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The Snow Miser is making a stop at the Hands in Harmony concert Sunday afternoon at Cheyenne's Central High Auditorium.
Who is the Snow Miser?
You're going to have to watch the concert to find out, said Martha Borgaard, the director of Hands in Harmony.
But here's what we found on the subject: The Snow Miser is a new character in their annual holiday concert along with some of the traditional favorites like Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus and his elves as well as Rudolph and Santa's eight reindeer.
The concert is a way of saying thank you to the Cheyenne community for the support that they have given the sign language musical group throughout the year.
The group will perform a mix of 20 songs, some new and some traditional, that examine the true meaning of Christmas, Borgaard said.
The group rehearses twice a week and does special numbers and choreography.
"We started at the end of September and it became really intense in November," Borgaard said.
Hands in Harmony had already done three Christmas presentations before they finished their dress rehearsals: the Cheyenne Christmas Parade concert, the Cheyenne Christmas Parade and a performance for the Teddy Bear Tea fundraiser for Special Olympics in Casper.
They've had a number of other performances at nursing homes, the Frontier Mall, for families of deployed members of the military and a school in Wheatland.
On Dec. 1, the Hands in Harmony group wowed a deaf audience in northern Colorado at a Christmas party for the deaf community.
"They were nice accolades since it's their first language and not ours," Borgaard said of the crowd's reaction. "It's the fifth year that we have done it."
The experience is new for some of the members in her group. They're able to learn about actually speaking and interpreting to the deaf.
The performers are more self-conscious when performing for the deaf and wonder if they'll mess up.
"The pressure is on," Borgaard said. "It's their language, so there is a lot more responsibility to make sure and being prepared. But you never know when you'll have deaf people in your audience.
"The kids really feel like it's special when they get to sign for deaf people and know that there are people out there they are reaching."
The mission of Hands in Harmony is to acquaint their hearing audiences with the beautiful language of sign and present entertainment that the deaf and hearing can enjoy and see side by side, Borgaard said.
Her group has children from kindergarten to senior high, and this particular show has young walk-ons that are 3 and 4 years old.
"It adds to the festive atmosphere of sharing it and seeing it through the eyes of children," she said.
A few of the front rows are saved for people in the deaf community, so they can see the signs easily.
"We're hoping for good weather and that we have a lot of people turn out to share it with us," Borgaard said.
Hands in Harmony in concert
When: Dec. 16, 4 p.m.
Where: Central High Auditorium, 5500 Education Drive
More info: Call Martha Borgaard, 632-2685, or www.handsin
harmonywy.com.
Interested in joining?
New sign language classes for Hands in Harmony begin Jan. 8. Call Borgaard at 632-2685 or Tina Warren at 635-8548.
The Snow Miser is making a stop at the Hands in Harmony concert Sunday afternoon at Cheyenne's Central High Auditorium.
Who is the Snow Miser?
You're going to have to watch the concert to find out, said Martha Borgaard, the director of Hands in Harmony.
But here's what we found on the subject: The Snow Miser is a new character in their annual holiday concert along with some of the traditional favorites like Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus and his elves as well as Rudolph and Santa's eight reindeer.
The concert is a way of saying thank you to the Cheyenne community for the support that they have given the sign language musical group throughout the year.
The group will perform a mix of 20 songs, some new and some traditional, that examine the true meaning of Christmas, Borgaard said.
The group rehearses twice a week and does special numbers and choreography.
"We started at the end of September and it became really intense in November," Borgaard said.
Hands in Harmony had already done three Christmas presentations before they finished their dress rehearsals: the Cheyenne Christmas Parade concert, the Cheyenne Christmas Parade and a performance for the Teddy Bear Tea fundraiser for Special Olympics in Casper.
They've had a number of other performances at nursing homes, the Frontier Mall, for families of deployed members of the military and a school in Wheatland.
On Dec. 1, the Hands in Harmony group wowed a deaf audience in northern Colorado at a Christmas party for the deaf community.
"They were nice accolades since it's their first language and not ours," Borgaard said of the crowd's reaction. "It's the fifth year that we have done it."
The experience is new for some of the members in her group. They're able to learn about actually speaking and interpreting to the deaf.
The performers are more self-conscious when performing for the deaf and wonder if they'll mess up.
"The pressure is on," Borgaard said. "It's their language, so there is a lot more responsibility to make sure and being prepared. But you never know when you'll have deaf people in your audience.
"The kids really feel like it's special when they get to sign for deaf people and know that there are people out there they are reaching."
The mission of Hands in Harmony is to acquaint their hearing audiences with the beautiful language of sign and present entertainment that the deaf and hearing can enjoy and see side by side, Borgaard said.
Her group has children from kindergarten to senior high, and this particular show has young walk-ons that are 3 and 4 years old.
"It adds to the festive atmosphere of sharing it and seeing it through the eyes of children," she said.
A few of the front rows are saved for people in the deaf community, so they can see the signs easily.
"We're hoping for good weather and that we have a lot of people turn out to share it with us," Borgaard said.
Hands in Harmony in concert
When: Dec. 16, 4 p.m.
Where: Central High Auditorium, 5500 Education Drive
More info: Call Martha Borgaard, 632-2685, or www.handsin
harmonywy.com.
Interested in joining?
New sign language classes for Hands in Harmony begin Jan. 8. Call Borgaard at 632-2685 or Tina Warren at 635-8548.