“The Nutcracker” & “The Planets”
- Dec 15, 2024 at 3 PM
- Talent Unlimited High School, 300 E 68 St, NYC
Program & Artists
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite
Johann Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
Alexander Borodin “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Holst “Mars” and “Jupiter” from The Planets
Leonardo Pineda conductor
Selections performed with the All-City High School Orchestra
David West principal conductor
Tickets
FREE
Advance RSVP available soon
Part of TŌN’s Free Concerts series
The Orchestra Now presents a free holiday season concert at the Talent Unlimited High School for the performing arts on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. TŌN Interim Assistant Conductor Leonardo Pineda leads a program of high-spirited audience favorites, which includes Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite and Johann Strauss II’s Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka. TŌN is joined by NYC’s All-City High School Orchestra for Borodin’s evocative “Polovtsian Dances” and two movements from Holst’s iconic The Planets.
Concert Details
The concert will last approximately one hour and 45 minutes.
Brief remarks by a TŌN musician
Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite
30 min
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Johann Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
3 min
Listen
Intermission
20 min
Brief remarks by a TŌN musician
Alexander Borodin “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
with the All-City High School Orchestra
14 min
Listen
Gustav Holst “Mars” and “Jupiter” from The Planets
with the All-City High School Orchestra
16 min
Listen
All timings are approximate. Program and artists subject to change.
Sample the Music
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite
Johann Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
Alexander Borodin “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Holst “Mars” from The Planets
Photo: The Orchestra Now by Patrick Arias
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