Let it Snow Genworth Symphony Pops, Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage
Saturday, December 7 – 8:00pm
Sunday, December 8 – 3:00pm
Kick off the holidays with sounds of the season! On Saturday, December 7 – 8:00pm and Sunday, December 8 – 3:00pm, the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage will be transformed into a wonderland of music and song! Join conductor Erin Freeman, the Richmond Symphony, the Richmond Symphony Chorus, members of the Saint Paul’s Baptist Church Joy Choir, the Children’s Honor Choir, and Richmond’s own vocal virtuoso, Lisa Edwards-Burrs for holiday favorites including Silent Night, Joy to the World, and It’s a Wonderful Life. You, too, will get a chance to sing along during this much loved annual concert! Make Let it Snow part of your RVA holiday tradition.
Tickets start at $10 online at richmondsymphony.com or 1.800.514 ETIX. $7 college student tickets available at the Richmond CenterStage box office with valid student ID.
The Pops Series is sponsored by Genworth. This concert is sponsored by Hunton & Williams and Martin’s. The media sponsor is the Richmond Times Dispatch.
About the Richmond Symphony
Founded in 1957, the Richmond Symphony is the largest performing arts organization in Central Virginia. The organization includes an orchestra of more than 70 professional musicians, the 150-voice Richmond Symphony Chorus and more than 200 students in the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra programs. Each season, more than 250,000 members of the community enjoy concerts, radio broadcasts, and educational outreach programs. The Richmond Symphony is partially funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About Lisa Edwards-Burrs
Lisa Edwards-Burrs’ performances in recital, oratorio and chamber music are extensive. Her operatic roles include Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Monica in The Medium, Despina in Così fan tutte, Treemonisha in Treemonisha, Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore, Poppea in L’incoronazione di Poppea and several contemporary operas, Andrew Simpson’s The Furies, Leslie Burrs’ Vanqui, H. Leslie Adams’s Blake and Steven M. Allen’s Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadows. Other contemporary works include the world premieres of Leslie Burrs’ chamber work, “Egypt’s Nights” and Allan Blank’s “The Jumblies” with the Richmond Chamber Players. She has received several awards and was named Outstanding Vocalist of the Year by Richmond Magazine. Dr. Burrs also served as an Artistic Ambassador for the U.S. to South America with pianist, Melanie Day and has performed recitals in Caux, Switzerland and at the Amalfi Music and Arts Festival. Her performances featuring the works of African American composers and other contemporary works have also received critical acclaim. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Music at Virginia State University.
Program Notes
Erin R. Freeman, conductor
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano
Children’s Honor Choir
LEROY ANDERSON A Christmas Festival
ALICE PARKER O Come Emanuel from Seven Carols
Richmond Symphony Chorus
ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT Many Moods of Christmas: Suite No.1
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Silent Night
Patapan
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Richmond Symphony Chorus
TRADITIONAL / arr. Shaw Coventry Carol (Lully Lully)
Richmond Symphony Chorus
HECTOR BERLIOZ L’Adieau des Bergers: The Shepherds Farewell
Richmond Symphony Chorus
ARR. HAIRSTON Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano
ADOLPHE ADAM / Arthur Harris O HOLY NIGHT
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano
TRADITIONAL / arr. Robert Sadin Rise Up, Shepherd
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano
Children’s Honor Choir
JOHN RUTTER I Wish You Christmas
Children’s Honor Choir
Richmond Symphony Chorus
STEVEN AMUNDSON Joy to the World
Children’s Honor Choir
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano
Richmond Symphony Chorus
INTERMISSION Intermission
LEROY ANDERSON Sleighride
ROBERT WENDEL Caribbean Sleigh Ride
WENDELL WHALUM Betelehemu
Richmond Symphony Chorus
JOHN WILLIAMS “Somewhere in My Memory” from Home Alone
1. Somewhere in My Memory
Children’s Honor Choir
DIMITRI TIOMKIN It’s a Wonderful Life
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano
JERRY HERMAN We Need a Little Christmas
Richmond Symphony Chorus
GENE AUTRY / Ployhar Here Comes Santa Claus
Children’s Honor Choir
TRADITIONAL Christmas Pops Sing-a-Long I
Children’s Honor Choir
Richmond Symphony Chorus
GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Richmond Symphony Chorus
