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Celebrate the final evening of 2011 with the Colorado Symphony at A Night in Vienna. Ring in the New Year with this Viennese style concert featuring polkas, waltzes, and marches performed by the Colorado Symphony. Afterwards, take a stroll down to the 16th Street Mall for the fireworks display and still get home long before the clock strikes midnight. Get Tickets Online

Featuring Special Guest Melissa Manchester The renowned Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) spices up the season with two performances of its annual holiday spectacular, “Naughty & Nice,” featuring the 200-voice chorus and special guest Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, actress and composer Melissa Manchester – hailed as an “icon” (Huffington Post) and a “heart-on-her-sleeve singer-songwriter (Toronto Sun) – Saturday, December 17, 8 pm, and Sunday, December 18, 2010, 3 pm, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Artistic Director E. Jason Armstrong conducts a sleighful of beautifully arranged holiday classics, sing-alongs, hand bells, and special holiday fare both humorous and poignant – replete with dazzling choreography. The family-friendly concert opens GMCLA’s 2011-12 season, its 33rd. In addition, GMCLA returns to an old tradition of holding a “Community Prelude” – a fully staged dress performance (without the guest star and fewer numbers) – on Saturday, December 17, 3...

When Trinity Wall Street’s Director of Music and the Arts, Julian Wachner, led the resident Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah last season, the New York Times praised the performance’s “juxtaposition of serene introspection and ebullient release.” Now the same forces reprise this holiday favorite for their Lincoln Center debut at Alice Tully Hall on December 19. Trinity Wall Street’s seasonal offerings continue with the launch of the first annual Twelfth Night Festival , created in collaboration with many of New York City’s leading early-music ensembles: the Green Mountain Project, TENET, Les Sirènes, and the Sebastian Chamber Players. The festival’s inaugural season (Dec 26 – Jan 6) is framed by the six cantatas that make up J.S. Bach’s exuberant Christmas Oratorio and also includes the Vespers of 1640 by Monteverdi. Today, Handel’s Messiah is a perennial holiday favorite that reliably draws sellout crowds. In the United States, Trinity Wall Street...

St. Louis Symphony’s Holiday Celebration Concerts December 16-18 The St. Louis Symphony will have some expert help getting its home ready for the rest of the holiday season. Expert decorators from Macy’s Visual Department will come to Powell on Wednesday, December 14 at 1pm to help transform the hall into a true winter wonderland. As part of a special holiday partnership, a window featuring the St. Louis Symphony is also included at the downtown St. Louis Macy’s store. The halls will be fully decked at Powell just in time for the St. Louis Symphony’s four Holiday Celebration concerts on December 16-18. The program features fantastic music from the St. Louis Symphony, favorite carols and even a special surprise or two from Santa. The holiday fun is presented by Macy’s. Tickets may be purchased on-line at www.stlsymphony.org or by phone at 314-534-1700. In addition, the St. Louis Symphony is offering “gift packages” for Mom, Dad and families. These special ticket deals of...

This New Year's Eve, let the Colorado Symphony transport you to the ballrooms of Vienna This New Year's Eve, take a beautiful musical journey with the Colorado Symphony and "A Night in Vienna," Denver's iconic New Year's celebration that will transport you to the magical world of 19th century Europe. On Saturday, December 31 at 6:30 p.m., join resident conductorScott O'Neiland the Colorado Symphony for an evening of the music that madeVienna's ballrooms famous – music that continues to thrill audiences worldwide. The centerpiece of this special celebration is the music of the "Waltz King," Johann Strauss Jr., and his legendary waltzes and polkas, such as the Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltzes) and Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning Polka). The evening would not be complete without concertgoer favorites such as On the Beautiful Blue Danube, plus new surprises that make this New Year's Eve concert a treasured ritual for many music ...

Join the Colorado Symphony this weekend for a downtown holiday tradition Join the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Symphony Chorus, Colorado Children’s Chorale and vocalists in a program of your favorite traditional Christmas carols and songs including "O Come, All Ye Faithful," "Sleigh Ride," "The Hallelujah Chorus" and more. Special mood lighting and a few magical guests from the North Pole make this holiday classic the perfect way to celebrate the season. HOLIDAY SERIES Colorado Christmas - Presented by Macy's Foundation FRI 12/9 - 7:30 p.m. SAT 12/10 - 2:30 p.m. SAT 12/10 - 6:00 p.m. SUN 12/11 - 2:30 p.m. SUN 12/11 - 6:00 p.m. Best availability! Boettcher Concert Hall Tickets available online or by calling the box office 303.623.7876.

SATURDAY, 12/3 6 – 7 pm A Leroy Anderson Christmas WFMT Hosted by conductor Leonard Slatkin and the composer's son Kurt Anderson, the BBC Concert Orchestra performs Leroy Anderson’s Christmas favorites. SUNDAY, 12/4 Noon – 1 pm A Leroy Anderson Christmas WFMT Hosted by conductor Leonard Slatkin and the composer's son Kurt Anderson, the BBC Concert Orchestra performs Leroy Anderson’s Christmas favorites. SATURDAY, 12/10 6 – 7 pm Christmas with the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs NPR The choirs of Morehouse and Spelman Colleges join forces for spirituals, carols, and sacred texts from the Martin Luther King, Jr., International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta. SUNDAY, 12/11 noon- 1 pm Boston Camerata: An American Christmas. WGBH From our Fraser performance studio, The Boston Camerata explores a uniquely American celebration of the season from the ensemble that has pioneered in the rediscovery of American musical roots. 1 – 3 PM ...

One of New England’s most beloved holiday traditions, the Holiday Pops season, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, opens on Wednesday, December 7, and runs through Saturday, December 24, at Symphony Hall. On Saturday, December 3, at noon on the Christian Science Plaza, Keith Lockhart will celebrate the opening of Holiday Pops with a pre-season kick-off event, inviting the greater Boston community to a holiday carol sing-off in an attempt to achieve a new Guinness Book world record for the most carolers gathered in one place. Among the celebrities and performing artists visiting Symphony Hall this season, comedian/actor/musician Jim Belushi and pop vocal act Rockapella will join Keith Lockhart and the Pops at “Company Christmas” on Wednesday, December 14. New Kid on the Block’s Joey McIntyre will also appear as a guest vocalist with members of the Pops to raise the holiday spirits of patients at the Boston Pops Annual Children’s Hospital concert on Tuesday, December 20. Each of the...

Join Colorado Symphony December 16-17 for Marin Alsop conducting the ever popular Too Hot to Handel This R&B, jazz, and gospel reworking of Handel’s “Messiah” has audiences rocking in the aisles. Join Marin Alsop, the Colorado Symphony, the Colorado Symphony Chorus and special guest vocalists for the 14th annual jazzy retelling of Handel’s great classic. HOLIDAY SERIES Too Hot To Handel FRI 12/16 - 7:30 p.m. SAT 12/17 - 7:30 p.m. Boettcher Concert Hall Marin Alsop, conductor laureate Colorado Symphony Chorus Mary Louise Burke, associate director Cynthia Renee Saffron, soprano Vaneese Thomas, mezzo-soprano Lawrence Clayton, tenor Clifford Carter, piano Dana Landry, organ Clint de Ganon, drums

The breathtaking "Messiah by Candlelight" returns to the intimate setting of Montview BoulevardPresbyterian Church Messiah by Candlelight – the Colorado Symphony's breathtaking production of Handel's Messiah – will return to the intimate setting of Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church this holiday season for three inspirational performances on Tuesday, December 13, Wednesday, December 14 and a sold out performance on Sunday, December 18. Presented for the first time in 2010, the Colorado Symphony's Messiah by Candlelight is one of the most memorable and poignant performances of the holiday season. For 2011, the Colorado Symphony, led by resident conductor Scott O’Neil, is joined by the Colorado Symphony Chorus and celebrated guest soloists including soprano Suzanne Ramo, mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala, tenor Steven Sanders and baritone Robert Gardner. Concertgoers will cherish the opportunity to experience this inspirational choral favorite in a traditional se...

“AMERICA’S ORCHESTRA" TO PERFORM IN IOWA CITY, IOWA (11/27); APPLETON, WI (11/28 & 11/29); CHICAGO, IL (11/30); PROVIDENCE, RI (12/2); STORRS, CT (12/3); GREENVALE, NY (12/4); NEWARK, NJ (12/4); MANCHESTER, NH (12/17); LOWELL, MA (12/18) The Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart will bring New England’s beloved Holiday Pops to nine cities across the Midwest and Northeast during the orchestra’s 2011 holiday tour. The tour kicks off in Iowa City, Iowa, on November 27 this season, when the Pops will join forces with pop vocal sensation Rockapella, to share the music of New England’s favorite holiday tradition. HOLIDAY POPS PROGRAM DETAILS Capturing the magic of the Christmastime season, and the winter charms of New England, the Boston Pops will perform their signature Sleigh Ride, a suite from The Nutcracker, and other Yuletide favorites. Rockapella, one of the most in-demand pop vocal groups in the world, will perform with the Pops on holiday classics such as Rudolph the...