The Heifetz Holiday Tour returns, featuring the brilliant young alumni of the world-renowned Heifetz International Music Institute. They’ll perform favorites of the season along with glittering solo works, chamber masterworks, and some special Yuletide treats for listeners of all faiths, including the premiere of four new commissioned arrangements of beloved classics by Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and Vaughn Williams. You won’t want to miss the dazzling virtuosity and poignant passion of these young performers, whose music will help to make the holidays glow a bit brighter. Hallelujah!

Traditional
arr. Matthew Naughtin
A Christmas Feast: Five Ancient Carols for Strings
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Gaudete
Carol of the Bagpipers
Coventry Carol
Verbum Caro Factum Est
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Jihyun Baik, violin
Julia Angelov, violin
Jane Taerim Kim, viola
Rachel Taylor, cello

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
III. Largo
IV. Allegro Assai
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Jihyun Baik, violin

Mark Summer (b. 1958), after Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Variations on “Lo, How a Rose"
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Rachel Taylor, cello

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
arr. Lucas Buterbaugh
Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34*
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Julia Angelov, violin solo
Jihyun Baik, violin
Jane Taerim Kim, viola
Joseph Skerik, viola
Rachel Taylor, cello

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
arr. Lucas Buterbaugh
 Lullaby for Strings*
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Joseph Skerik, viola solo
Julia Angelov, violin
Jihyun Baik, violin
Jane Taerim Kim, viola
Rachel Taylor, cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
IV. Allegro
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Jihyun Baik, violin
Julia Angelov, violin
Joseph Skerik, viola
Jane Taerim Kim, viola
Rachel Taylor, cello

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
arr. Lucas Buterbaugh
Kaddish*
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Joseph Skerik, viola solo
Julia Angelov, violin
Jihyun Baik, violin
Jane Taerim Kim, viola
Rachel Taylor, cello

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
arr. Nate Sabat
Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra*
II. Carol. Andante con moto
III. Christmas Dance. Allegro
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Joseph Skerik, viola solo
Julia Angelov, violin
Jihyun Baik, violin
Jane Taerim Kim, viola
Rachel Taylor, cello

*Heifetz Institute Commissions

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