Seventh Annual TUBACHRISTMAS Free Holiday Concert at the Kimmel Center,
December 4, 2008
Kimmel Center hosts its seventh annual TUBACHRISTMAS celebration, ushering in the holiday season with a free community concert of regional tuba and euphonium players performing on the Commonwealth Plaza stage on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 12:30pm. With concerts taking place in over 200 cities across the country, TUBACHRISTMAS has become a beloved nationwide phenomenon that brings together a collective community spirit of free holiday performances open to the public and for all ages. Tinsel, mistletoe and other seasonal ornaments will decorate local musicians' brass instruments, as a performance of "Silent Night," "Jingle Bells," "O Come All Ye Faithful," among other holiday favorites, takes center stage.
Musicians interested in participating in TUBACHRISTMAS are encouraged to bring their instrument and folding stand/lyre on Saturday, December 20, 2008 to:
Registration: 9-10am, Kimmel Center’s Innovation Studio
Rehearsal: 10-11:45am, Kimmel Center’s Innovation Studio
Performance: 12:30-1:30pm, Kimmel Center’s Commonwealth Plaza
TUBACHRISTMAS music will be available at registration. A small registration fee applies. For further details, contact TUBACHRISTMAS 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 www.kimmelcenter.org/free or call 215-790-5800.
TUBACHRISTMAS 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 at Temple University.
Kimmel Center Presents’ 2008/2009 Season is sponsored by Citi. The Great Orchestras On Tour Series is supported by 10 Rittenhouse Square. Additional support is provided by the University of Pennsylvania Health System, American Express, and Interpark. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. NBC-10 is a media partner for Kimmel Center Presents.
Free in the Plaza programming and subsidized tickets offered to the community and social service groups for $10 are made possible through the Wachovia Gateway to the Arts Community Access Program, supported by a generous grant from the Wachovia Foundation.
The Kimmel Center is the recipient of partnership funding through the nationally recognized PNC "Grow Up Great" initiative, a ten-year, $100 million investment in preparing children for success in school and life. Funding gives support to the Kimmel Center’s early childhood program "Bop and Swing," an arts program for children 1-5 years old, designed to promote an appreciation for American culture.
FREE AT THE KIMMEL EVENTS
Saturday, December 20, 2008 | 12:30pm
Commonwealth Plaza Stage
TUBACHRISTMAS
Annual TUBACHRISTMAS celebration returns to the Kimmel Center for this holiday family favorite. All players should bring a folding stand/lyre and decorated instruments. For more information on TUBACHRISTMAS, visit www.tubachristmas.com.
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