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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