By Barbara Scott
Staff Writer
As if on cue, just as residents were heading to the Caribou Performing Arts Center, to experience the 32nd annual Caribou Choral Society Concert, large, soft snowflakes began falling. With the theme of this year’s performance being, “And All the Town be Merry,” the snow shining on the outside Christmas lights all around the city created just the right atmosphere to enjoy a never disappointing evening of holiday music. Introduced by Bobbi Pelletier, president of the Caribou Choral Society, as “Two very dynamic and vital people, Conductor Dan Ladner and Mari-Jo Hedman, piano accompanist , took their places on stage and the always anticipated musical event began.
The first half of the annual program presented a wide variety of yuletide music, featuring several solo performances from choral members and following a brief intermission the selections took on a lighter note.
Whatever ones’ preference in music might be, the combined voices of the Caribou Choral Society members, with Dan Ladner leading the way, can’t help but stir memories of Christmas’ past and create an admiration for the talent on stage.
