Overture Magazine: 2016-2017 Season Holiday 2016 | Page 3

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Departments
2 ) Letter from the Executive Board Chair
3 ) Orchestra Roster 23 ) Honor Roll
Program Notes
6 ) Doc Severinsen and Friends : The Art of the Big Band
November 17 , 25 , 26 & 27
8 ) Handel ’ s Messiah December 2 , 3 & 4

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it Up ! Step Afrika ! brings a unique dance movement to a new Nutcracker .
16 ) Swingin ’ Nutcracker à la Ellington featuring Step Afrika !
December 8 , 9 , 10 & 11
20 ) Movie and Music : It ’ s a Wonderful Life
December 15 & 16

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21 ) Holiday Pops with Storm Large December 17 & 18
Don ’ t miss ! Movies and Music
Star Trek — December 29 Star Trek : Into Darkness — December 30 Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
On thE Cover :
Ellington ’ s version of The Nutcracker was released in 1960 . He focused on the more popular and recognizable pieces from Tchaikovsky ’ s Suite , rendering iconic movements like the “ Russian Dance ” and the “ Waltz of the Flowers ” for a swinging jazz ensemble .
Features

4 ) Swingin ’ Into The Season

Christianna McCausland BSO premieres a reimagined Duke Ellington Nutcracker .
On the Cover Photo by Adriane White
Be Green : Recycle Your Program ! Please return your gently used program to the Overture racks in the lobby . Want to keep reading at home ? Please do ! Just remember to recycle it when you ’ re through .
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