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CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
Opera and the Hopkins Symphony
Orchestra. The BSA Chorus, comprised
of both vocal and instrumental students
from the school’s music department,
has performed at inaugurations for
mayors and governors, the statehouse
in Annapolis, the Kennedy Center
and before former First Lady Michelle
Obama. Hailed by The Baltimore Sun
as “one of the city’s prime assets,” they
have made appearances on local and
national TV, as well as at key events in
the City of Baltimore. 
Nicholas Hersh, Associate Conductor
Cirque de la Symphonie
Traditional (arr. Dragon) “Deck the Halls”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
(arr. Cirque) Nutcracker Suite
Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride
Jack Everly, conductor. Émile Waldteufel Skater’s Waltz
Baltimore School for
the Arts Dancers Alan Silvestri (arr. Brubaker) Concert Suite from The Polar Express
Sergei Prokofiev "Troika" from Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60
The BSA Chorus last appeared with the
BSO in June 2016, performing in Hairspray,
Baltimore School for the Arts is a
nationally recognized public arts high
school that provides its students with
intensive pre-professional training in
the arts in conjunction with a rigorous
academic curriculum. BSA graduates go
on to the most selective arts and university
programs nationwide and achieve
prominence in theater, film, music, dance
and visual arts. Additionally, BSA’s highly
acclaimed TWIGS program offers free
after-school arts instruction to 700 city
elementary and middle school children
from schools across Baltimore, as well as
other outreach initiatives to thousands
more. Founded in 1979, the school is an
integral and vibrant part of Baltimore’s
educational and cultural communities.
The Baltimore School for the Arts Tap
Dancers last appeared with the BSO in
December 2016, performing Santa Tap,
Timothy Myers, conductor.
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Friday, December 22, 2017, 8 pm
Saturday, December 23, 2017, 3 pm & 8 pm

Tchaikovsky
“Dance of the Reed Flutes”
from The Nutcracker
Delvyn Case Rocket Sleigh
INTERMISSION
Anderson A Christmas Festival
Zequinhade Abreu (arr. Dragon) “Tico Tico No Fubá”
Antonio Vivaldi
“Winter” from The Four Seasons

Allegro
Tchaikovsky “Trepak” from The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky
“Peanut Brittle Brigade”
(arr. Ellington/Strayhorn) from The Nutcracker Suite
Traditional (arr. Tyzik) Chanukah Suite
Robert Wendel Little Bolero Boy
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
“Dance of the Tumblers”
from The Snow Maiden
Tchaikovsky
“Waltz of the Flowers”
from The Nutcracker
Traditional (arr. Harris) “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”
The concert will end at approximately 9:40 pm for the evening performances on Friday
and Saturday and 4:40 pm for the afternoon performance on Saturday.
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