Orchestre Métropolitain presents

Holiday Melodies

Two of Quebec’s most beautiful voices, Kim Richardson and Mélissa Bédard, along with pianist Taurey Butler’s Montreal-based jazz trio will join Yannick Nézet-Séguin, his musicians and the Chœur Métropolitain to bring you the OM’s very first holiday concert. Prepare to be filled with the festive spirit!

Nearly 200 artists will gather on stage to perform a selection of the best-loved holiday songs from the popular, classical, Québécois and American catalogues, dressed in a jazzy cascade of symphonic colours by arranger Antoine Gratton. Enjoy favourites including “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town,” “White Christmas,” “Joyeux Noël,” “Sleigh Ride” and Duke Ellington’s The Nutcracker Suite, not to mention Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Christmas Overture. A fabulous concert that will enchant young and old alike!

Artists
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Mélissa Bédard, voice
Kim Richardson, voice
Taurey Butler, piano
Morgan Moore, bass
Wali Muhammad, drums
Orchestre Métropolitain
Choeur Métropolitain*: prepared by François A. Ouimet & Pierre Tourville
*With the participation of professional choristers

Program
François Morel, Paraphrase sur des airs de Noël
Duke Ellington, The Nutcracker Suite (excerpts)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Christmas Overture
Arr. Antoine Gratton, Traditional holiday carols and songs (“Joy to the World”, “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”, “White Christmas”, “O Holy Night”, “O Happy Day”, “Let It Snow”, “Jingle Bells” and more)
Arr. Christopher Smith, Holiday songs (“The Christmas Song”, “Winter Wonderland”)

Maison symphonique
Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 1:00pm
Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 4:00pm Almost Sold Out!

To purchase your tickets visit: www.placedesarts.com