Swing into the season with CCM's Jazz Holiday Extravaganza on Nov. 20
The festive concert kicks off the holidays with the CCM Jazz Orchestra
Story by CCM Graduate Student Chet Rhodes
The CCM Jazz Orchestra swings into the festive season with the Jazz Holiday Extravaganza at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20 in Patricia Corbett Theater. Tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.
The CCM Jazz Orchestra invites you to join them as they swing into the season with the jiving rhythms and sweet sounds of Walter Kent, Vince Guaraldi, Irving Berlin and more. Led by CCM Director of Jazz Studies Scott Belck, the performance features holiday hits such as I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Christmas Time is Here, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and more! Student vocalist Emily Jordan joins the Jazz Orchestra for the performance.
Tickets for the Jazz Holiday Extravaganza concert can be purchased online through CCM's box office, over the phone at 513-556-4183 or in person at the CCM Box Office in the atrium of UC’s Corbett Center for the Performing Arts.
Repertoire
CCM Jazz Orchestra
Scott Belck, music director
- I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Walter Kent (1911-1994)
Lyrics by Kim Gannon (1900-1974)
Arranged by Vance Thompson (b. 1971)
- Go Tell It On The Mountain
Traditional
Arranged by Vance Thompson (b. 1971)
- Christmas Time is Here
Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976) and Lee Mendelson (1933-2019)
Arranged by Vance Thompson (b. 1971)
- Silent Night
Traditional
Arranged by Vance Thompson (b. 1971)
- Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
Traditional
Arranged by Richard DeRosa (b. 1955)
Edited by Bob Curnow (b. 1941)
- Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella
Traditional
Arranged by Brent Wallarab
- Blues A La Russe
P. I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Inspired by The Classical Jazz Quartet
Arranged by Vance Thompson (b. 1971)
- Frosty The Snowman
Steve Nelson (1907-1981) and Walter E. “Jack” Rollins (1906-1973)
Arranged by Frank deVol (1911-1999)
Adapted by Eric Lechliter (b. 1993)
- White Christmas
Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
Arranged by Frank deVol (1911-1999)
Trans. and adapted by Eric Lechliter (b. 1993)
- Jingle Bells
J.S. Pierpont
Arranged by Frank deVol (1911-1999)
Trans. Eric Lechliter (b. 1993)
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots
Arranged by Frank deVol (1911-1999)
Trans. Eric Lechliter (b. 1993)
Performance Time
4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20
Location
Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati
Purchasing Tickets
Tickets are $29.50; student and group discounts available. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online now through our e-Box Office!
Learn about additional ticket options for current CCM students.
Directions and Parking
CCM is located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. For detailed driving directions, visit ccm.uc.edu/directions.
Parking is available in UC's CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus.
CCM OnStage patrons can add pre-paid parking to their checkout carts when purchasing tickets. Pre-paid parking is date/performance specific. CCM Garage parking rates for a performance or special event is usually available for $10-15. Learn more about parking at UC's CCM Garage.
For additional information on parking at UC, please visit uc.edu/about/parking.
- Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust
- Scholarship and Resident Artist Sponsor
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship Sponsor
- The Corbett Endowment at CCM
- Dance Department Sponsor
- All-Steinway School Sponsor
- Louise H. & David S. Ingalls Foundation, Inc.
- Community Partners
- The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel
- Visiting Artists & Thinking About Music Sponsor
-
Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer
Greg Mathein
Gary & Barb Cummins
Jim & Linda Miller
George & Carroll Roden - Musical Theatre Department Sponsors
- Genevieve Smith
- Opera Production Sponsor
- Rafael and Kimberly de Acha
- Opera D’Arte Sponsor
- An Anonymous Donor
- Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander
- Mrs. William A. Friedlander
- Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth
- Judith Schonbach Landgren and Peter Landgren
- Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen
- Elizabeth C.B. Sittenfeld
- Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman
- Mrs. Theodore W. Striker
- Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer
- Ariel Quartet Sponsors
- Jan Rogers
- Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation
- Choral Studies Sponsors
-
Anonymous
Classical Guitar Sponsor
- Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn
- Orchestral Sponsor
- Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation
- Starling Pre-Collegiate Sponsor
- Starling Strings Sponsor
- Dr. Timothy E. and Janet L. Johnson
- Thom Miles and Roberta Gary
- Organ Department Sponsors
-
Keyboard Club of Cincinnati
Louis and Susan Meisel - Piano Department Sponsors
-
Kevin and Nancy Rhein
Wind Studies Sponsor
- Buddy Rogers Music
- LINKS Sponsor Sponsors listed as of Sept. 7, 2023
Featured image at the top: CCM student soloist Myles Twitty performs with the CCM Jazz Orchestra in a shot from CCM's fall 2020 Jazz Holiday concert.
Chet Rhodes
CCM Graduate Assistant, Marketing + Communications
Currently a Bassoon Performance master’s student at CCM, Chet received a Bachelor of Music from the University of Utah. He has held positions with the Salt Lake Symphony and the Utah Philharmonia.
Additional Contacts
Curt Whitacre | Director of Marketing/Communications | UC College-Conservatory of Music
whitaccp@ucmail.uc.edu | 513-556-2683
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