Program
Tim Hankewich Conductor
Ryan Silverman Vocalist
Jacksonville’s most vibrant holiday tradition returns with guest conductor Tim Hankewich and Broadway veteran Ryan Silverman. Celebrate “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and rejoice in holiday classics as a stunning indoor snowfall swirls all around Jacoby Symphony Hall and the stage sparkles under the spotlight to discover true, magical wonder this holiday season.
Mix and mingle with coffee, tea and cookies while enjoying the stirring music of our Coffee Series concerts, which feature a wide variety of abbreviated performances from select classical and pops concert programs.
TRADITIONAL | A Festive Holiday
Morton GOULD | Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Robert WELLS & Mel TORMÉ | “The Christmas Song”
Jule STYNE & Sammy CAHN | “Let It Snow”
Walter KENT, Kim GANNON & Buck RAM | “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
James Lord PIERPONT | “Jingle Bells”
Lucas RICHMAN | Hannukah Festival Overture
Leroy ANDERSON | “Sleigh Ride”
Edward POLA & George WYLE | “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
Adolphe ADAM & John Sullivan DWIGHT | “O Holy Night”
Hugh MARTIN & Ralph BLANE | “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Irving BERLIN* | “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm”
VARIOUS* | “Kickin’ Kringle”
* Arranged by Tim Hankewich
This program runs approximately 1 hour and has no intermission.
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Featured Artists
Tim Hankewich Conductor
The 2020-2021 season marks Timothy Hankewich’s 15th year as Music Director of Orchestra Iowa. Hankewich, who is popular with audiences and critics alike, has earned an outstanding reputation as a maestro whose classical artistry is as inspiring as his personality is engaging. Recent guest appearances have included performances with the Jacksonville, Victoria and Hamilton Symphonies as...continue reading
Ryan Silverman Vocalist
RYAN SILVERMAN has been praised as the “smoothest, most assured bari-tenor, leading-man theatre voice at the moment” (Playbill.com). Silverman received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Actor for the role of Terry Connor in Side Show on Broadway, and has starred as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera and as Billy Flynn in CHICAGO...continue reading