Fri, Dec 10, 2021 | 8pm
Sat, Dec 11, 2021 | 3pm & 8pm
MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL, WOOLNER STAGE
DUKE ENERGY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, RALEIGH

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North Carolina Symphony
Conner Gray Covington, conductor
Yolanda Rabun, vocals
     Branden Williams, piano
     Christian Sharp, bass
     Demetrice Everett, drums

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor /
Arr. Sydney Baynes
Christmas Overture

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn /
Arr. Jeff Tyzik
Overture from The Nutcracker Suite

Mel Tormé / Arr. Carmen Dragon
"The Christmas Song"
     Yolanda Rabun, vocals

Adolphe Adam /
Arr. Carmen Dragon
"O Holy Night"
     Yolanda Rabun, vocals

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Polonaise from Christmas Eve

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker
Trepak from The Nutcracker

Earl Lawrence
“That’s What I Want for Christmas”
     Yolanda Rabun, vocals

Traditional
“The Twelve Days of Christmas”
     Yolanda Rabun, vocals

Traditional / Arr. S. Moore /
Trans. James Stephenson III
“Go Tell It on the Mountain”
     Yolanda Rabun, vocals

Intermission

Steven Amundson
On Christmas Day

Irving Berlin / Arr. John Moss
"White Christmas"
     Yolanda Rabun, vocals

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn /
Arr. Jeff Tyzik
Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed Pipes) from The Nutcracker Suite

Ralph Blane / Arr. Carmen Dragon
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
     Yolanda Rabun, vocals

Traditional / Arr. Carmen Dragon
"Adeste Fideles"
     Yolanda Rabun, vocals

Frederick Delius
Sleigh Ride

Irving Taylor/Dudley Brooks/
Hal Stanley
"(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag"
     Yolanda Rabun, vocals

Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie /
Arr. Bill Holcombe
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
     Yolanda Rabun, vocals

The North Carolina Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of Weekend Sponsor CEI – The Digital Office.

The North Carolina Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of Friday Concert Sponsor Publix Super Markets Charities.

The North Carolina Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of Saturday Concert Sponsor celito.net.

The North Carolina Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of Saturday Concert Sponsor Galloway Ridge at Fearrington.