EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC CHORUS
ROGER KALIA, CONDUCTOR

LIVE STREAM
Cost: $15

The EPO and Maestro Kalia present a one-hour fresh take on our annual Peppermint Pops program with “A Tri-State Christmas,” which will feature local collaborations with musicians throughout the Tri-State, the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus and Evansville Children’s Choir. The orchestra performs holiday favorites including “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” played by a brass quintet, Bob James & Kenny Loggins’ “Celebrate Me Home,” with local jazz musicians, and Handel & Quincy Jones’ “Hallelujah!” from Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration, and Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride.” Who knows, Santa may even make an appearance!

CONCERT SPONSOR: Crescent, Cresline, Wabash Plastics Foundation
GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR: C. Wayne Worthington Family
CHORUS SPONSOR: Friends of the Chorus

EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC CHORUS AND SOLOISTS

ROGER KALIA, CONDUCTOR

The Evansville Orchestra continues its holiday tradition with performances of Handel’s beloved oratorio Messiah. Preserving one of the Orchestra’s most treasured holiday traditions, performances will occur at Trinity United Methodist Church located at Third & Walnut Streets in downtown Evansville and also at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church located in Jasper, Indiana.

Under the direction of Philharmonic Music Director Roger Kalia, the baroque-size orchestra drawn from the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra will join forces with voices from the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus and four accomplished soloists to present this 18th century masterpiece in its traditional setting.

EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC CHORUS AND SOLOISTS

ROGER KALIA, CONDUCTOR

The Evansville Orchestra continues its holiday tradition with performances of Handel’s beloved oratorio Messiah. Preserving one of the Orchestra’s most treasured holiday traditions, performances will occur at Trinity United Methodist Church located at Third & Walnut Streets in downtown Evansville and also at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church located in Jasper, Indiana.

Under the direction of Philharmonic Music Director Roger Kalia, the baroque-size orchestra drawn from the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra will join forces with voices from the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus and four accomplished soloists to present this 18th century masterpiece in its traditional setting.

TIMOTHY CHOOI, VIOLIN
ROGER KALIA, CONDUCTOR

Beethoven   Violin Concerto
Stravinsky   Petrushka (1947 version)

The EPO combines elements of theater and music in a program featuring masterworks by Beethoven and Stravinsky. Beethoven’s Violin Concerto is one of the most famous violin concertos ever composed, and it is a work of great beauty. Meanwhile Stravinsky’s Petrushka is one of his most colorful and exciting scores. Originally composed as a ballet, the work is in four scenes that are set during the last day of carnival season in 1830s Russia. It is one of Stravinsky’s most technically demanding works that features the entire orchestra.

EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC CHORUS
DOUG LaBRECQUE, TENOR
ROGER KALIA, CONDUCTOR

An Evening of Grammy, Tony, and Academy Award winning songs with Broadway’s great tenor Doug LaBrecque (Phantom of the Opera) and guest soprano. The song list includes Circle of Life, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Colors of the Wind, You Raise Me Up, The Way We Were, Cabaret, Defying Gravity, and Music of the Night.

EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC CHORUS
DOUG LaBRECQUE, TENOR
ROGER KALIA, CONDUCTOR

An Evening of Grammy, Tony, and Academy Award winning songs with Broadway’s great tenor Doug LaBrecque (Phantom of the Opera) and guest soprano. The song list includes Circle of Life, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Colors of the Wind, You Raise Me Up, The Way We Were, Cabaret, Defying Gravity, and Music of the Night.