Holiday Pops 2023 Kids' Matinees Digital Program
Lead Season Sponsor
Program
KEITH LOCKHART conducting
with the Boston Pops Holiday Singers, Lisa Graham, director
- Saturday, 12/23, 11am
- Sunday, 12/24, 11am
Rocket Sleigh
Case
Sleigh Ride
Anderson/Parish—arr. Goldberg/Burton
Carol of the Drum
Davis—arr. Wright
A Christmas Tale: Suite from The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky
Film by Susan Dangel and Dick Bartlett | Artwork by Jan Brett
Mary’s Little Boy Child
Hairston—arr. Hollenbeck
Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season
Berlin/Thompson—arr. J. Smith
The Good News Voyage
arr. Coleman/Elliott
Film by Susan Dangel and Dick Bartlett | Artwork by Ashley Bryan
- Go Tell It on the Mountain—
- Mary Had a Baby Boy—
- Rise, Shine, for Your Light Is Coming
Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day
Trad.—arr. Hollenbeck
A Visit from St. Nicholas (’Twas the Night before Christmas)
Reisman
Text by Clement C. Moore | Artwork by Jan Brett
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Marks—arr. Hayman
Christmas Is for Children Sing-Along
arr. Troob
- Jingle Bells
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Chipmunk Song
- A Holly Jolly Christmas
- Deck the Hall
- Frosty the Snowman
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Frosty All the Way!
arr. Sebesky
Cell phone photo and video of these performances are allowed for personal use only, including posting on social media; we may ask you to limit taking photos or videos if it interferes with the performance or other attendees’ enjoyment of it. Please note that use of flash is prohibited.
The Boston Pops welcomes:
- 12/23 at 11am: Kimberly Ainsworth; Kristen Colvin; Chris Hinckley; LMHS, P.C.; Chris McSherry; Nancy Payton; Lisa Schneider; Yao Yao
- 12/24 at 11am: Ashley Balaconis; Jonathan Berg; Charles and Nancy Donahue; Jane and John Hastie; Jaime Jones; Nadine A. McGowan; Edward O’Brien; Peter and Catherine Smyth; Tara Stilwell
Boston Pops Conductor
Boston Pops Holiday Singers, Lisa Graham, director
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Lisa Graham
Lisa Graham is music director of the Metropolitan Chorale, a position she has held since 2004. Dr. Graham has shaped the Chorale’s programming to include contemporary, American, and lesser-known works alongside the masterworks of the repertory. She has enhanced the reputation and reach of the Chorale through collaborations with acclaimed artists as well as established composers of our day.
Dr. Graham is the Evelyn Barry Director of Choral Programs and Senior Lecturer at Wellesley College, where she conducts the Wellesley College Choir, Chamber Singers, and Choral Scholars in addition to teaching academic courses in the music department. Under her direction, the Wellesley College Choirs have toured internationally in Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Portugal, South Korea, and the Baltics in addition to annual domestic tours. Both the Chamber Singers and the Choir are featured in the motion picture Mona Lisa Smile.
Familiar to Boston audiences, she has worked with the Handel and Haydn Society and the BSO, and she has toured with and served as cover conductor for the Boston Pops for eight seasons. In 2016, she prepared members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for Charles Dutoit's BSO performance of Holst’s The Planets.
Dr. Graham is a founding member, former president, and lifetime honorary member of the National Collegiate Choral Conductor’s Organization. She has served on the board of the Eastern Division American Choral Directors Association and is currently president of the Massachusetts chapter. Dr. Graham is the 2021 winner of the American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting. Her masters and doctoral degrees were earned at the University of Southern California.
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Boston Pops Holiday Singers
The Boston Pops Holiday Singers, which made its debut in the 2021 Holiday Pops season, is made up of accomplished vocalists with Boston connections: Corrine Byrne, Zipporah Peddle, Carrie Cheron, Sonja DuToit Tengblad (12/13 & 14), Renese King, Fausto Miro, Brandon Grimes, Eduardo Ramos, James Dargan, Nathan Halbur, and Chris Weigel (12/14). They perform in all of the 2025 Kids’ Matinees as well as the Sensory-Friendly Concert. The singers were prepared by David Hodgkins, artistic director of Coro Allegro in Boston and the New England Classical Singers in Andover.
Tap or click this brief bio to read individual bios of the Boston Pops Holiday Singers.
Program Notes
Boston Pops Major Corporate Sponsors, 2023-24 Season
The Boston Pops and Symphony Hall major corporate sponsorships reflect the increasing importance of alliance between business and the arts. The Boston Pops is honored to be associated with the following companies and gratefully acknowledges their partnership. For information regarding BSO, Boston Pops, and/or Tanglewood sponsorship opportunities, contact Joan Jolley, Director of Corporate Partnerships, at (617) 638-9279 or jjolley@bso.org.
Donors
