![]() ![]() ![]() To bring all the performers together, the concerts will use all three tiers of the Concert Hall stage, from the jazz band in area directly in front of the main stage to the vocal ensembles on risers at the back of the stage. ![]() “The goal was to create an inclusive holiday musical experience for our audience that would showcase music across many different styles and genres,” Gilliland said. Gilliland said the music will include a variety of traditional holiday songs ranging from arrangements of well-known Christmas carols and Hanukkah standards, to orchestral movie soundtracks and modern adaptations of jazz and pop tunes. Mike Maino, a long-time radio personality at classical music station WCRI, will emcee the shows. Each will perform two selections on their own and come together for a “carol-along” with the audience. The shows will feature three vocal ensembles-URI Concert Choir, University Chorus and In The Pocket-along with the Jazz Big Band, Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. I always enjoy the spectacle of big holiday concerts, and hopefully, it’s something the community will take to.” I think it makes it that much more impressive. “It’s an easy sell-especially when you get numbers of this size together. “I think everyone loves holiday music,” said Gilliland, who is organizing the event. The format is new to URI, which has traditionally hosted holiday shows by individual ensembles or smaller collaborations. The extravaganza is the brainchild of David Gilliland, associate teaching professor of collaborative piano at URI, who oversaw a similar holiday show when he was at Davidson College. Tickets-$25 for adults and $15 for students and seniors-can be purchased through Eventbrite. in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston. 16, 2023 – If you like your holidays big and bold, you’ll want to check out the University of Rhode Island Music Department’s Holiday Extravaganza.įor two concerts, the extravaganza will bring together six of the University’s main music ensembles-more than 180 musicians and vocalists, all on one stage-for a show featuring a collection of traditional holiday standards (and some not so traditional). ![]()
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