Gala Holiday Pops
LOCATION
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
ARTISTS
JEFF TYZIK, PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR
ERIC METZGAR, DRUM SET
REBECCA GILBERT, PRINCIPAL FLUTE WITH SONS JULIAN GILBERT-RIGG, ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND MALCOLM GILBERT-RIGG, CELLO
HERB SMITH, TRUMPET
LARS KIRVAN, CELLO
FESTIVAL HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE, BRENDA NITSCH AND ANTHONY D’AGOSTINO
co-directors
PROGRAM
EMIL WALDTEUFEL (ARR. TYZIK)
The Skater’s Overture
Eric Metzgar, drum set
LEROY ANDERSON
Sleigh Ride
JEFF TYZIK
Wexford Carol
Rebecca Gilbert, flute
Julian Gilbert-Rigg, acoustic guitar
Malcolm Gilbert-Rigg, cello
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker
MEL TORME (ARR. GREAN, ORCH. DUBOFF/SULTANOF)
The Christmas Song
Herb Smith, trumpet
GARY FRY
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Festival High School Chorale
FRANZ XAVER GRUBER (ARR. DAN FORREST)
Silent Night
Festival High School Chorale
GARY FRY
A World of Joy
Festival High School Chorale
JAMES LORD PIERPONT (ARR. SMITH)
Jingle Bells Forever
JEFF TYZIK
Carol of the Kings
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (ARR. TYZIK)
Nutcracker Mini Jazz Suite
1. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
2. Arabian Dance
3. Trepak
TRADITIONAL (ARR. TYZIK)
Mis zeh Hidlik
Lars Kirvan, cello
JOHN WILLIAMS
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas from Home Alone
Festival High School Chorale
PHILLIP STOPFORD
Lully, Lulla, Lully [a cappella]
Festival High School Chorale
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (ARR. TYZIK)
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah (Gospel)
Festival High School Chorale
ROBERT BURNS (ARR. TYZIK)
Auld Lang Syne
Festival High School Chorale
DESCRIPTION
NOTE: There will not be a pre-concert chat prior to the concert.
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Come in from the cold and celebrate the sounds of the season with Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, your RPO, and the Festival High School Chorale! For more than three decades, Gala Holiday Pops has been one of Rochester’s favorite holiday traditions and a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the season.
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