olivia Lee
Anne Lee
Travis Lefke
Tim Lentine
Mary Lo
Jason Locker
Rob & Kate Lott
Andrea Menendez
Justin Muchoney
Aurelia Nugent
Dw Perkins
Jed Prest
Cindy Price
Mary Recchia Brown
Christine Rieck
Maria Rubin
Meredith Sauls
Jeana Smith
Kimberly Soto
Pamela Spears
Marcia and Rich Starcher
Shannon Thompson
Lizzie and Clive Tricker
Haylee van Dalen
Margaret Vives-Austin
Keith Walls
Larry Winchowky

$250 – $499

Natisha Asbell
Judith Bahr
Susan Barack
Michele Bell
Julie Bilinski
Carmen Bilinski
Sara Brady
Tad Branham
George Bridges and Micheal Slaymaker
Sarah Brooks
Marcia Buie
Lennie Burke
Elisabeth Butler
David Chivers
Elizabeth Conklin
Susan Crowe
Catherine Davey
Lisa Doolittle
Joan Dougan
Laura Dray
Gerald E Dooley
Tom Emling
Chad Faulkenberry
Steve Fessler
Laura Firtel
Martin Folk
Susan Forster
Kris Gault
David and Joanne Halloran
Jennifer Harden
Suzanne Herin
Danielle Holstine
Patricia Houlihan
Timothy Hurley
Bethany Kelly
Martha Kirby
Michelle Klein
Bob Kodzis
Myles Laffey
Vicki Landon
Carolyn Litwin
Lisa Lopez
Esu Ma’at
Heather Mahoney
Nancy Matherly
Carole Mayback
Karalyn Moss
Gary Moss
Sherry Mulvaney
Kenneth Ng
Danielle Pagenkopf
Brian Paster
Rachel Reinhardt
Angie Roman
Janet Scott
Christi Searls
Jennifer Smith
Richard Smith
Jennifer and Eric Smith Johnson
Rich Starcher
Marty Sullivan
Amy Trewin
Karen van Caulil
Brooke Van de Houten
Kay and Mike Van Der Heyden
Margie Vicente
Stacia Wake
Hannah Weilminster
Jennifer Whitman
Trudy Wild
Michael Wilson
Jean Witherington
Pamela Yarrington
Jennifer Zanmiller
Ashley Zirkle
William Zoon

$100 – $249

Keith Albright
Ray Alger
Rachel Allen
Joao Almeida
David Alter
Mateo Alvarez
Donna Anderson
Stephen Bacallao
Candice Bailey
Tameem Bakkar
Paula Barnett
Ann Barretta
Cathy Barrios
Joel Baumgarten
Cheryl Belfay
Johan Bergh
Kyle Bergman
Gregory Boger
Joanne Bolemon
Scott Boyce
J. Joseph Brann
Kellie Brinker
Stephen Brook
Dale Burket
Kerri Byrd
Candice Calhoon
Sandra Carbone
Joan Carter
Joseph Casalese
Barbara Chambers
Susie Cheatham
Carolyn Christena
Rebecca Clancy
Allison Cothran
Kelli Creech
Diane Culler
Paul Daugherty
Sandra Daum
Alan and Susan Davis
Candy Dawson
Vanessa De La Vina
Maxine Derington
Megan Derryberry
Christine Dudding
Mary Edwards
Anna Eskamani
Jennifer Evins
Maria Frasca
Lindsay Fraser
Scott Galbraith
Victoria Garcia Retterath
John Gehrig
Rick Gibbs
Diane Giordano
Anita Gomer
Michael Gore
Scott Greenwood
Steffen Guenzel
Jessica Guthrie
Roseann Harrington
Susan Harris
Irene Haufman
Zac Alfson and Bryan Henley
Ralph Hewitt
Gail Hill Smith
Leo Holzenthal
Jill Hughes
Sara Hurst
Ken Ingraham
Lynette Jackson
Barbara Jarvis
Carlton Johnson
Thomas Karastamatis
Claudia Kasen
Vicki Katsarakes
Robert Kirby
Sylvia Kirkendoll
Vadim and Alyona Klochko
Deborah Labonge
Paul Lartonoix
Christina Liu
Marilyn Logan
Kathleen Londergan
Rachel Luckenbill
Colleen M Brost
Sandi M Miller
Wendy Mammino
Melyssa Marshall
MaryDell Mattingly
Timothy McCann
Pamela McCoy
Pamela McLaughlin
Tommy Mendoza
Danny Meneses
Celia Mikels
Pamela Miller
Carolyn Minear
Geoffrey Moehl
Mark Morales
Deborah Mork
Alan Morris
Heather Mount
James Munoz
Bruce Mylrea
Megan Nuttall
Dana O’Neill
Kelly Pacheco
Mary Palmer
Karen Payton
Emily Peterson
Carrie Pierce
Michelle Purdy
Robert Radovich
Jeffery Redding
Todd Reinhardt
Jayne Reynolds
Jim and Karen Ripperger
Wideline Rislin
Bradley Roberts
Arnetta Rodgers
Jane Rodriguez
Thomas Roten
Aaron Rowe
Patricia Russell
Mark Sajeski
Ashley Samuels
Richard Sandler
Danny Seigler
Edmund Short
Peter Sieviec
Diana Smith
William Smitherman
Alice Southworth
Kim Spradlin
Rebecca Stauber
Amber Steckel
Joyce Stefancic
Eloise Stiglitz
Alexa Stone
Jenny Summers
Thomas Swalby
Charyl Tabscott
Mary Tench
David Theisen
Richard Thurston
Mary Thurston
Jennifer Tyndall
Linda Van Der Heyden
Lisa Walters
Charisse Walton
Jen Weaver
Blake Weber
Madison Weinberg
Elizabeth Welker
Tyler Whipple
Charna Wiese
Alan Wilson
Allyson Wise-Bird
Julie Wolf
Linda Wolf
Julie Wright

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