Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

Featuring members of the New Jersey Symphony

Hosts
Ha Young Jung
Dorian the Puppet

Director
Dan Graziano

Producers
Dan Graziano
Alexandra Kapilian

Featured Performances

“Jingle Bells”
James Pierpont
arr. Valerie Coleman

Kathleen Nester flute
Melanie Feld oboe
Andrew Lamy clarinet
Mark Timmerman bassoon
Chris Komer horn

Hanukkah Medley
(Including “Hanukkah Blessing,” “Oh Hanukkah,” “Dreidel Song,” “Sevivon,” “Hanukkah, Hanukkah” and “Rock of Ages”)
Various
arr. Dr. Steven Kruse

Bart Feller flute 
James Tsao violin
Frank Foerster viola
Sarah Seiver cello
David Fein percussion

Christmas Greetings
(Including “Deck the Halls,” “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” and “O Tannenbaum”)
Various
arr. Paul Chauvin

Michael Baker trumpet
James De La Garza trumpet
Lawrence DiBello horn
Charles Baker trombone
Morris Kainuma tuba

“Carol of the Bells”
Mykola Leontovych
arr. Paul Edwards

Featuring members of the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra
Andy Yin flute
Megan Newton flute
Cheryl Yang flute
Kayla Wang oboe
Christina Nicolau oboe
Kevin Moon oboe

Kathleen Nester coach
Robert Wagner conductor

“Winter” from The Four Seasons
Antonio Vivaldi

David Southorn solo violin
Ming Yang first violin
Alexandra Neglia second violin
Elzbieta Weyman viola
Philo Lee cello
Ha Young Jung bass

“We Three Kings”
John Henry Hopkins Jr.
arr. Daniel Bernard Roumain

Daniel Bernard Roumain piano

“J.B.! (Jingle Bells)”
James Pierpont
arr. Paul Chauvin

Michael Baker trumpet
James De La Garza trumpet
Lawrence DiBello horn
Charles Baker trombone
Morris Kainuma tuba

Special Appearances

Xian Zhang Music Director
José Luis Domínguez New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestras Artistic Director
Daniel Bernard Roumain Resident Artistic Catalyst
Tong Chen Assistant Conductor

Production Credits

Video & Audio Production
Dan Graziano

Set Design
Dan Graziano
Alexandra Kapilian

Musician Coordination
Judy Yin-Chi Lee
Lauren Williams

Recorded November and December 2021 at the New Jersey Symphony Studios in Newark, NJ.

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