HANDEL ’ S MESSIAH
DEC 9 / 10
Sat , 7:30 pm ; Sun , 3 pm
A perennial favorite and BSO tradition , no holiday season is complete without the magnitude and sheer joy of the " Hallelujah " chorus . Performed annually since 1982 and released this season on Naxos , the BSO ’ s beloved Messiah with Edward Polochick has become a staple of the season .
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EDWARD POLOCHICK , CONDUCTOR AND HARPSICHORD CONCERT ARTISTS OF BALTIMORE SYMPHONIC CHORALE
Thomas Wilkins
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
DEC 16 / 17
Sat , 8 pm ; Sun , 3 pm
Warm your heart this holiday season with a program of Christmas favorites . Thomas Wilkins , Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl , conducts iconic classics including , “ Hark ! the Herald Angels Sing ,” “ O Holy Night ” and the BSO ’ s commission of Tchaikovsky ’ s Nutcracker , arranged by jazz composer Paul Murtha . Also featuring the Baltimore School for the Arts tap-dancing Santas .
THOMAS WILKINS , CONDUCTOR ALISON BUCHANAN , SOPRANO BALTIMORE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS DANCERS
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
DEC 22 / 23
Fri , 8 pm ; Sat , 3 pm
The jaw-dropping magic of Cirque comes to the concert hall as the BSO musicians who dazzle you on stage are joined by acrobats , contortionists , jugglers , balancers , strongmen and high-flying aerialists from above . Sure to wow , this holiday spectacular is a “ treat for eyes and ears " ( Pittsburgh Tribune ).
NICHOLAS HERSH , CONDUCTOR CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
HOLIDAY
DEC 9 / 10 DEC 16 / 17 DEC 22 / 23
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