“The Nutcracker” & “The Planets”
- Dec 15, 2024 at 3 PM
- Talent Unlimited High School, 300 E 68 St, NYC
Program & Artists
Rossini The Barber of Seville Overture
Grieg “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite
Alexander Borodin “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Holst “Mars” and “Jupiter” from The Planets
Selections performed with the All-City High School Orchestra
Tickets
FREE
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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. The program of high-spirited audience favorites includes Rossini’s rousing The Barber of Seville overture, and Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite. 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 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Brief remarks by a TŌN musician
Gioachino Rossini The Barber of Seville Overture
7 min
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Edvard Grieg “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
3 min
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Camille Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
7 min
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Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite
21 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
Rossini The Barber of Seville Overture
Grieg “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite
Alexander Borodin “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Holst “Mars” from The Planets
Photo: The Orchestra Now by Patrick Arias
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