Program - Disney's A Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert

2021/22 SEASON PRESENTING SPONSOR:

MOVIES AT THE SYMPHONY 2021/22 DISNEY’S A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL IN CONCERT CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 7:00pm Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 7:00pm Boettcher Concert Hall

Directed by BRIAN HENSON Produced by BRIAN HENSON MARTIN G. BAKER Co-Producer JERRY JUHL Executive Producer FRANK OZ Screenplay by JERRY JUHL Original Story by CHARLES DICKENS Original Score by MILES GOODMAN Songs by PAUL WILLIAMS

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PROGRAM I

MOVIES AT THE SYMPHONY 2021/22 Voice Cast

Scrooge The Great Gonzo Robert Marley Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Betina Cratchit Rizzo the Rat Bean Bunny Kermit the Frog Beaker Belinda Cratchit Tiny Tim Cratchit Jacob Marley Ma Bear Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear Sam Eagle Animal Peter Cratchit Old Joe Swedish Chef

Michael Caine Dave Goelz Dave Goelz Dave Goelz Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Steve Whitmire Steve Whitmire Steve Whitmire Steve Whitmire Jerry Nelson Jerry Nelson Jerry Nelson Frank Oz Frank Oz Frank Oz Frank Oz David Rudman David Rudman David Rudman

The performance is a presentation of the complete film The Muppet Christmas Carol with a live performance of the film’s entire score. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the end credits.

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CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES WITH A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION.

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PROGRAM II

C O L O R A D O SY M P H O N Y.O R G

MOVIES AT THE SYMPHONY BIOGRAPHY CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is the Music Director of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and Resident Conductor of the Colorado Symphony. He joined the Colorado Symphony in the 2015/2016 Season as Associate Conductor – a position he held for four years. For three years prior, Dragon held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch.

Dragon works regularly in Australia and has guest conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. His 2015/16 debut performance at the Sydney Opera House with John Pyke and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was released on album by ABC Music and won an ARIA the following year. Dragon’s international guest conducting includes Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre, Omaha Symphony, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

He has also conducted at numerous festivals including the Breckenridge and Bangalow Music Festivals, with both resulting in immediate re-invitations. At the beginning of 2016, Dragon conducted Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony as part of the Perth International Art Festival alongside Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Dragon began his conducting studies in 2011 and was a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program in Australia under the guidance of course director Christopher Seaman. He has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Leonid Grin, Paavo and Neeme Jarvi at the Jarvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.

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PROGRAM III

Face masks and proof of vaccination required

Welcome Back We are looking forward to seeing you at Boettcher Concert Hall this season!

COVID-19 Protocols To protect audiences and the community from illness and to slow the transmission of COVID-19, the Colorado Symphony joins the resident companies of the Denver Performing Arts Complex — Colorado Ballet, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and Opera Colorado — in requiring both proof of full vaccination and face masks to attend indoor public performances starting October 1, 2021. Please see Coloradosymphony.org for full details.

Please see Coloradosymphony.org for full details.