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Arts Nov 24, 2015
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Pasadena Symphony’s annual Holiday Candlelight concert returns to All Saints Church on Dec. 19, 2015. Having sold out the past four years in a row, the concert will offer two performances to meet community demand at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. The architecturally exquisite and acoustically sonorous All Saints Church, Pasadena’s equivalent of a European cathedral, provides the perfect setting to hear your holiday favorites – all performed by candlelight. Audiences are going to love each and every moment of this cherished holiday tradition.
Conductor Grant Cooper leads an array of choruses including the Donald Brinegar Singers, the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus and the L.A. Bronze Handbell Ensemble, set against the backdrop of the Pasadena Symphony. Special guest Christina Saffran will accompany the orchestra as vocalist. With countless Broadway credits under her belt including Kathy Seldon in Singin’ in the Rain, Maggie in A Chorus Line, Shoo Shoo in Sophisticated Ladies and Zaneeta in The Music Man, Saffran is sure to bring a thrilling performance.
The program has something for everyone, from holiday classics to popular standards. Hear O Holy Night, Joy to the World, Deck the Halls, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, When You Wish Upon a Star, Hallelujah! and many more. Top off the holiday season with lasting memories for the whole family. The venue will again offer fully individual assigned seating available throughout All Saints’ glorious interior, so that the audience can enjoy their experience with ease and have a well-deserved break from the hustle and bustle of the season.
Tickets to Holiday Candlelight with the Pasadena Symphony are limited. Reservations start at $20 and may be purchased either at pasadenasymphony-pops.org or by calling the box office at (626) 793-7172.
Holiday Candlelight tops off a blockbuster holiday season for the Pasadena Symphony, starting with the 48th Annual Holiday Look In Home Tour, Dec. 5th and 6th. A showcase of Pasadena’s magnificent architecture, both historical and new, the Holiday Look In offers an intimate tour of four distinctive homes in the Pasadena area, decorated for the holiday season by prominent floral artists. This year’s designers include Drew Domenghini, Margit Holakoui, Ixora Floral Studio and Jacob Maarse. Stroll the gardens, enjoy music and shop to your heart’s content at the Holiday Look In Boutique, located at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 150 N. Madison Ave in Pasadena.
Organized by the Women’s Committee of the Pasadena Symphony Association, proceeds from the Holiday Look In support the Pasadena Symphony and POPS annual concert series, as well as educational and community outreach programs including the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras. Holiday Look In Tickets are $35 and may be purchased at pasadenasymphony-pops.org or at the Boutique.
