Leroy Anderson News

Para cerrar su temporada de conciertos 2018, la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (OSN) celebrará con el público mexicano las tradicionales fiestas de Navidad y Año Nuevo con un concierto que incluirá música de Johann Sebastian Bach, así como populares piezas de la tradición navideña nacional e internacional.

After yet another summer of record participation, Side by Side with the Chicago Philharmonic will perform for the second time at South Shore Cultural Center on December 16 2018 for a holiday community concert with guest conductor Emanuele Andrizzi. The program, presented as a part of the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks initiative, invites students and community members to play alongside professional Chicago Philharmonic musicians in a series of free, public concerts in Chicago's beautiful parks. Joining the orchestra and community members for this special holiday concert will be members of the Hyde Park Youth Symphony, bringing together diverse young musicians from the South side of Chicago.

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers, announces the top ASCAP holiday songs of 2018. According to an ASCAP analysis of streaming and terrestrial radio data, the hit classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” written by ASCAP songwriter Walter Afanasieff and pop star Mariah Carey, holds the #1 song position for the second year in a row.

The Torrington Symphony Orchestra, with chorus, will present "A HOLIDAY FESTIVAL," today, December 1 at 7:30 pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. Under the direction of conductor Maurice Steinberg, the concert will feature The Hallelujah Chorus, selections from The Nutcracker, Leroy Anderson, The Transiberian Orchestra and other seasonal favorites!

The Chelsea Symphony, featured in the hit Amazon show Mozart in the Jungle, continues its 2018/19 season, entitled Resolution, with a holiday concert on December 7 featuring actress and musician Annie Golden, known for her role in Orange is the New Black, as the guest narrator for the orchestra's own special version of The Night Before Christmas by composer Aaron Dai. This concert is conducted by Reuben Blundell, Mark Seto, and Nell Flanders.

On the cusp of their 40th anniversary, the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps is proud to present their holiday concert, Home for the Holidays,on December 15th, 2018, at Symphony Space on the Upper West Side. Repertoire for this concert was chosen entirely by the band's members and includes a diverse selection of pieces that remind them of holidays at home.

The GRAMMY nominated Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra presents a holiday concert on December 2 at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center

On Saturday, December 15, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) Holiday POPS! concert celebrates the season with the Princeton High School Choir at 3 pm and 6 pm performances led by Music Director Rossen Milanov at Richardson Auditorium on Princeton University Campus. The festive program includes John Debney's suite from the movie Elf, Jerry Herman's "We Need a Little Christmas" from Mame (sung by choir member Danielle Danis), Felix Mendelssohn's Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride, a waltz by Johann Strauss Jr., and more. Of course, everyone is invited to join in as Maestro Milanov leads the carol sing-along!

The Torrington Symphony Orchestra, with chorus, will present "A HOLIDAY FESTIVAL," on Saturday, December 1 at 7:30 pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. Under the direction of conductor Maurice Steinberg, the concert will feature The Hallelujah Chorus, selections from The Nutcracker, Leroy Anderson, The Transiberian Orchestra and other seasonal favorites!

Back by popular demand, The Snowman, the classic animated film, returns to Grand Rapids to inspire children of all ages and open the Grand Rapids Symphony's 2018-19 DTE Energy Foundation Family Series.

As part of its First Anniversary Celebration, The Broadway Star Project produced its first Christmas Musical for The Holiday Star Experience MMXVIII.

Carnegie Hall celebrates the holiday season with a variety of festive concerts this December. On Friday, December 21 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 22 at 8:00 p.m., Broadway's original Mary Poppins Ashley Brown rings in the holiday season with The New York Pops and Music Director Steven Reineke with Essential Voices USA offering two evenings of classic and contemporary carols including “Deck the Halls,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “I'll Be Home for Christmas.”

With thrilling acrobatics, classic films and timeless music, the sublime sounds of the holidays from the Grand Rapids Pops are sure to make spirits bright.

Back by popular demand, The Snowman, the classic animated film, returns to Grand Rapids to inspire children of all ages and open the Grand Rapids Symphony's 2018-19 DTE Energy Foundation Family Series.

The Torrington Symphony Orchestra, with chorus, will present "A HOLIDAY FESTIVAL," on Saturday, December 1 at 7:30 pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. Under the direction of conductor Maurice Steinberg, the concert will feature The Hallelujah Chorus, selections from The Nutcracker, Leroy Anderson, The Transiberian Orchestra and other seasonal favorites!

Un total de 23 conciertos conforman el segundo segmento de la temporada 2018 de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (OSN), que se llevará a cabo del 7 de septiembre al 16 de diciembre, bajo la guía de su director titular, el maestro Carlos Miguel Prieto, en su sede habitual, el Palacio de Bellas Artes. Las sesiones se realizarán los viernes a las 20:00 y los domingos a las 12:15, excepto un concierto especial que se realizará en La Paz, Baja California Sur.

Every fall, playwright Steven Carl McCasland has made it a tradition to put down the pet and get himself back on stage. And so, with his trusted sidekick and Musical Director James Horan, Steven has made The Duplex a second home of sorts. This September 7th at 7:00pm, McCasland will salute the late Elaine Stritch with a new show, titled 'Not At Liberty'.

The Adelphi Orchestra now in its 65th season of Music for All presents A Young Person's Concert under the baton of Guest Conductor Jason Tramm on Saturday, September 29th at River Dell Middle School Auditorium in River Edge, New Jersey.

Every fall, playwright Steven Carl McCasland has made it a tradition to put down the pet and get himself back on stage. And so, with his trusted sidekick and Musical Director James Horan, Steven has made The Duplex a second home of sorts. This September 7th at 7:00pm, McCasland will salute the late Elaine Stritch with a new show, titled 'Not At Liberty'.

Broadway's newest intimate concert venue - welcomes back Stephanie's Child, New York's premier pop-vocal drag trio, for their one-year anniversary concert on Friday, August 10 at 9:30 PM. Hailed as one of the "Best LGBT Events in New York" from Time Out New York, the Stephanie's Child residency features tight harmonies, pop hits, hilarious original parodies and surprise special guests.