CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. β The Central Virginia Wind Symphony's 20th anniversary concert will take place Friday evening at Cosby High School in Chesterfield County.
The holiday performance features talented high school musicians from across Central Virginia performing a concert of traditional wind band music, Broadway and film music and holiday favorites.
CBS 6 meteorologist Mike Goldberg, who is the musical director of the Central Virginia Wind Symphony, co-founded the group in 2005.
The symphony is comprised of some of the most talented high school musicians in Virginia. Soloist Bianca Bryan will accompany the symphony during the performance.
We caught up with three of the nearly 100 musicians participating in Friday's performance.
"It puts me in the holiday spirit. So I get to wear my Santa hat and my sparkly lights. I'm super excited to play some Christmas music," said Eleanor Parsons, who attends Douglas Freeman High School.
The young musicians are looking forward to playing "Sleigh Ride," among many other well-known holiday tunes.
"Just hearing it brings you right into the spirit of the season," Jocelyn Brown, who also attends Douglas Freeman High School, said.
The students are hoping for a big crowd on Friday night and encourages the community to attend the show.
"I think that now when it starts getting closer to Christmas, Hannukkah, all those times, we get to really celebrate those things and we get to play some music that everyone knows," said Mason Riviello, who attends Glen Allen High School.
CBS 6 anchor Bill Fitzgerald will host the performance. It will also air on CBS 6 on Saturday, Dec. 27 at 8 p.m.
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