Boston Landmarks Orchestra Presents 'At Home for the Holidays,' A Multicultural Musical Celebration on the Winter Solstice

Boston Landmarks Orchestra Presents "At Home for the Holidays"
A Multicultural Musical Celebration on the Winter Solstice

The free streaming concert brings joy and light on December 21, the start of winter featuring music from around the world

Boston, MA—December 8, 2020—Boston Landmarks Orchestra (LO) brings light and joy to the holiday season with their upcoming digital musical offering, “At Home for the Holidays,” a multicultural celebration with holiday music from around the world. The free streaming concert on December 21, 2020 at 8pm ET marks the start of the winter solstice—a reflective opportunity which begins a new season. Co-hosted by Landmarks Orchestra Music Director Christopher Wilkins and David Coleman, Director of the Tufts University Gospel Choir, a chamber orchestra of 10 Landmarks Orchestra musicians will perform from GBH’s Fraser Performance Studio.

The festive program includes works from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Europe, and the USA with African American spirituals and holiday music in the gospel tradition, and reflects traditions from Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa celebrations.

“I am thrilled that we're able to bring together a small orchestra of Landmarks Orchestra musicians to celebrate the Winter Solstice,” says Christopher Wilkins. “Our streamed performance will honor many different holiday traditions from diverse cultures and faiths. Being back in the Fraser Studio—our usual rehearsal home—will itself be a celebration, since we've not been there for a year and a half.”

More information about the December 21, 2020 concert may be found on the Landmarks Orchestra website (landmarksorchestra.org).

Program:

Frank Bridge A Christmas Dance

Adam Shugar Hanukkah Overture
            Margo McGowan, clarinet soloist

arr. Arnold Schoenberg Christmas Music

David Coleman Piano Improvisation

Antonio Vivaldi ‘Winter’ from The Four Seasons
            Gregory Vitale, violin soloist

Valerie Coleman Umoja

Johann Sebastian Bach Sleepers Awake

William Grant Still Christmas in the Western World (excerpts)

Los Reyes Magos (Puerto Rico)
La Piñata (Mexico)
Sing! Shout! Tell the Story! (USA)

Georges Bizet Farandole from L’Arlésienne (arr. Martin, CW adjusted)

Artists:

Christopher Wilkins, Music Director

Gregory Vitale, violin

Paula Oakes, violin

Kenneth Stalberg, violin and viola

Aron Zelkowicz, cello

John Shiu, bass

Margo McGowan, clarinet

David Coleman, piano

Peter Sykes, organ

About Boston Landmarks Orchestra

Boston Landmarks Orchestra was founded in 2001 by conductor and community advocate Charles Ansbacher. The orchestra is comprised of many of the area's finest professional musicians. In its earliest years, the orchestra performed in such historically important settings as Fenway Park, the USS CONSTITUTION pier, Jamaica Pond, Franklin Park, Copley Square, Boston Common, and other landmark locations. Since 2007, its principal home has been at the DCR's Hatch Memorial Shell. For more history visit landmarksorchestra.org.

Boston Landmarks Orchestra's 2020 sponsors include the Free for All Concert Fund, The Boston Foundation, Encore Boston Harbor, 99.5 WCRB, WCVB-TV Channel 5 and The Boston Globe. These programs are supported in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and administered by the Mayor's Office of Arts Culture for the City of Boston.

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