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For years, Aspire Music Academy (aspiremusicacademy.com) has given parents and children the opportunity to perform together on stage during its annual Holiday Spectacular. “That’s one of the real joys of the concert,” says Lori Sager, founder and director. “It’s an experience that can be shared among a family.” Aspire offers youth and adult programs and groups, instructed by Sager and its creative team.
This year’s Holiday Spectacular at Woodbury Middle School features members performing in identical shows at 2 and 7 p.m. on December 13. The concert is a variety show, with singing and dancing, Sager says, and Aspire’s cast comprises over 100 people divided into age groups. During the show, expect to see certain age groups performing holiday songs together as well as the whole cast. Each ticket ($12 each and free for children under 5) includes a warm beverage and a dessert.
“It’s the kind of thing everyone loves at the holidays because you get to hear familiar songs; you get to see a lot of cute kids,” Sager says. “There’s usually … a plot that’s put together that’s holiday themed and that carries the story along and resolves in the final number.”
