PAST SHOWS

SINGErs

Jackie Richardson
Tom Wilson
Jessica Mitchell
Liam Titcomb
David Wall

musicians

Andy Ballantyne, alto sax & clarinet
Andrew Burashko, piano & conductor
Vern Dorge, clarinet, alto sax & tenor sax
Andrew Downing, bass
John Johnson, alto & soprano sax, clarinet & flute
Drew Jurecka, violin
Al Kay, trombone
Alex Kundakcioglu, trumpet
John MacLeod, trumpet
Rachel Mercer, cello
Mike Murley, tenor sax
Brian O'Kane, trumpet
Christian Overton, trombone
Douglas Perry, viola
Rob Piltch, guitar
Terry Promane, trombone
Davide di Renzo, drums
Stephen Sitarski, violin
Tom Szczezniak, piano
Kevin Turcotte, trumpet
Perry White, baritone sax & bass clarinet

lighting designer

Kevin Lamotte

Production Manager

Jessica Severin

special guests

Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus

PROGRAM

Silent Night
Alfred Schnittke

The Nutcracker Suite
i. Overture
ii. Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed Pipes)
iii. Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
iv. Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
v. Entr'acte
vi. Volga Vouty (Russian Dance)
vii. Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance)
viii. Dance of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
ix. Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance)
Composed by Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn,
adapted from compositions by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

INTERMISSION

Christmas Ditty
David Wall,
arranged by Mark Kieswetter

Christmas in Prison
John Prine

Fairytale of New York - Listen
Jem finer & Shane McGowan (The Pogues), arranged by Aaron Davis

Happy Xmas (War is Over) - Listen
John Lennon & Yoko Ono, arranged by Kevin Fox

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane,
arranged by Cameron Wilson

(I'm Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica - Watch
Tom Lehrer,
arranged by Jim McGrath

Let It Snow
Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn,
arranged by Shelly Berger

River - Watch
Joni Mitchell,
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith

Silent Night/Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
Franz Xavier Gruber/Tom Waits,
arranged by Steve MacKinnon

This Christmas
Donny Hathaway,
arranged by Bryden Baird

The Christmas Song
Bob Wells & Mel Torme

White Christmas
Irving Berlin,
arranged by Dan Parr

DEC 3-5, 2015, 8PM

TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT

Art of Time introduces a new holiday tradition with a characteristic twist. Top composers will craft Christmas classics, wintery favourites, and a few unexpected selections into new arrangements for five singers and Ensemble musicians.

Featuring chestnuts by Mel Torme and Irving Berlin, along with traditional holiday carols, the concert will also feature Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite, based on the Tchaikovsky ballet, performed by a 15-piece Big Band. Tom Lehrer's irreverent Hanukkah in Santa Monica along with seasonal fare by Joni Mitchell, Donny Hathaway, Tom Waits, John Lennon, The Pogues, and John Prine complete a repertoire with variety that you're unlikely to hear at any other holiday concert.

LOCATION

Harbourfront Centre Theatre