Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops

Stuart Chafetz, conductor
Tony DeSare, piano
Capathia Jenkins, vocals

Want your heart warmed? Your show stopped? Care to be charmed and wooed into the holiday spirit?

Then here it is, an all-new Holiday Pops program featuring Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and the renowned Tony DeSare performing your A-list of songs from “Let it Snow” and “Baby it’s Cold Outside” to “Do You Hear What I Hear,” and an incredible performance of “Little Bolero Boy” with the Seattle Seahawks' drumline, “The Blue Thunder.”

Plus, the cheery bright voices of the University of Washington Chorale and a special surprise appearance from a certain singing and dancing guy with a white beard. The high-spirited conductor Stuart Chafetz leads the Seattle Symphony and this great cast of performers in four performances.

Want a sneak peek of the fun you’ll be having? Check out Tony DeSare performing 17 Funny Versions of Jingle Bells.

About UW University Chorale

The Uni­ver­sity of Wash­ing­ton Chorale is an audi­tioned advanced under­grad­u­ate ensem­ble of music and non-music majors from the Seat­tle cam­pus. UW Chorale appears annually as a guest ensem­ble with the Seat­tle Sym­phony, and has sung in joint con­certs with Revalia Male Cham­ber Choir in Esto­nia, and for the Princess of Swe­den. UW Chorale appeared at the Lat­vian Song Fes­ti­val in Riga, dur­ing the sum­mer of 2013 and the Estonian Festival of Song and Dance in 2019, as one of the only Amer­i­can choirs.

About Seattle Symphony

Recognized as one of the “most vital American orchestras” (NPR), the Seattle Symphony is internationally acclaimed for its inventive programming, community-minded initiatives, and superb recordings on the Seattle Symphony Media label. With a strong commitment to new music and a legacy of over 150 recordings, the orchestra has garnered five Grammy Awards, 26 Grammy nominations, and two Emmy Awards, and was named Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year. The Symphony performs in Benaroya Hall in the heart of downtown Seattle.