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Back to Press Release List > 10/09/2008 - Celebrate the Holiday Season at Carnegie Hall
—DECK THE HALLS AT CARNEGIE HALL!—
JOIN OPERA STAR DEBORAH VOIGT, THE NEW YORK POPS, AND
THE NEW YORK STRING ORCHESTRA THIS DECEMBER
TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON AT CARNEGIE HALL
Ms. Voigt Sings Traditional Holiday Classics and Carols on December 16
The New York Pops Perform with the King’s Singers on December 19 & 20
In a Holiday Tradition, the New York String Orchestra Returns for
Annual Concerts with Conductor Jaime Laredo on December 24 & 28
This December, celebrate the holidays at Carnegie Hall! For over a century, Carnegie Hall has been a place for audiences to gather and experience the transforming power of music. This year, the tradition continues with five special holiday-themed concerts in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, enhanced by the joyful ambience of the historic building.
• Kick-off the holiday season with soprano and opera sensation Deborah Voigt and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s on Tuesday, December 16. Ms. Voigt performs a special program entitled Deborah Voigt: Let it Show!, which includes holiday classics such as “I Wonder as I Wander,” Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and the traditional Victorian carols (“Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming” and “O Holy Night”). Rounding out the program are memorable holiday arias by Handel, "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" from The Messiah, and Schubert’s "Ave Maria," among others.
• The New York Pops join in the holiday spirit with Musical Director Rob Fisher and the King’s Singers on Friday, December 19 and Saturday, December 20 performing festive holiday favorites. The King’s Singers’ repertoire encompasses many genres including medieval music to masterpieces of the Renaissance as well as lieder, folk, pop, jazz, and contemporary works. During 2008, they celebrate 40 years of music making and over the course of their career they have delighted audiences around the world with incomparable musicianship, charm, and wit.
• And, now an annual holiday tradition, conductor Jaime Laredo leads the New York String Orchestra, an ensemble composed of 62 young musicians between the ages of 15 and 22 from across the US in two concerts during the last week of December. The New York String Orchestra seminar is now celebrating its 40th Anniversary Season. Founded in 1969, notable alumni of the orchestra’s seminar include cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Cho-Liang Lin and Gil Shaham, among others. On December 24, the orchestra performs an all-Mozart program with violinist Augustin Hadelich. Works include the overture to The Marriage of Figaro; Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, "Turkish"; and Symphony No. 40 in G Minor. The orchestra returns on December 28 with pianists Joseph Kalichstein, Shai Wosner, and Alon Goldstein performing Mozart’s Concerto for Three Pianos in F Major; Harbison’s The Most Often Used Chords; and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, "Scottish".
Complete program information and ticket prices are listed below.
Program Information
Tuesday, December 16 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
DEBORAH VOIGT: LET IT SNOW!
Deborah Voigt, Soprano
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Patrick Summers, Conductor
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" from Solomon
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" from The Messiah
JOHN JACOB NILES I Wonder as I Wander
Wayfaring Stranger
Slow Traveler
I Wonder as I Wander
Lully Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL "Pifa" from The Messiah (orch. Mozart)
TRADITIONAL Four Victorian Carols
Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming
The Coventry Carol
Greensleeves
O Holy Night
REGER "Mariä Wiegenlied"
FRANZ SCHUBERT "Ave Maria," D. 839
LEROY ANDERSON "Sleigh Ride"
(ARR. DON PIPPIN/LARRY BLANK) Childhood Memories Medley
Toyland (Victor Herbert/Glen MacDonough)
"Snow" from White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
"I'm Gonna be an Angel" (John Kander/Fred Ebb)
"Santa Baby" (Joan Javits/Phil Springer/Tony Springer)
JERRY HERMAN "We Need a Little Christmas" from Mame
JULE STYNE/SAMMY CAHN "Let It Snow"
MEL TORMÉ/ROBERT WELLS "The Christmas Song" (arr. Pippin)
RALPH BLANE/HUGH MARTIN "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (arr. Pippin)
FREDERICK SILVER "The Twelve Days After Christmas" (arr. Blank)
LEROY ANDERSON "Christmas Festival"
Tickets: $28, $34, $44, $60, $78, $86
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Friday, December 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 20 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
THE NEW YORK POPS
Rob Fisher, Musical Director
King's Singers, Guest Artists
A KING'S SINGERS HOLIDAY
A festive program of holiday favorites with the King's Singers.
Tickets: $29, $33, $42, $69, $89, $100
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Wednesday, December 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
NEW YORK STRING ORCHESTRA
Jaime Laredo, Conductor
Augustin Hadelich, Violin
ALL-MOZART PROGRAM
Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, "Turkish"
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Stella and Robert Jones.
Tickets: $19, $38, $49
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Sunday, December 28 at 2:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
NEW YORK STRING ORCHESTRA
Jaime Laredo, Conductor
Joseph Kalichstein, Piano
Shai Wosner, Piano
Alon Goldstein, Piano
JOHN HARBISON The Most Often Used Chords
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Concerto for Three Pianos in F Major, K. 242
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, "Scottish"
This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Stella and Robert Jones.
Tickets: $19, $38, $49
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Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall.
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Ticket Information
Tickets are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, www.carnegiehall.org.
In addition, for all Carnegie Hall Corporation presentations taking place in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, a limited number of partial-view seats, priced at $10, will be available day-of-concert beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 noon on Sunday until one hour before the performance. The exceptions are Carnegie Hall Family Concerts and gala events. These $10 tickets are available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis at the Carnegie Hall Box Office only. There is a two-ticket limit per customer.
A limited number of student/senior citizen discount tickets, priced at $10, may also be available for some Carnegie Hall events. They are on sale at the Box Office day-of-concert beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 noon on Sunday until one hour before the performance. Student/senior discount tickets for some Weill Recital Hall events are available at the Box Office one hour before the performance. Please call CarnegieCharge for ticket availability.
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