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Tu rt le Island Quar tet Wi th Cyrus Chestnut and Mike Marshall
Saturday , December 4 at 8 p.m. Tu rt le Island Quar tet
“A st erl ing exam ple of firs t-r at e jazz music- makin g,” (Los Angel es Ti mes) Fo rmed 25 ye ar s ago by fo ur vi rtuosos, th is Gr amm y Aw ard-winni ng qu ar te t bega n re def ini ng ch amber musi c by int egrating jazz im pr ov isatio n an d rhythm s and including dif fe re nt musi c st yles. Celebr ating their anniv er sar y in grand st yle, Tu rt le Island Quar te t in vit es pianis t Cyrus Ches tnut and mand olin pla ye r Mik e Ma rs hall to join them on st age. A remar ka ble ev ening of classic jazz, Americana , and holida y favo rit es.
$4 4, $36, $22 The Wa verly Consor t
The Christmas Story Friday , December 10 at 8 p.m.
The Wa verly Consor t
“This is the wa y to begin the Chris tmas seaso n,” sa ys the Lo s Angel es Ti mes of th e uniq ue holi da y celebr ation pr esent ed by this 13 -mem ber ensemb le. Sing er s joi n ins trument alis ts to re cr eat e the pagean tr y and joy of the medieval ch ur ch . Their per formanc e recoun ts the ev ents of the Biblical Chris tmas stor y—th e mess age of th e arch angel Gabr iel to the shepher ds, the journ ey of th e Magi to the mange r at Be thlehem, the intrigue of Her od and his cou rt , and the flight int o Egy pt —in an uplif ting and mo ving celebr ation of rit ual drama and song “One of the jo ys of th e season. ” (Ch ica go Tr ibune)
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Christmas in Brass Saturday , December 11 at 8 p.m. “Blazing pr ecision…amazing
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about th is ill us tri ous br ass qu int et . Ac claimed fo r their ama zing tech nical skil l, mar ve lous sho wmanship, and div er se pr ogr amming, the Syner gy Br ass Quint et has eme rged as one of th e count ry ’s mos t ex citing new classical music ense mbles. The qu int et mak es its Cen te r de but with a spirit ed holid ay program that fe atur es lush br ass arr angement s of Bac h’ s ch or al wo rk s, as we ll as Hande l’s trium phant Messiah, amid a broad selection of classic Chris tmas car ols. Their ex traor dina ry music ian ship is matc hed on ly by the de lightfu l wit that the y we av e int o th is ev ening of hol ida y ent er tainme nt.
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Leah y Fami ly Chri stma s Frid ay , December 17 at 8 p.m.
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When Leah y las t per formed at the Cen te r, the y pac ke d th e hous e and brough t th e audien ce to its fe et . De scribe d by the Buf fa lo Ne ws as “fr esh, vibr ant, and engagi ng,” th is ch arm ing and aw ard-winni ng Canadian octe t of br ot her s an d sis te rs pr ese nts an en er ge tic and joyo us hol ida y pr ogr am mi xing Celt ic melodi es wit h tr aditi onal Ch ri stmas car ols . “Le ahy mak es Chris tmas a true fa mily af fa ir!” (Cal gar y Her ald)
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