29th Annual Holiday Gala

About this event

Celebrate the season with the Georgia State University School of Music's 29th Annual Holiday Gala, a beloved tradition that brings the whole School of Music community to one stage.

The afternoon opens with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble in Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride and Robert Buckley's Let the Bells Ring . From there, the program travels through the season: the Flute Ensemble in selections from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker , the Tenor-Bass Choir with a Hanukkah favorite, the Treble Choir in Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols , a solo piano performance of the Nutcracker Pas de deux by Hyun Hwa Jang and GSU Opera Theater with the "Shepherd's Chorus" from Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors . The Choral Union brings Dolly Parton's "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" in an arrangement by Craig Hella Johnson.

After intermission, University Singers perform the traditional Irish Wexford Carol and GSU Jazz brings a New Orleans-style parade to the stage. The Music Industry area and the Brass Ensemble add their own seasonal sounds, and the GSU Symphony Orchestra performs Anderson's Christmas Festival Overture .

The afternoon closes with the entire School of Music community together on stage. The GSU Symphony Orchestra, combined choirs and faculty and student soloists join forces for selections from Vivaldi's Gloria .

Tickets: $17–$36

This event is part of the Georgia State University School of Music Scholarship Series. Ticket proceeds support student scholarships and educational opportunities within the School of Music.