Candlelight: Christmas Special featuring “The Nutcracker” and More
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⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Salinas. Get your tickets now to discover the music of “The Nutcracker” and More at Salinas Valley Community Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: Salinas Valley Community Church
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 60 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
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Tentative Program
- Holiday Medley – Various
- "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
- "The First Noël"
- "Deck the Halls"
- "O Holy Night" – Adolphe Adam
- "Ma’oz Tzur" – Traditional Hanukkah Song
- "The Snow is Dancing" – Claude Debussy
- "The Seasons, Op. 37a" – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- I. January. "By the Hearth"
- XII. December. "Christmas"
- "The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs)" – Émile Waldteufel
- "Greensleeves (What Child is This)" – Traditional
- Holiday Medley
- "Joy to the World"
- "Angels We Have Heard on High"
- "Away in a Manger"
- "The Nutcracker, Op. 71" – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Miniature Overture
- Act I, Scene II: No. 2, "March"
- Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. "Trepak, Russian Dance"
- Act II: No. 13, "Waltz of the Flowers"
- Act II: No. 14c, Pas de Deux. Variation II, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"
Performers
- Listeso String Quartet
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20 Dec
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