Ranee Lee & Centaur Theatre Present

Holiday House Party @ Centaur

Featuring McGill Jazz Performance Students Under the Direction of Jazz Legend Ranee Lee

Kick off the holiday season at the Holiday House Party @ Centaur, featuring the talents of 16 students from McGill’s Jazz Performance program, led by the legendary jazz vocalist Ranee Lee herself. Celebrate the season as they reinvent holiday classics with a fresh, jazzy twist!

This homey evening of holiday music is the perfect way to launch the season of lights. For an exclusive 2-night run taking place December 5 and 6, the next generation of jazz artists will transform Centaur into the perfect place to escape the winter weather and enjoy an evening of music and merriment. Don’t miss these gifted performers—8 singers and 8 instrumentalists—from the McGill Schulich School of Music, all trained by Oscar Peterson Award-winning jazz legend Ranee Lee.

Set List

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” (Vince Guaraldi; arr. Ryan Bennett)

“Winter Wonderland” (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith; arr. Élizabeth Cormier, Maia Prasad)

“Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year” (Frank Loesser; arr. Sarah Leroux)

“Winter Song” (Original) (Yannick Anctil, Maia Prasad)

“I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm/Let It Snow” – (Irving Berlin/Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne; arr. Sarah Boutin)

“Christmas Time Is Here” (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson; arr. Sarah Leroux)

“Wonderful Christmastime” (Paul McCartney; arr. Seraphina Crema Black)

“The Secret of Christmas” (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen; arr. Élizabeth Cormier)

“Little Drummer Boy” (Katherine Kennicott Davis; arr. Kim Burnell)

“The Christmas Song” (Robert Wells, Mel Tormé; arr. Najib Fenaoui)

“Carol of the Bells” (Mykola Leontovych, Peter Wilhousky; arr. Bogi Orban-Ducos)

“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” (Frank Loesser; arr. Najib Fenaoui)

“What Child Is This?” (Ralph Vaughan Williams, Thomas Hewitt Jones; arr. Ranee Lee, Yannick Anctil)

December 5 at 8:00pm
December 6 at 8:00pm

To purchase your tickets, visit: www.centaurtheatre.com