The Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band and the family of Mary Watson-Ortiz will present “Tis the Season” on Monday, Dec. 16 in the main ballroom at the Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E. Convention Center Drive in Ontario.

Early concert goers are invited to come at 7 p.m. to hear “The Woodwind Celebration,” an ensemble of musicians from the Show Band. Complimentary cookies and coffee will be served in the lobby of the main ballroom. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free to the public.

The concert will include a repertoire of popular holiday music and features special guest vocalist Bethany Encina, talented singer and Choral Music Director; the Los Osos High School Serenata Treble Choir; and Solo Violoncellist and guest conductor Matthew Keating, Executive Director of the Claremont Community School of Music.

Also highlighting the program are Show Band solo vocalist and Concertmaster Chris McAleer, vocalist and horn player Isaac Gonzalez, and the outstanding musicians of the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band. The concert will be narrated by Inland Valley Daily Bulletin columnist David Allen and Chaffey School District Director of Community Relations, Susan Petrocelli.

Bethany Encina is the Director of Choirs at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga. For more information, contact Director Gabe Petrocelli at gabe@showband.net, or call (909) 226-5748 or visit www.showband.net.