JSO 2011 Holiday Concert

JSO to present Holiday Concert with Jackson Chorale, Children’s Choir, JYSO

The Jackson Symphony Orchestra’s December family outing for concertgoers of all ages will feature a variety of holiday music as well as music makers. Joining the orchestra for this festive annual program are the Jackson Chorale, Wendy Treacher, conductor; Jackson Chorale Children's Choir, Jackie Livesay, conductor and Jackson Youth Symphony Orchestra David Schultz conductor.

The music begins at 4 p.m. Dec. 11 at Jackson Community College’s Potter Center,
2111 Emmons Rd., Jackson.

A few highlights of the program include:

• Chorale and JSO joining forces for Joy to the World and Rutter's Angel Carol.

• The Chorale and Children's Choir performing a very entertaining and clever version of the 12 Days of Christmas with the orchestra.

• The Jackson Youth Symphony Orchestra (JYSO) presenting selections from Swan Lake.

• The Children’s choir singing arrangements of the 1953 song Zat You, Santa Claus? Children’s Choir Coordinator Jackie Livesay, a Jackson music teacher, says she expects about 30 participants from numerous schools in Jackson County as well as home schoolers. They range from grade four through high school.

Music from The Nutcracker, which is a life-long favorite of Maestro Stephen Osmond, also will be on the program. Osmond probably has performed this work more than any other — at least 20 performances with four different ballet companies.

“This year we will focus on the music with slides of various productions on stage instead of dancers and with an original suite that includes several of the magical scenes not included in the traditional suite such as the Battle and the Ascension of the Tree,” Osmond says. "While I love working with dancers, it will be a real treat to conduct the music the way I hear it as opposed to the needs of the dancers."

Baker College and County National Bank are sponsoring the Holiday Concert.

Ticket prices are as follows:

$15 - VIP Section A Seating
$10 - General Admission Section B Seating
$5 - Students and Children

To order tickets, call 782-3221, ext. 118; visit www.jacksonsymphony.org; or stop by the orchestra’s downtown office at 215 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson.

Special Subscription Series Note: If you missed the first two concerts of the JSO’s regular subscription, but still want to attend the remaining three concerts, the JSO is offering the tickets at a discount. The three-concert mini-series pricing is as follows:

$75 A ($21 savings)
$65 B ($16 savings)
$40 C ($14 savings)

(The restaurant discount card offered to season ticket holders is not included in this three-concert package.)

To order tickets, call 782-3221, ext. 118; visit www.jacksonsymphony.org; or stop by the orchestra’s downtown office at 215 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson.