2019-12-12 19:00 2019-12-14 21:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Holiday Hits with the NAC Orchestra

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/21736

Presented by Air Canada Hum along with your best-loved Christmas carols in this evening of music from Canada and around the world – from sacred favourites like “O, Holy Night” to popular hits like “White Christmas” to classical wonders like “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” This NAC Orchestra concert features celebrated vocalist Meredith Lustig who is one of those rare artists who can do it all. Equally comfortable performing everything from cabaret to...

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Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
December 12 - 14, 2019

≈ 2 hours · With intermission

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Last updated: December 2, 2019

Good evening Ottawa!

I’m thrilled to be working with your incredible NAC Orchestra for the first time, and visiting your lovely city. We have a mulled wine and figgy pudding filled concert for you, with dashes of South American holiday spice, a soupçon of Hawaiian fun, and other flavours.

May this concert fill you with smiles and cheer, and we wish you all a very happy Holiday Season!

Program

VARIOUS arr. Bob Krogstad
The Bells of Christmas

GARY FRY
Sing We Joyous

MARKS arr. James Stephenson
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

TCHAIKOVSKY
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker

TCHAIKOVSKY
Trepak from The Nutcracker

TRAD. arr. John Rutter
Il est né le divin enfant

JOHANN, JR. &  JOSEF STRAUSS       
Pizzicato Polka

JUSTIN WILDE
Light the Candles of Freedom

R. A. ANDERSON
Mele Kalikimaka

ADAM arr. Arthur Harris
O Holy Night

GARY FRY
My Dancing Day, On Christmas Night

 

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L. ANDERSON
Sleigh Ride

P. BALLARD
Mister Santa

ALAN SILVESTRI & GLEN BALLARD
Concert Suite from The Polar Express

BIZET
Farandole from Suite No. 2 from L’Arlésienne

JAMES STEPHENSON
Hot Santa

BARROSO
Brasil

HAGUE
You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

BERLIN arr. Carmen Dragon
White Christmas

Chorus

Cantata Singers of Ottawa

Andrew McAnerney, artistic director
Jamie Loback, musical preparation
Andrew Ager, chorus master

Soprano
Kristi Aruja
Gwyneth Bergman
Bonnie Day
Valerie Douglas
Deirdre Garcia
Natasha Harwood
Cassandra Jackowski
Lucie Laneville
Erica Loughlin
Colleen Morris
Sophia Nickel
Robyn Ouimet
Cathy Patton
Anna von Holtzendorff

Alto
Patricia Bilodeau
Trish Brooks
Judy Brush
Vickie Classen Iles
Janet Cover
Nichole Ekkert-Vine
Mary Gordon
Liz Gray
Pein-Pein Huang
Diana James
Eileen Johnson
Andi Murphy

Tenor
Loyal Beggs
Gary Boyd
Diane Chevrier
Neil Crawford
Richard Fujarczuk
Dorian Gerdes
Ross Jewell
Richard Richardson

Bass
Wallace Beaton
Mark Chester Dumbrique
Andrew Hodgson
Greg Huyer
Bjørn Johansson
J.P. McElhone
Glen Seeds
Mike Vanier

Artists

  • bio-orchestra
    Featuring National Arts Centre Orchestra
  • Conductor Rei Hotoda
  • meredith-lustig-headshot-2
    Singer Meredith Lustig
  • cantata-singers-ottawa-m2tcsh7j-400x400-headshot-fb
    Featuring Cantata Singers of Ottawa
  • chorus master Andrew McAnerney
  • host Manon St-Jules
  • season stage manager Tobi Hunt McCoy