Spend the Holiday Season with your BSO!

Holiday Concerts

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Love Actually in Concert

Fri, Dec 6, 7:30 PM, Meyerhoff

Lucas Waldin, conductor

Featuring an all-star cast, this film has become a cult-classic and holiday favorite. The BSO will perform the hit soundtrack live to screen. Make sure you kick off the holiday season by experiencing Love Actually like never before!

Rated PG-13
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Spirit of the Season: Bach, Corelli & Vivaldi

Sat, Dec 7, 8 PM, Strathmore
Sun, Dec 8, 3 PM, Meyerhoff

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Diana Moore, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass
Handel Choir of Baltimore

BACH Cantata No. 1 from Christmas Oratorio
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048
CORELLI Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 8, G minor (Christmas Concerto)
VIVALDI Gloria, RV 589

Nicholas McGegan, a titan in the field of early music interpretation, guides the BSO and a team of all-star vocalists through Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, followed by one of the composer’s most beloved orchestral works. Corelli’s concerto, written for Christmas Eve, contemplates the wonder and quiet splendor of the night before, while Vivaldi’s setting of the hymn, “Gloria in excelsis Deo,” welcomes the vocalists back to deliver some of Baroque music’s most iconic and inspired melodies.

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Holiday Brass

Wed, Dec 11, 7:30 PM, Meyerhoff

William R. Langley, conductor
Members of the BSO Brass and Percussion Sections

Program includes:
BIZET (arr. VanDoren) Farandole from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2
PROKOFIEV (arr. nedecor) Troika from Lieutenant Kijé
TRADITIONAL (arr. Snedecor) The Wexford Carol & "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
HAYDN “Achieved is the Glorious Work” from The Creation
TRADITIONAL (arr. Alessi) "Away in a Manger" & "Silent Night"
TCHAIKOVSKY Suite from The Nutcracker
GUARALDI (arr. Ridenour) "Christmas Time Is Here" & "O Tannenbaum"
And more!
 
The BSO Brass Section ushers in the holidays with fanfare and flair, breathing warmth and resonance into classical and popular favorites alike. Join us for this not-to-be-missed event, bringing the spirit of the season to life.
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Cirque Nutcracker

Fri, Dec 13, 7:30 PM, Strathmore
Sat, Dec 14, 3 PM, Meyerhoff
Sun, Dec 15, 3 PM, Meyerhoff

William R. Langley, conductor
Troupe Vertigo

The most anticipated event of the holiday season returns! The sensational Troupe Vertigo will join the BSO to present a new and exciting rendition of Tchaikovsky’s beloved The Nutcracker, complete with jaw-dropping acrobatics and astonishing choreography.

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Baltimore's Holiday Spectacular

Fri, Dec 20, 7:30 PM, Meyerhoff
Sat, Dec 21, 1:30 PM, Meyerhoff
Sat, Dec 21, 7:30 PM, Meyerhoff

Stuart Chafetz, conductor
Dee Donasco, vocalist
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
    Anthony Blake Clark, Music Director
Centre Pointe Performing Arts, tap dancers

Program includes:
HAYES (arr. McKenzie) “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
DILORENZO Hanukkah Holiday Bash!
GILLESPIE, COOTS “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” (Santa Tap)
TRADITIONAL (arr. Rutter) “O Come All Ye Faithful”
TRADITIONAL (arr. Anderson) “Silent Night”
TRADITIONAL (arr. Catingub) “Joy to the World”
And more!

The esteemed Pops conductor Stuart Chafetz returns to the BSO to conduct Baltimore's annual Holiday Spectacular. A perfect wintertime outing, this performance will feature special guest artists, audience sing-a-longs, and the ever-popular tap dancing Santas. Make this concert a part of your holiday family traditions!

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The Princess Bride in Concert

Fri, Jan 3, 7:30 PM, Strathmore
Sat, Jan 4, 7:30 PM, Meyerhoff
Sun, Jan 5, 3 PM, Meyerhoff

Jack Everly, conductor

Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles… Experience one of the most beloved films of all time as never before… with the power of the BSO performing the entire musical score live-to-picture!

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