CIRQUE DE NOËL

December 20 – 23
Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts

Christopher James Lees, conductor
Cirque de la Symphonie

ROBERT WENDEL Christmas à la Valse

JOHN KANDER Selections from Chicago

JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 III. Poco allegretto

TRADITIONAL (arr. Arkenstone) I Saw Three Ships

ALAN SILVESTRI (arr. Brubaker) The Polar Express Concert Suite

LEROY ANDERSON Sleigh Ride

P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY Dance of the Reed Flutes (from The Nutcracker)

DELVYN CASE Rocket Sleigh DELVYN CASE

INTERMISSION (20-minutes)

P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY Danse des Cygnes (from Swan Lake)

GEORGES BIZET (arr. Hoffman) Danse Bohème (from Carmen)

TRADITIONAL (arr. Fry) Deck the Hall

CARLOS GARDEL Por una Cabeza

DMITRI KABALEVSKY Galop (from The Comedians, Op. 26)

GEORGES BIZET (arr. Fry) Farandole (from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2)

N. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Dance of the Buffoons (from The Snow Maiden)

P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY Pas de Deux (from The Nutcracker)

TRADITIONAL (arr. Harris) We Wish You a Merry Christmas

concert duration: approximately 2 hours.

Concert Program