#NewYorkNotes #ChristmasPeachy #HolidayPeachy @NYPhil #WhomYouKnow NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 2018 HOLIDAY CONCERTS THE FAMILY CENTER TO COLLECT TOY AND BOOK DONATIONS AT HANDEL’S MESSIAH AND HOLIDAY BRASS CONCERTS December 11–16, 2018 HOLIDAY BRASS CONCERT UPDATES BRAMWELL TOVEY To Appear as Special Guest JUILLIARD TROMBONE CHOIR To Perform Before Concert Program Announced December 16, 2018
The New York Philharmonic announces updates for its 2018 holiday season, which features Handel’s Messiah, Presented by Gary W. Parr; Holiday Brass; Home Alone in Concert; and New Year’s Eve with Renée Fleming conducted by Music Director Jaap van Zweden.
The New York Philharmonic will partner with The Family Center for its annual Holiday Toy Drive, collecting new, unused, and unwrapped toys and books for children of all ages in the lobby of David Geffen Hall at all of the performances of Handel’s Messiah (December 11–15) and Holiday Brass (December 16). The donations will go to children and teenagers who receive services from The Family Center, a Brooklyn-based agency whose mission is to strengthen families affected by crisis, illness, or loss to create a more secure present and future for their children. The majority of the children have faced a major trauma, crisis, or loss and come from families that subsist on incomes falling far below the federal poverty threshold. In almost all cases, the toys and gifts given to Family Center children are the only presents that they will receive this holiday season.
Bramwell Tovey will appear as a special guest on the 23rd annual Holiday Brass concert, joining former Principal Trumpet Philip Smith (conductor, host, performer) and the New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion. Mr. Tovey will perform on piano and euphonium, conduct parts of the program, and more. The Juilliard Trombone Choir, under the direction of Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi, will perform holiday arrangements on David Geffen Hall’s Grand Promenade at 2:30 p.m., before Holiday Brass begins at 3:00 p.m. The program — featuring works from the brass canon, from the Baroque to the contemporary, and Christmas and Chanukah favorites — has also been announced; see listing below.
As a special treat for the holiday season, audience members are invited to bring select drinks, served in specialty New York Philharmonic cups, into the hall at Home Alone in Concert.
Tickets
Single tickets for Messiah start at $34; a limited number of $18 tickets for select performances of Handel’s Messiah may be available for students within 10 days at nyphil.org/rush, or in person the day of (valid identification is required). Single tickets for Holiday Brass start at $59 (sold out). Single tickets for Home Alone in Concert start at $45 (sold out). Single tickets for New Year’s Eve start at $105 (sold out). (Ticket prices subject to change.)
Tickets may be purchased online at nyphil.org or by calling (212) 875-5656, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets may also be purchased at the David Geffen Hall Box Office. The Box Office opens at 10:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and at noon on Sunday. On performance evenings, the Box Office closes one-half hour after performance time; other evenings it closes at 6:00 p.m.
Event Listing
HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Presented by Gary W. Parr
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 13, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 14, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 15, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Jonathan Cohen*, conductor
Lauren Snouffer*, soprano
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
Andrew Staples*, tenor
Neal Davies**, bass-baritone
Westminster Symphonic Choir
Joe Miller, director
HANDEL Messiah
HOLIDAY BRASS
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Sunday, December 16, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion
Philip Smith, conductor / host / trumpet
Bramwell Tovey, special guest
PIERPONT / Arr. R. Elkjer “Jingle Bells”
John MINDEMAN Joy
G. GABRIELLI / Arr. T. Higgins Magnificat a dodici
HOLST / Arr. B. Tovey, Adapted D. Richard In the Bleak Midwinter
HAIRSTON / Arr. B. Tovey, Adapted D. Richard Mary’s Boy Child
TRADITIONAL / Arr. R. Elkjer Sevivon
Anthony DiLORENZO Luminosity
Anthony DiLORENZO Baltazar (A King’s Journey)
MENDELSSOHN / Arr. A. DiLorenzo “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing”
ANDERSON / Arr. D. Richard Bugler’s Holiday
ANONYMOUS / Arr. D. Gates The Wexford Carol
WILLIS / Arr. D. Richard “It Came upon a Midnight Clear”
TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from The Nutcracker
/ Arr. D. Sorenson Overture
/ Arr. J. Stephenson Le Chocolat
/ Arr. D. Morgan Pas de Deux
BIZET / Arr. S. Bulla Farandole from L’Arlésienne
F.X. GRUBER / Arr. B. Tovey, Adapted D. Richard “Silent Night”
ANDERSON / Arr. J. Wasson Sleigh Ride
HOME ALONE IN CONCERT
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Thursday, December 20, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 21, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Dianne Berkun Menaker, director
John WILLIAMS Home Alone (New York Premiere–score performed live to complete film)
NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH RENÉE FLEMING
Monday, December 31, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Live From Lincoln Center telecast on PBS stations, 9:00 p.m. (check local listings)
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
The New York Philharmonic’s annual New Year’s Eve concert will celebrate the intersection of classical music and dance with soprano Renée Fleming, from the waltzes of J. Strauss II, polkas, marches, and operetta gems to Broadway hits and film songs.
* New York Philharmonic debut
** New York Philharmonic subscription debut
ALL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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Handel’s Messiah is presented by Gary W. Parr.
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Programs for Families at the New York Philharmonic are presented by Daria and Eric Wallach.
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Major support for Holiday Brass is provided by the Gurnee and Marjorie Hart Endowment Fund.
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Citi. Preferred Card of the New York Philharmonic.
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Emirates is the Official Airline of the New York Philharmonic.
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PurePoint Financial. Season Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic.
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Programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
