SING-ALONGS, SANTA CLAUS AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE
Entertainment Desk
December 14, 2009
Pasadena, CA - The Pasadena POPS are proud to debut a spectacular Holiday POPS concert that is sure to become a new family tradition. The celebration will feature music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Polar Express, Home Alone and cherished Christmas melodies Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Nutcracker (featuring ballet dancers), Carol of the Bells, Santa Baby and much more. The evening will conclude with heartwarming Sing-Alongs. Kid´s tickets are just $10 and Santa Claus comes to town!
Guest Artists:
Tony-nominated and critically acclaimed vocalist, Valarie Pettiford LA Children´s Chorus, one of the nation´s leading children´s choirs Donald Brinegar Singers, noted for their warm choral tone and highly musical interpretations of a wide range of music including recent compositions.
The winners of our holiday essay contest are Niko Lopez, Sierra Madre Middle School, Grade 7, Rhys Fulton-Doyle, Walden School, Grade 5 and Kaori Hernandez, Field Elementary School, Grade 5. Each child will read their essay from the stage during the Holiday POPS concert. The essay theme: "What Peace Means to Me". Copies of the children´s essays will be included in press kits for all media outlets attending/covering the concert.
Holiday POPS will be performed at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. 300 E. Green Street. December 19, 2009. Start time is 8pm. Rachael Worby, Conducting.
Under the artistic direction of Anne Tomlinson, Los Angeles Children´s Chorus has emerged as one of the nation´s leading children´s choruses, known for the superlative quality of its musical performances and the high caliber of its artistry. Founded in 1986, LACC now performs regularly with Southern California´s most prominent performing arts organizations, at its own self-produced concerts, with other children´s choruses, at choir festivals, and for appreciative community groups and organizations throughout the region and abroad.
LACC performs often with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in such works as Mahler´s Third Symphony, Orff´s Carmina Burana, John Adams´ El Niño, and Mendelssohn´s Midsummer Night´s Dream. The Choir sings frequently with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in addition to performances with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Southwest Chamber Music.
Anne Tomlinson conducts the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers and is responsible for the educational and artistic development of the Chorus. She is also Children´s Chorus Mistress for LA Opera. She has prepared children for major works including the world premiere of Tobias Picker´s children´s opera Fantastic Mr. Fox based upon the story by Roald Dahl. In these productions, Ms. Tomlinson has worked with Plácido Domingo, Andrew Litton, among others. LACC is honored to have been named "2003 Artists of the Year" by the Los Angeles Opera League.
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "Inspiring and Accessible" Rachael Worby is that rare conductor who is a skilled communicator with a wide range of repertoire that appeals to audiences everywhere. Distinguished as a visionary in the orchestral world, she is celebrated internationally for her extraordinary talents and exuberant style, as well as her versatile command of all musical genres–symphonic, operatic, pops, classics, and 20th century. A dedicated orchestra builder, she is credited with the remarkable growth of organizations under her leadership. With the merging last autumn, with the Pasadena Symphony, Maestra Worby is currently Music Director of the new Pasadena POPS. She is an unforgettable, inspiring and charismatic presence on the podium. Rachael Worby´s dynamic energy, coupled with the highly successful results she has achieved with diverse organizations, has served to create a demand for her skills on the international level. As a guest conductor, she has led orchestras throughout Europe, South America, Australia and Asia. International guest engagements have included the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the Halle Orchestra (England), the Irish Chamber Orchestra, the Transylvania Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Queensland Symphony and the Herzliya Chamber Orchestra in Israel. In 1994, Rachael Worby was honored to receive a Presidential appointment to the National Council of the Arts, on which she served for four years. In 1990 she was nominated for an ACE Award for two programs she created, narrated and conducted for the Disney Channel. Rachael Worby was born in Nyack, New York, and makes her home in Pasadena with her daughter.
The Pasadena Symphony Association was founded in 1928 by Conductor Reginald Bland. Originally named the Pasadena Civic Orchestra, its first members were mostly volunteer musicians, many of whom were students of Bland. The annual operating budget was a mere $3,500, which was funded entirely by the City of Pasadena. Over the past 80 years, the Pasadena Symphony has artistically matured into one of the top performing symphonic ensembles in southern California, comprised of the most gifted and sought after musicians from the motion picture film industry.
In the fall of 2007, the Pasadena Symphony incorporated the Pasadena POPS into its Association under the new name Pasadena Symphony and POPS. This merger created an expanded Classics and POPS series providing the community with a full spectrum of live symphonic concerts year-round at the historic Civic Auditorium in downtown Pasadena and at its new summer venue on the Lawn adjacent to the Rose Bowl. A hallmark of its robust education programs, the Pasadena Symphony Association has served the youth of the region since 1972 through the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra comprised of gifted middle school students from all over the Southland.
Guest Artists:
Tony-nominated and critically acclaimed vocalist, Valarie Pettiford LA Children´s Chorus, one of the nation´s leading children´s choirs Donald Brinegar Singers, noted for their warm choral tone and highly musical interpretations of a wide range of music including recent compositions.
The winners of our holiday essay contest are Niko Lopez, Sierra Madre Middle School, Grade 7, Rhys Fulton-Doyle, Walden School, Grade 5 and Kaori Hernandez, Field Elementary School, Grade 5. Each child will read their essay from the stage during the Holiday POPS concert. The essay theme: "What Peace Means to Me". Copies of the children´s essays will be included in press kits for all media outlets attending/covering the concert.
Holiday POPS will be performed at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. 300 E. Green Street. December 19, 2009. Start time is 8pm. Rachael Worby, Conducting.
Under the artistic direction of Anne Tomlinson, Los Angeles Children´s Chorus has emerged as one of the nation´s leading children´s choruses, known for the superlative quality of its musical performances and the high caliber of its artistry. Founded in 1986, LACC now performs regularly with Southern California´s most prominent performing arts organizations, at its own self-produced concerts, with other children´s choruses, at choir festivals, and for appreciative community groups and organizations throughout the region and abroad.
LACC performs often with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in such works as Mahler´s Third Symphony, Orff´s Carmina Burana, John Adams´ El Niño, and Mendelssohn´s Midsummer Night´s Dream. The Choir sings frequently with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in addition to performances with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Southwest Chamber Music.
Anne Tomlinson conducts the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers and is responsible for the educational and artistic development of the Chorus. She is also Children´s Chorus Mistress for LA Opera. She has prepared children for major works including the world premiere of Tobias Picker´s children´s opera Fantastic Mr. Fox based upon the story by Roald Dahl. In these productions, Ms. Tomlinson has worked with Plácido Domingo, Andrew Litton, among others. LACC is honored to have been named "2003 Artists of the Year" by the Los Angeles Opera League.
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "Inspiring and Accessible" Rachael Worby is that rare conductor who is a skilled communicator with a wide range of repertoire that appeals to audiences everywhere. Distinguished as a visionary in the orchestral world, she is celebrated internationally for her extraordinary talents and exuberant style, as well as her versatile command of all musical genres–symphonic, operatic, pops, classics, and 20th century. A dedicated orchestra builder, she is credited with the remarkable growth of organizations under her leadership. With the merging last autumn, with the Pasadena Symphony, Maestra Worby is currently Music Director of the new Pasadena POPS. She is an unforgettable, inspiring and charismatic presence on the podium. Rachael Worby´s dynamic energy, coupled with the highly successful results she has achieved with diverse organizations, has served to create a demand for her skills on the international level. As a guest conductor, she has led orchestras throughout Europe, South America, Australia and Asia. International guest engagements have included the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the Halle Orchestra (England), the Irish Chamber Orchestra, the Transylvania Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Queensland Symphony and the Herzliya Chamber Orchestra in Israel. In 1994, Rachael Worby was honored to receive a Presidential appointment to the National Council of the Arts, on which she served for four years. In 1990 she was nominated for an ACE Award for two programs she created, narrated and conducted for the Disney Channel. Rachael Worby was born in Nyack, New York, and makes her home in Pasadena with her daughter.
The Pasadena Symphony Association was founded in 1928 by Conductor Reginald Bland. Originally named the Pasadena Civic Orchestra, its first members were mostly volunteer musicians, many of whom were students of Bland. The annual operating budget was a mere $3,500, which was funded entirely by the City of Pasadena. Over the past 80 years, the Pasadena Symphony has artistically matured into one of the top performing symphonic ensembles in southern California, comprised of the most gifted and sought after musicians from the motion picture film industry.
In the fall of 2007, the Pasadena Symphony incorporated the Pasadena POPS into its Association under the new name Pasadena Symphony and POPS. This merger created an expanded Classics and POPS series providing the community with a full spectrum of live symphonic concerts year-round at the historic Civic Auditorium in downtown Pasadena and at its new summer venue on the Lawn adjacent to the Rose Bowl. A hallmark of its robust education programs, the Pasadena Symphony Association has served the youth of the region since 1972 through the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra comprised of gifted middle school students from all over the Southland.
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