Annual Festive Tuba Christmas! Returns to the Kimmel Center for a Holiday Celebration on December 1
November 20, 2007
Kimmel Center Presents hosts its sixth annual Tuba Christmas! celebration on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 1:30pm at the Commonwealth Plaza Stage, as part of the Free in the Plaza Series. With concerts taking place in over 200 cities across the country, this magical, musical event has become a beloved holiday tradition for many households. Regional tuba and euphonium players join together to perform classic carols free to the public and for all ages. Tinsel, mistletoe, and other seasonal ornaments will adorn local musicians' brass instruments, as music fills the Kimmel Center’s plaza with performances of "Silent Night," "Jingle Bells," "O Come All Ye Faithful," and many more.
Musicians interested in participating are encouraged to bring their decorated instrument/s and folding stand/lyre to Innovation Studio on the Kimmel Center’s lower mezzanine for registration from 9:30-11am on December 1. Rehearsal will follow from 11am-12:45pm, followed by the performance on the Kimmel Center’s Commonwealth Plaza stage at 1:30pm. Tuba Christmas! music will be available at registration and there will be a small registration fee. For further details, contact Tuba Christmas! coordinator and conductor Jay Krush at (215) 520-0818 or jaykrush@earthlink.net.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information please visit the Free at the Kimmel section of the website at www.kimmelcenter.org or call 215-790-5800.
Tuba Christmas! was conceived in 1974 as a tribute to the late artist and educator William J. Bell, who was born on Christmas Day in 1902. It was first conducted in New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza Ice Rink on December 22, 1974. The tradition has grown exponentially over the past three decades, and today the concerts are presented in cities and towns throughout the world by thousands of spirited brass players. For more information please visit www.tubachristmas.com.
Conductor/coordinator Jay Krush is a founding member of the Grammy®-Award winning Chestnut Brass Company, tubist with the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra and a faculty member at the Boyer College of Music, Temple University.
Tuba Christmas! is one of the Kimmel Center Presents Free at the Kimmel events provided during the 2007/08 season.
Kimmel Center Presents 2007/2008 season is sponsored by Citi. Support for the Mellon Jazz Series comes from The Bank of New York Mellon. The Great Orchestra Series is supported by ARC Wheeler. Additional support is provided by the University of Pennsylvania Health System and American Express. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Mellon Jazz, Mellon Jazz Up Close and World & Pop.
The Kimmel Center also receives support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The William Penn Foundation, The Wachovia Foundation, Verizon Foundation, PNC Foundation, The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and the Philadelphia Music Project and Dance Advance, Initiatives of The Pew Charitable Trust administered by The University of the Arts. In-kind support is generously provided by Deloitte. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents, and additional media sponsors include WDAS, WRTI, WJJZ, Afro-Pop, WXPN and WXPN's Kids Corner 20th Anniversary.
FREE AT THE KIMMEL EVENTS
Saturday, December 1, 2007 | 1:30pm
Commonwealth Plaza Stage
Tuba Christmas!
The annual Tuba Christmas! returns to the Kimmel Center for this holiday family favorite. All players should bring a folding stand/lyre and decorate your instruments. For more information on Tuba Christmas!, visit www.tubachristmas.com.
(Followed by the Vienna Boys’ Choir ticketed concert in Verizon Hall at 3pm.)
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