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HOLIDAY
The Nightmare Before Christmas
SAT, OCT 29, 8 PM
SUN, OCT 30, 3 PM
Movie and Music
Elfman: The Nightmare Before Christmas
What’s this, what’s this?!—the wildly inventive
world of Tim Burton’s macabre classic. Danny
Elfman’s rambunctious, colorful score will roar into
life in the hands of the BSO as you follow Jack the
Pumpkin King’s quest to seize Christmas.

Handel’s Messiah

FRI, DEC 2, 7:30 PM
SUN, DEC 4, 3 PM
Edward Polochick, conductor
and harpsichord
Concert Artists of Baltimore
Symphonic Chorale
Handel: Messiah
From the sheer joy and magnitude of the
“Hallelujah” chorus to the delicate beauty of
the arias, it’s no wonder this beloved work has
crowned holiday celebrations for centuries.
The BSO’s annual complete performance of
the Messiah, led from the harpsichord by
the dynamic Edward Polochick, is a musical
tradition you’ll want to make your own.

EDWARD POLOCHICK

A “SWINGIN’

NUTCRACKER”
à la Ellington

FRI, DEC 9, 7:30 PM
SAT, DEC 10, 2 PM
SAT, DEC 10, 7:30 PM
SUN, DEC 11, 2 PM
Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Step Afrika! Dancers
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Composed and arranged by
Ellington/Strayhorn/Murtha
STEP into the holiday season with this fully
realized jazz version of the timeless Nutcracker.
Riffing off of Ellington’s dazzling reimagining
of a portion of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece,
jazz composer Paul Murtha has created
an entire “Swingin Nutcracker” with both
an Act 1 and Act 2.
This semi-staged production features the
vibrant and percussive dancing of Washington
based company, Step Afrika! Join the BSO
for this very special world premiere.