The Symphony’s annual holiday pops concerts have become a Santa Fe tradition! This season Maestro Guillermo Figueroa leads the Orchestra for a brilliant program packed with winter favorites the entire family can enjoy. Plus, our “future players” at the Santa Fe Youth Symphony—prepared by the Youth Symphony’s Associate Artistic Director and Conductor, William Waag—joins us again for more side-by-side performances.
The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra
Guillermo Figueroa, Principal Conductor
The Santa Fe Youth Symphony
PROGRAM
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY
Selections from The Nutcracker Suite
March
Waltz of the Flowers
Trepak
Mother Ginger and her Children
JULE STYNE
Christmas Waltz
ANTONIN DVORAK
Symphony No. 8
I. Allegro con brio
(Side by side with The Santa Fe Youth Symphony)
LEROY ANDERSON
Sleigh Ride
(Side by side with The Santa Fe Youth Symphony)
MANUEL DE FALLA
Ritual Fire Dance
(Conducted by Laurie Rossi)
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Arr. LUCAS RICHMAN
Hanukkah Festival Overture
JOHANN STRAUSS
Radetzky March
JAMES STEPHENSON
Holly and Jolly Sing-A-Long
David Felberg, Guest Conductor
Praised by The Santa Fe New Mexican for his “fluid phrases, rich focused tone, rhythmic precision, and spot-on intonation,” Violinist David Felberg, an Albuquerque native, is Concertmaster of The Santa Fe Symphony and Associate Concertmaster of the New Mexico Philharmonic, and also performs with Santa Fe Pro Musica. He is also the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Chatter, a groundbreaking series, exploring both new and old music, that produces more than 60 performances a year.
William Reece Waag, Santa Fe Youth Symphony
William Reece Waag is in his fifth season as Conductor of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony. A passionate music educator, he also works as a guest clinician and mentor in music classrooms across Northern New Mexico. William’s recent guest conducting engagements include the Albuquerque Philharmonic, Seattle Rock Orchestra, The Santa Fe Symphony, El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra, Albuquerque Youth Symphony, Reading Orchestra, and Honor Orchestras in New Mexico.