Christmas Eve Festivities

Instrumentation:

Flute, Piccolo, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, 2 or 3 Percussion, Celesta and Strings

Percussion 1 (two players optional): Wind Chimes, Suspended Cymbal, Glockenspiel
Percussion 2: Sleigh Bells
Percussion 3: Temple Blocks, Chimes

Program Notes

Christmas Eve Festivities was composed from 2015 to 2016 and revised in 2020. This piece is a short and charming picture of festive activities that occur before the Christmas holiday including sleigh rides, tree decorating and Christmas carols.

Excerpts (New World Symphony)

Full performance (Lexington Symphony)

Subsequent performances:

• Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra; Andy Moran conducting  - December 11/12, 2021
• Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; Alex Amsel conducting  - December 11/16/17, 2021
• New World Symphony; Chad Goodman conducting  - December 17/18, 2021
• Lexington Symphony Orchestra; Jonathan McPhee conducting - December 2/4, 2022
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Lawrence Loh conducting - December 2-11, 2022
• Seattle Symphony; Sunny Xia conducting - December 3, 2022
• Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra; John Devlin conducting - December 3/4, 2022
• East Texas Youth Symphony Orchestra; Felix Torres conducting - December 4, 2022
• Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra; Lauren Wasynczuk conducting - December 10, 2022 (UK Premiere)
• ​Abilene Christian University Chamber Orchestra; Dr. Steven Ward conducting - December 10, 2022
• Hartford Symphony Orchestra; Carolyn Kuan conducting - December 10, 2022
• ​Golden State Youth Orchestra; Dr. Yun Song Tay conducting - December 11, 2022
• Canton Symphony Orchestra; Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz conducting - December 11, 2022
• South Carolina Philharmonic; Morihiko Nakahara conducting - December 11, 2022
• Dexter Community Orchestra; Dr. David Schultz conducting - December 11, 2022
• Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Ernesto Estigarribia conducting - December 18, 2022
• Richmond Symphony Orchestra; Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting - November 27, 2023
• Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra; Ernesto Estigarribia conducting - December 9, 2023
• East Metro Symphony Orchestra; Craig Hara conducting - December 10, 2023
• Mid-Texas Symphony; Akiko Fujimoto conducting - December 10, 2023
• San Francisco Symphony; Edwin Outwater conducting - December 15, 2023
• Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra; Daniel Hege conducting - December 16, 2023
• Princeton Symphony Orchestra; John Devlin conducting - December 16, 2023
• Phoenix Symphony Orchestra; Lawrence Loh conducting - November 29-December 1, 2024
• Vermont Symphony Orchestra; Jose Daniel Flores-Caraballo conducting - December 6-8, 2024
• Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra; Daniel Hege conducting - December 7, 2024
• Pasadena Philharmonic Orchestra; James Park, conducting - December 8, 2024
• Firelands Symphony Orchestra; Carl Topilow, conducting - December 8, 2024
• Booker T. Washington High School Sinfonia; Art Ruangtip - conducting - December 11-12, 2024
• Seattle Symphony; Sunny Xia, conducting - December 14, 2024
• Midland Symphony Orchestra; Bohuslav Rattay, conducting - December 14, 2024
• Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra; Quinn Mason, conducting - December 18, 2024
• Weidner Philharmonic Orchestra; Kent Paulsen, conducting - December 20-21, 2024
• Grays Harbor Symphony Orchestra; Bill Dyer, conducting - November 23, 2025
• Richmond Symphony Orchestra - December 1, 2025
• Livermore-Amador Symphony; Lara Webber conducting - December 6, 2025
• University of New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra; David Upham conducting - December 7, 2025
• Symphony of Southeast Texas; Chelsea Tipton conducting - December 7, 2025
• Chicago Sinfonietta; Kedrick Armstrong conducting - December 19/20, 2025
• New Haven Symphony Orchestra; Chelsea Tipton conducting - December 19/21, 2025
• Albany Pro Musica; José Daniel Flores-Caraballo conducting - December 21, 2025