This concert is sponsored by esri and Cheryl Lossett

A Christmas Festival

Leroy Anderson

Born 1908 in Cambridge, MA. Died 1975 in Woodbury, CT.

Composed in 1950| 10 minutes
Scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting...)

Mel Tormé

Born 1925 in Chicago, IL. Died 1999 in Los Angeles, CA

Composed in 1944| 3 minutes
Scored for 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, and strings

Frosty the Snowman

Walter "Jack" Rollins & Steve Nelson

Rollins: Born 1906 in Scottdale, PA. Died 1973 in Cincinnati, OH.
Nelson: Born 1907 in New York, NY. Died 1981 in Armonk, NY.

Composed in 1950 | 2 minutes
Scored for 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, and strings

Chanukah Festival Medley

Jonathan Allentoff

3 minutes
Includes I Have a Little Dreidel, Mi Y'malel, Chanukah O Chanukah, and Maoz Tsur (Rock of Ages)
Scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, and strings

Let it Snow!

Sammy Cahn and Jules Styne

Arranged by James Ployhar

Cahn: Born 1913 in New York, NY. Died 1993 in Los Angeles, CA.
Styne: Born 1905 in London, England. Died 1994 in New York, NY.

Composed in 1945 | 3 minutes
Scored for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, and strings

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Vince Guaraldi

Born 1928 in San Francisco, CA. Died 1976 in Menlo Park, CA.

Composed in 1965 | 6 minutes
Includes Christmastime is Here, Linus & Lucy, and Skating
Scored for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuna, timpani, percussion, piano, and strings

Silver Bells

Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

Arranged by Paul Lowden

Livingston: Born 1915 in McDonald, PA. Died 2001 in Los Angeles, CA.
Evans: Born 1915 in Salamanca, NY. Died 2007 in Los Angeles, CA

Composed in 1950 | 2 minutes
Scored for 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussion, piano, and strings

Carol of the Bells

Mykola Leontovych/Peter Wilhousky

Born 1877 in Lviv, Ukraine. Died 1921 in Ukraine.

Composed as "Shchedryk" in 1916, reimagined as "Carol of the Bells" in 1936 | 3 minutes
Scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, and strings

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Michael Isaacson

Arranged by Paul Lavender after a traditional English carol

Original carol realized c. 1780 | 7 minutes
Scored for 2 flutes (with piccolo),oboe, English Horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, and strings

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

Arranged by John Whitney

Martin: Born 1914 in Birmingham, AL. Died 2011 in Encinitas, CA.
Blane: Born 1914 in Broken Arrow, OK. Died 1995 in Broken Arrow, OK.

Composed in 1943 and introduced in the MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis | 5 minutes
Scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, and strings

O Tannenbaum

Ernst Anschütz

Arranged by Jon Charles after the German carol

Originally published in 1824 | 5 minutes
Scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, and strings

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Johnny Marks

Born 1909 in Mount Vernon, NY. Died 1985 in New York, NY.

Composed in 1949 | 2 minutes
Scored for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, and strings

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Bill Holcombe

Born 1924. Died 2010

7 minutes
Scored for narrator, piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, harp, and strings

White Christmas

Irving Berlin

Arranged by Bruce Chase

Born 1888 in Tyumen, Russian Empire. Died 1989 in New York, NY.

Composed in 1942 | 4 minutes
Scored for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, percussion, piano, and strings

Sleigh Ride

Leroy Anderson

Composed in 1948 | 3 minutes
Scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, and strings

Program Notes: Hometown Holiday

Coming Soon!

Guest Artist Information

Debbie Prutsman

Debbie is a much sought-after vocalist and actor throughout Southern California and on the East Coast. She has performed at virtually all major SoCal theatres and been privileged to sing with countless orchestras and bands. Redlands audiences may remember her as Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly, the centennial musical at The Redlands Bowl, as Ursula in the Bowl’s Little Mermaid or as a soloist with the Redlands Symphony for both concerts and holiday musicals. Favorite theatrical roles include Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Musical Theatre West, Performance Riverside, Candlelight Pavilion, Broadway at the Gardens), Mother Superior in Sister Act (5-Star Theatricals, Candlelight Pavilion), Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly (Moonlight Amphitheatre and twice at Performance Riverside), Mother/Blaire Daniels in Sunday in the Park (CCAE Theatricals), Grizabella in Cats (San Diego Musical Theatre, Moonlight Amphitheatre, Candlelight Pavilion, Broadway at the Gardens) Ursula in The Little Mermaid (5-Star Theatricals, Sound Stage Live, LA, Performance Riverside) and The Witch in Into the Woods (Actors’ Co-op, Moonlight Amphitheatre, Performance Riverside).

A Yucaipa native, Debbie, her older brother Stephen, and younger sister Becka grew up spending most of their non-school hours in music and dance lessons in Redlands. After touring for several years in her late teens and early twenties, Debbie returned to the I.E. and made Redlands her home. She received her Bachelors of Science degree and teaching credential from UC Riverside, and her Masters in Educational Leadership from Concordia University, Irvine. Debbie just retired from a 34-year teaching career, 23 years of which were with Redlands Unified. She received countless awards including Teacher of the Year for her work bringing the joys of art and literature to kids. She started both the theatre and choral music programs at Citrus Valley High School, started the choral music program at Beattie Middle School, and created a developmental music enrichment program for kindergarteners district-wide.

Debbie is currently performing in the Inland Pacific Ballet Company’s production of The Nutcracker at the Lewis Family Playhouse.  After a holiday adventure to Europe, she returns to Lewis to perform the role of Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast, a role she also performed at the Sharon Playhouse in Connecticut. Debbie is thankful for the incredible community that IS Redlands and the way this community has shaped and enriched her life. She thanks YOU for making the arts a priority in your life and in the lives of children, families, and countless organizations throughout Redlands.

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