ASO CELEBRATES COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT: "HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS II"
11/20/2008
For Immediate Release
November 20, 2008
Contact: William H. Martin
Phone: 410-269-1132
www.annapolissymphony.org
ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Celebrating the spirit of the holidays with homage to the community and its local heroes is the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops concert “Home for the Holidays II” on December 19,
8 p.m. at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. Maestro José-Luis Novo will conduct the orchestra in an evening of holiday favorites which includes an audience sing-along. The program will highlight select soloists from the orchestra and the finale of a special multimedia community project entitled My Hometown Heroes. The performance will take place on Friday, December 19, 2008 at 8pm at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in
The evening’s repertoire will feature Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel Prelude”, “March of the Toys” from Victor Herbert’s Babes in Toyland, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on Greensleeves”, James Beckel’s “A Gospel Christmas”, Lucas Richman’s “Hanukkah Festival Overture”, and Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.” Principal trombonist David Perkel will be the soloist in the second movement of James Pugh’s “Trombone Concerto.”
The concert will showcase the finale of an expansive multimedia project entitled “My Hometown Heroes” with action photos of local police, fire and military personnel, the unsung heroes of every community.
Single tickets to the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra concerts are $34-$44 for adults, and $10 for students ages 8 to 25. FlexPass packages are available, allowing music lovers to purchase three or four concerts at a discount but enjoying the flexibility to choose and attend concerts when it fits their schedule. For tickets, subscriptions, or further information, call the ASO Box Office at 410-263-0907 or visit and order online at www.annapolissymphony.org.
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Photos of José-Luis Novo are available upon request.