Prince George’s Community College Center for Performing Arts, Largo, MD
Johannes Visser, assistant conductor
Pamela Simonson Parker, soprano
Holiday Concert
The Philharmonic is delighted to once again share with you the festive sounds of the holidays. We continue our collaboration with CAAPA, the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts “Bringing color to the classics,” for the annual Holiday Concert. The Philharmonic’s own Symphony Kids, soprano Pamela Simonson Parker, and the Children’s Chorus and Dancers from Prince George’s Christian Academy will join us for a concert featuring music of the season. Johannes Visser, the Philharmonic’s assistant conductor, will lead the program. Bring the whole family for an afternoon of holiday splendor.
PROGRAM:
ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride and A Christmas Festival
HANDEL: Rejoice, greatly from Messiah
PROKOFIEV: Selections from Lieutenant Kije Suite
NILES: I wonder as I wander
HOLCOMB, arr.: Festive Sounds of Hanukah
SMALL: O Happy Holiday Sing
And more.
Tickets are available now. Click here to order yours.
Prince George’s Community College Center for Performing Arts, Largo, MD
Nicholas Bromilow, conductor candidate
Dr. Falecia D. Williams, speaker
PRICE: Mississippi River Suite • Side-by-Side
COPLAND: Lincoln Portrait
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10
Michael Hall, conductor candidate
PRICE: Ethiopia’s Shadow in America
BENNETT: The Four Freedoms: A Symphony
STILL: Symphony No. 4 ”Autochthonous”
Jordan Randall Smith, conductor candidate
Rita Sloan, piano
STRAUSS: Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1, Op. 38 in B Flat Major “Spring”
Concert venues will be announced as contracts are completed.
All dates, times, artists, and venues subject to change without notice.
Prince George’s Community College Center for Performing Arts, Largo, MD
Jason Love, conductor candidate
Thomas Pandolfi, piano
DUKAS: La Péri: Fanfare
BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
MACDOWELL: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 23
HINDEMITH: Mathis der Maler
Bowie State University, Fine & Performing Arts Center, Bowie, MD
Peter Wilson, conductor candidate
Samuel Tatsuki, viola, Johannsen International Competition Winner
SPRENKLE: A’rounding
BARTÓK: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
BIZET: Symphony in C
Made possible in part through funding provided by the Prince George’s County Council; the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County; and the Maryland State Arts Council.
