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San Diego Holiday Experiences
As soon as Halloween is over, it's Christmas time in my mind
I am notorious, amongst my friends and family, for starting my holiday season early. As soon as Halloween is over, it’s Christmas time in my mind. My tree goes up and my Mid-Century Christmas playlist goes on.
Of course, I do have to wait for the rest of society to catch up when it comes to going to holiday events. There are a few that get going pretty early. On Tuesday, November 26, I went to the Over-the-Top Holiday Lounge experience at The Grand Hyatt San Diego. I had a gingerbread old-fashioned and decorated a cookie. It was classy. However, I still need to wait a couple of weeks for classical music holiday activities.
The weekend of December 6, 7, and 8 has a couple of non-Christmas concerts that I’m looking forward to. The San Diego Symphony Orchestra is presenting a concert of music by Richard Strauss and Dimitri Shostakovich. Strauss’s Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche will bracket both Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and No. 2. Pianist Inon Barnatan will perform both concertos. The Shostakovich piano concertos don’t get the same attention as his symphonic output but they are wonderful pieces of music. The chance to hear them both in the same concert promises to be a quality night at the symphony.
The La Jolla Symphony and Chorus starts its 70th season with concerts on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8. The program features music by the French Impressionists. Claude Debussy’s “Sirens” from his Nocturnes will be performed with Pavane by Gabriel Faure, and “Suite No. 2” from Maurice Ravel’s ballet Daphnis et Chloe.
The San Diego Master Chorale’s Messiah sing-along event is on Sunday, December 8. However, this event is sold out. If you want to sing the Messiah or listen to community members sing it, there is a sing-along event in Poway on Friday, December 13, and Sunday, December 15.
Pytor Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is the only piece of music that can compete with Handel’s Messiah at Christmas. The Nutcracker runs at The San Diego Civic Theatre from December 13 through December 22. The production is produced by Golden State Ballet and is performed by The San Diego Symphony Orchestra.
The San Deigo Symphony Orchestra’s holiday production Noel! Noel! has four performances starting on Friday, December 13 at The Jacobs Music Center. Noel! Noel! Is a charming holiday experience with Christmas favorites such as Sleigh Rida, Silent Night, and I’ll be Home for Christmas.
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San Diego Holiday Experiences
As soon as Halloween is over, it's Christmas time in my mind
San Diego Holiday Experiences
As soon as Halloween is over, it's Christmas time in my mind
I am notorious, amongst my friends and family, for starting my holiday season early. As soon as Halloween is over, it’s Christmas time in my mind. My tree goes up and my Mid-Century Christmas playlist goes on.
Of course, I do have to wait for the rest of society to catch up when it comes to going to holiday events. There are a few that get going pretty early. On Tuesday, November 26, I went to the Over-the-Top Holiday Lounge experience at The Grand Hyatt San Diego. I had a gingerbread old-fashioned and decorated a cookie. It was classy. However, I still need to wait a couple of weeks for classical music holiday activities.
The weekend of December 6, 7, and 8 has a couple of non-Christmas concerts that I’m looking forward to. The San Diego Symphony Orchestra is presenting a concert of music by Richard Strauss and Dimitri Shostakovich. Strauss’s Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche will bracket both Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and No. 2. Pianist Inon Barnatan will perform both concertos. The Shostakovich piano concertos don’t get the same attention as his symphonic output but they are wonderful pieces of music. The chance to hear them both in the same concert promises to be a quality night at the symphony.
The La Jolla Symphony and Chorus starts its 70th season with concerts on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8. The program features music by the French Impressionists. Claude Debussy’s “Sirens” from his Nocturnes will be performed with Pavane by Gabriel Faure, and “Suite No. 2” from Maurice Ravel’s ballet Daphnis et Chloe.
The San Diego Master Chorale’s Messiah sing-along event is on Sunday, December 8. However, this event is sold out. If you want to sing the Messiah or listen to community members sing it, there is a sing-along event in Poway on Friday, December 13, and Sunday, December 15.
Pytor Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is the only piece of music that can compete with Handel’s Messiah at Christmas. The Nutcracker runs at The San Diego Civic Theatre from December 13 through December 22. The production is produced by Golden State Ballet and is performed by The San Diego Symphony Orchestra.
The San Deigo Symphony Orchestra’s holiday production Noel! Noel! has four performances starting on Friday, December 13 at The Jacobs Music Center. Noel! Noel! Is a charming holiday experience with Christmas favorites such as Sleigh Rida, Silent Night, and I’ll be Home for Christmas.