Ring in the Holiday Season at the Annenberg Center with two family-friendly, high energy performances!
November 12, 2009Ring in the Holiday Season at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with two family-friendly, high-energy performances
Experience the music of the Emerald Isle with the festive holiday show Irish Christmas in America featuring beautifully sung Irish holiday carols and thrilling Irish dancing
Then, travel down to the Big Easy with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they perform classic holiday hits with a jazzy New Orleans twist
(Philadelphia, November 12, 2009) — Celebrate the Holiday Season at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with not one but two incredible performances guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit! Celebrate the yuletide traditions of the Emerald Isle with Irish Christmas in America on Friday, December 11, 2009 at 8:00 PM. Tickets for the performance are $20-$40. Then, head down to the Big Easy with Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they perform holiday classics with a twist of ragtime, blues and jazz in A Creole Christmas on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8:00 PM. Tickets for the performance are $20-$45 For tickets or for more information on both performances, please visit www.AnnenbergCenter.org or call 215.898.3900. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Annenberg Center Box Office.
Conceived in 2005 by Irish fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada of the popular Irish musical group Téada as way to share traditional and often unknown Irish holiday customs, Irish Christmas in America features evocatively-sung Irish ballads, holiday carols, sing-alongs, lively fiddle tunes and thrilling Irish dancing. Rich narration brings to life ancient Irish customs and stories, while photographic images provide a backdrop of rich historical context. Mac Diarmada will be joined on stage by leading award-winning Irish singer & accordionist, Séamus Begley, Gráinne Hambly (Irish harp), Seán Earnest (guitar), Tommy Martin (uilleann pipes/whistles), Tristan Rosenstock (narration/bodhrán), and Brian Cunningham (dancer).
Named after Preservation Hall, the revered music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’s French Quarter, Grammy®-award winning ensemble Preservation Hall Jazz Band has traveled worldwide spreading their mission to preserve the art form of traditional New Orleans Jazz. An annual must-see production for New Orleans families since 2005, 2009 marks the first year that Preservation Hall Jazz Band takes their stomping, syncopated holiday spirit on the road. A Creole Christmas features swinging jazz versions of Holiday tunes including “Blue Christmas,” “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” and “The Dreidel Song,” as well as New Orleans holiday jazz classics like “Swingin’ in a Winter Wonderland.” No Preservation Hall show is complete without a Bourbon Street-style parade as the band plays their classic finale, “When the Saints Go Marching In.”
Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s current lineup features an impressive roster of musicians with deeply rooted connections to the art form and to the band itself, including Creative Director Ben Jaffe (tuba), son of Preservation Hall Jazz Band co-founders Allan and Sandra Jaffe. Other current members include Mark Braud (trumpet, vocals), Charlie Gabriel (clarinet, saxophone, vocals), Clint Maedgen (reed, vocals), Joe Lastie, Jr. (drums), Frank Demond (trombone), Walter Payton (bass, vocals), and Rickie Monie (piano).
Preservation Hall Jazz Band last performed at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in 2003.
Give the gift of the performing arts to family and friends this holiday season! No returns, no fuss, and plenty of options to choose from beyond the month of December, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts gift certificates make the perfect gift for even the most difficult to shop for person on your list! Annenberg Center gift certificates are redeemable for tickets to any Penn Presents or Dance Celebration performance and may be purchased in any dollar amount by calling the Annenberg Center Box Office at 215.898.3900 or online at www.AnnenbergCenter.org. Gift certificates can also be purchased in person at the Annenberg Center Box Office.
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