Following last year’s successful debut, the San Francisco Symphony Holiday Brass concert is back, with a festive mix of classical and popular holiday music to lift your spirits.
Performing selections from J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio along with Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and holiday carols, come experience the astounding power, precision, and virtuosity of this incredible section as they play seasonal favorites arranged for brass ensemble.
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Members of the SF Symp...
Following last year’s successful debut, the San Francisco Symphony Holiday Brass concert is back, with a festive mix of classical and popular holiday music to lift your spirits.
Performing selections from J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio along with Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and holiday carols, come experience the astounding power, precision, and virtuosity of this incredible section as they play seasonal favorites arranged for brass ensemble.
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Members of the SF Symphony brass and percussion sections:
- Robert Ward, Bruce Roberts, Jonathan Ring, Jessica Valeri, Jeff Garza and Chris Cooper, horns
- Mark Inouye, Doug Carlsen, Guy Piddington, Jeff Biancalana and Scott Macomber, trumpets
- Timothy Higgins, Nicholas Platoff, Paul C. Welcomer, and John Engelkes, trombones
- Jeffrey G. Anderson, tuba
- Edward Stephan, timpani
- Jacob Nissly and James Lee Wyatt III, percussion
Program:
- J.S. BACH (arr. Higgins) / "Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen" from Christmas Oratorio
- GABRIELI (arr. Higgins)/ Three Selections from the Sacrae symphoniae
- POULENC (arr. Higgins) / Quatres petites prières de Saint François d’Assise
- BRUCKNER (arr. Kreines) / Ave Maria
- Timothy HIGGINS / Fantasy on Traditional Carols
- J.S. BACH (arr. Higgins) / Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor
- TCHAIKOVSKY (arr. Higgins) / Selections from The Nutcracker
- VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (arr Higgins) / Fantasia on Greensleeves
- GRUBER (arr. Ring) / “Silent Night”
- TRADITIONAL (arr. Kazdin) / ”The Twelve Days of Christmas”
- ANDERSON (arr. Wasson) / Sleigh Ride
- HANDEL & MASON (arr. DiLorenzo) / “Joy to the World”
Details for all "Holidays with the Symphony" events can be found at http://sfsymphony.org/holiday