Seattle Symphony is offering tickets starting at $10 for all holiday concerts. The special tickets are made possible by an Access to Excellence grant from the Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences.
Seattle Symphony holiday performances include Handel’s Messiah, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Holiday POPS! with Marvin Hamlisch, and “Winter Dreams” with conductor Carolyn Kuan and oboist Ben Hausmann. Additionally, Seattle Symphony will present “Natalie MacMaster: A Celtic Christmas,” “A Festival of Lessons &Carols” featuring Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint! Seattle, and the annual Holiday Sing-Along with the Seattle Symphony Chorale.
The symphony’s Holiday Festival kicks off with five performances of Holiday POPS! at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 8 p.m. Dec. 5, 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 6 and 2 p.m. Dec. 7.
Tickets starting at $10 can be purchased by calling the Seattle Symphony ticket office at 206-215-4747 or 866-833-4747 or online at www.seattlesymphony.org.
In other news, Seattle Symphony has released its first-ever holiday album and first-ever self-produced recording: “Holiday Classics.” Conducted by music director Gerard Schwarz, the symphony’s holiday album features works composed specifically for the holiday season as well as other festive classical works.
“Holiday Classics” can be purchased at Symphonica, the symphony store, and online for $9.99 or $7.99 with a holiday concert ticket purchases. The CD is also available at select area retailers.
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