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A Classical Christmas (Portsmouth)
December 5, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for a symphonic holiday program of winter and festive-themed classics by your favorite classical composers! Delight in pieces that have stood the test of time for centuries!
Adam Turner, conductor
David Vonderheide, trumpet
Jeremy Garnett, trumpet
David Vonderheide, trumpet
Jeremy Garnett, trumpet
Program:
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in C major for 2 Trumpets & Strings
Johann Sebastian Bach/Bantock “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” from Cantata No. 140
Victor Hely-Hutchinson A Carol Symphony
Jules Massenet The Final Sleep of the Virgin
Franz Joseph Haydn Toy Symphony, C major
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Christmas Overture
Traditional/Andrew Wainwright The Wexford Carol
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Selections from The Nutcracker (Shchelkunchik; Casse-noisette), op.71
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in C major for 2 Trumpets & Strings
Johann Sebastian Bach/Bantock “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” from Cantata No. 140
Victor Hely-Hutchinson A Carol Symphony
Jules Massenet The Final Sleep of the Virgin
Franz Joseph Haydn Toy Symphony, C major
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Christmas Overture
Traditional/Andrew Wainwright The Wexford Carol
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Selections from The Nutcracker (Shchelkunchik; Casse-noisette), op.71
*Program subject to change.
This FREE performance is supported by the City of Portsmouth.