HOLIDAY POPS

MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 7:30 pm

Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 2:30 pm

Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 2:30 pm

ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL

Jeff Tyzik, conductor

Milwaukee Symphony Chorus / Cheryl Frazes Hill, director

PROGRAM

EMIL WALDTEUFEL/arr. Jeff Tyzik

The Skater’s Overture

LEROY ANDERSON

Sleigh Ride

TRADITIONAL/arr. Jeff Tyzik

Wexford Carol / Christmas Eve Reel

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY/arr. Jeff Tyzik

Nutcracker Mini Jazz Suite

Dance of the Sugar Plums

Danse Arabian

Swing Dance á la Russe

TRADITIONAL/arr. Arthur Harris

We Wish You a Merry Christmas/ Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

TRADITIONAL/arr. Dan Forrest

The First Noël

Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

ADOLPHE ADAM/arr. Gary Fry

O Holy Night / Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA & JAMES S. PIERPONT/arr. Robert W. Smith

Jingle Bells Forever

INTERMISSION

JEFF TYZIK

Carol of the Kings

TRADITIONAL/arr. Jeff Tyzik

Mis zeh Hidlik

GARY FRY

A World of Joy / Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

DÉ LIGOURI/arr. Jeff Tyzik

Tu scendi dalle stelle

IRVING BERLIN/arr. Robert Russell Bennett

White Christmas

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

“Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker, Opus 71a

TRADITIONAL/arr. Roger Wilhelm

Silent Night / Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL/arr. Jeff Tyzik

“Hallelujah” from Messiah / Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

This weekend’s media sponsor is WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO.The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours. All programs are subject to change.

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra can be heard on Telarc, Koss Classics, Pro Arte, AVIE, and Vox/Turnabout recordings. MSO Classics recordings (digital only) available on iTunes and at mso.org. MSO Binaural recordings (digital only) available at mso.org.

Guest Artist Biographies

JEFF TYZIK

JEFF TYZIK

Grammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most innovative and sought after pops conductors. Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages. Tyzik holds The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and also serves as principal pops conductor of the Seattle Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, and The Florida Orchestra. This season, Tyzik will celebrate his 23rd season as principal pops conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In May 2007, the Harmonia Mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over three months. Alex Ross of The New Yorker called it “one of the snappiest Gershwin discs in years”.

Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Megan Hilty, Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O’Connor, Doc Severinsen, and John Pizzarelli. He has created numerous original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown, Broadway, film, dance, Latin, and swing. Tyzik holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music.