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Gala Holiday Pops
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GALA HOLIDAY POPS
Who’s Who
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Rebecca Lee, violin
Alina Ying, cello
Festival High School Chorale, Brenda Nitsch and Anthony D’Agostino, festival chorale directors
Jay Stetzer, narrator
Location
Pre-concert talk with Maestro Tyzik and Julia Figueras will start 1 hour before the show.
The Program
ANDERSON Sleigh Ride
NEWSOM/TYZIK Joy to the World
BERLIN/RRB White Christmas
TRADITIONAL/TYZIK Chanukah Suite
TRADITIONAL/TYZIK Gesu Bambino
MACK WILBURG Bring a Torch Festival High School Chorale
DAN FORREST O Little Town of Bethlehem Festival High School Chorale
GARY FRY Hark the Herald Angels Sing Festival High School Chorale
GABRIELI/TYZIK Canzon XVI
BASS The Night Before Christmas
TRADITIONAL/TYZIK Wexford Carol
TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of the Flowers
BACH/TYZIK Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring Festival High School Chorale
Have Yourself (a cappella) Festival High School Chorale
TRADITIONAL/FRY We Wish You A Merry Christmas Festival High School Chorale
Celebrate the winter holidays with Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, your RPO, the Festival High School Chorale, and Rochester’s favorite storyteller, Jay Stetzer, narrating The Night Before Christmas. Begun by Maestro Tyzik 30 years ago, Gala Holiday Pops has become one of Rochester’s favorite holiday traditions.
2023 Festival High School Chorale
Sopranos
Emma Barry, Brianna Bittick, Felicity Brey, Sarah Burdick-Biernbaum, Kathryn Carroll, Anna Colaluca, Faustina Compton, Emma Davies, Molly Donovan, Katie Evans, Kariana Fenton, Makayla Fess, Jamie Fetzner, Asyanna Foust, Jess Franco, Kiersten Gingrich, Mia Gray, Rory Herendeen, Julia Hunsinger, Wil Karakashian, Haley Kaul, Katie Kovacs, Mairi Linden, Lexi Lopez, Sarah Luna, Norah Manurung, Delaney McGowan, Molly McIntyre, Elisa Miller, Ryann Murdock, Olivia Newman, Elise Noyes, Steffanie Orchard, Cora Palanski, Molly Pete, Anika Peterson, Marleigh Priest, Addison Rezsnyak, Ava Ruggles, Logan Schojan, Karolynn Shaw, Grace Slocum, Kaylee Stephens, Brooke VanDyne, Beatrice VanRiper, Beck Vitale, Grace Weiss, Clara West, Scarlett Wilder, Sasha Williams
Altos
Madison Barsham, Theo Bonshak, Georgia Brick, Addison Burgess, Anne Bylund, Rebecca Camilleri, Hannah Cousins, Lily Coyne, Sarah Darder, Mazie De Luccio, Talia DeCoursey, Alyssa DeWaters, Olivia DiPrima, Shony Duchowny, Jordan Eggleston, Maya Fantauzzi, Lilly Fiscus, Mia Flugel, Hannah Harmon, Alison Henry, Casey Howe, Kristina Irene, Kara Jansson, Sora Kawakyu-O’Connor, Maxine Kemblowski, Aspen Kulp, Hannah Lake, Gracie Landrigan, William McLaughlin, Elisa Miller, Mikayla Miller, Katie Murty, Tess Neilans, Haylee Pacheco, Phoenix Patrick, Kendall Pellegrino, Eva Peterson, Ava Pezzuto, Bella Pillittere, Shyanne Pilozzi, Ellie Pratt, Lucy PriceMarten, Makenzie Pye, Makayla Robinson, Jessica Roos, Riley Rzepka, Veronica Sanberg, Bella Schott, Anna Stohs, Ashley Tebo, Jenna Wallace, Makayla Washburn, Sophie Yatteau
Tenors
Theodore Bandych, Parker Christy, Jack Day, Kevin Decker, Ace Ferriman, Michael Giordano, Jackson Johnson, Ziad Khan, Colton Lamb, Logan Lane, Jackson Lovullo, Kelly Marzano, Dylan Parker, Sage Rinella, Benjamin Roller, Marcus Shelley, Brody Walrath
Basses
Jack Baker, Mason Brown, Taryn Campbell, Levi Choi, Jared Crystal, Robert D’Orso, Michael Gere, Alaric Greene, Jayce Haddock, Phoenix Hoffman, Dutton Hood, Aidan Kelley, Aiden Laber, Reggie Leslie, Lucas McCarthy, Sean Miron, Ian Murphy, Owen Orbaker, Giovanni Parent, Careem Rutledge, Braydan Sherman, Jayden Smith, Evan Sukhenko, Zachary Teerlinck, Jose Valentin, Joseph Witz
Additional Dates
| Gala Holiday Pops | December 16 | 2:00 pm | |
| Gala Holiday Pops | December 16 | 8:00 pm | |
| Gala Holiday Pops | December 17 | 2:00 pm |
