Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
$35-$95
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.
https://music.washington.edu/ensembles/university-choraleAbout 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.
https://www.seattlesymphony.org/Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
200 University StreetSeattle, WA 98101
United States