Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA: VSO Holiday Pops
In person: $42 standard, $55 premium
Stream: $15
- Anton Belov, baritone
- Salvador Brotons, conductor
Alan Silvestri — Suite from The Polar Express
Albert Hague / Eugene Poddany — How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Vincent Guaraldi — A Charlie Brown Christmas
Bruce Chase / Various — Around the World at Christmas Time
Kurt Rosenberg — Rosenberg Strolling Down Brighton Pier (world premiere)
Irving Berlin — White Christmas
Franz von Suppé — Overture to Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien ("Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna")
Léo Delibes — Coppélia (selections)
Johann Strauss II — Wiener Blut ("Vienna Blood Waltz"), Op. 354
Josef Strauss / Johann Strauss II — Pizzicato Polka
Johann Strauss II — On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA will once again present its highly acclaimed Holiday Pops concert program on December 9 and 10, 2023 at Skyview Concert Hall. Conducted by Maestro Salvador Brotons, the annual December program is regularly one of the best-attended events of the concert season. This year, the festive program will include classical favorites by Suppé, Delibes, and Strauss II as well as popular hits for the whole family such as Frozen, A Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and more. The program also includes the world premiere of a work by local composer Kurt Rosenberg, and the return of award-winning baritone Anton Belov, who joined the VSO in February 2023 for a performance of Puccini’s Messa di Gloria.
Performances on December 9 and 10. One hour prior to the program's start on both performance days, a pre-concert talk on the history of the works on the program will be held in Skyview Concert Hall for all ticket holders.
The Saturday performance will begin at 7pm, with the return of the celebrated VSO pre-concert show Da Capo, hosted by VSO Podcast host Ashley Johnson and VSO trombonist Greg Scholl, airing only on the live stream at 6:30pm. During intermission the live stream will feature special video programming. The Sunday performance will begin at 3pm, with the virtual live stream programming beginning at 2:30.
All ticket holders will receive a secure email link in order to access the live stream performances.
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