{"id":15581,"date":"2022-11-29T12:14:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/?p=15581"},"modified":"2022-11-29T12:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:14:50","slug":"december-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/2022\/11\/29\/december-events\/","title":{"rendered":"December Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 29, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT: Brian Passey | BrianP@ScottsdaleArts.org | 480-874-4626<\/p>\n\n\n\n

December Brings Jazz, Dance, Classical and Holiday Performances to Scottsdale<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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December performances at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts include (clockwise from top left) Brubeck Brothers Quartet (photo: Anthony Pidgeon), BODYTRAFFIC, Emerson String Quartet (photo: J\u00fcrgen Frank), and Celtic Woman, among others.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona \u2014 December performances at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts celebrate the holiday season and continue the center\u2019s focus on presenting the best of classical music, jazz and dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perennielly popular Christmas programs like the Scottsdale Philharmonic\u2019s \u201cMessiah\u201d and Mariachi Sol de M\u00e9xico\u00ae\u2019s \u201cA Merry-Achi Christmas\u201d are already close to selling out while Emerson String Quartet\u2019s final world tour, BODYTRAFFIC\u2019s contemporary dance flavors, and the Brubeck Brothers\u2019 \u201cstraight-ahead jazz\u201d offer some stylistic variety to the mix. Here\u2019s the full December lineup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emerson String Quartet<\/strong>
Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Emerson String Quartet, one of the world\u2019s premier chamber music ensembles and \u201can extraordinary fusion of experience and authority with audacity and freshness\u201d (The Boston Globe), is now on its final world tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celtic Woman: A Christmas Symphony<\/strong>
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experience the magical sound of Celtic Woman\u2019s angelic harmonies with a full symphony orchestra this holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scottsdale Philharmonic<\/strong>
Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Scottsdale Philharmonic performs a program that includes Chopin\u2019s Piano Concerto no. 1, Mozart\u2019s \u201cVoi che sapete\u201d from Le Nozze Di Figaro and Shubert\u2019s Symphony no. 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BODYTRAFFIC<\/strong>
Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BODYTRAFFIC uses the creative spirit of its Los Angeles home to fulfill its mission of delivering performances that inspire audiences simply to love dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sippin\u2019 Series: Holiday Cocktails<\/strong>
Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn about and enjoy a variety of fun cocktails for the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scottsdale Philharmonic Holiday Concert<\/strong>
Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This holiday season performance by the Scottsdale Philharmonic features George Frideric Handel\u2019s \u201cMessiah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keyboard Conversations\u00ae with Jeffrey Siegel
American Pianistic Treasures
<\/strong>Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover these \u201cAmerican Pianistic Treasures\u201d as Jeffrey Siegel gives us all the glittering details behind Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, Gottschalk and MacDowell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mariachi Sol de M\u00e9xico\u00ae\ufe0f de Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Merry-Achi Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maestro Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez and his platinum-selling Mariachi Sol de M\u00e9xico\u00ae perform treasured holiday classics and favorites from the mariachi songbook in this holiday fiesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brubeck Brothers Quartet<\/strong>
Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brubecks celebrate their legendary father through a program titled \u201cDave Brubeck\u2019s Centennial Celebration,\u201d including favorites like \u201cTake Five,\u201d \u201cUnsquare Dance\u201d and \u201cBlue Rondo a la Turk\u201d as they invite the audience to travel along the timeline of Dave Brubeck\u2019s extraordinary life and career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All performances take place at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale, Arizona. Ticket prices vary by show. Visit ScottsdalePerformingArts.org\/events<\/a> or call Scottsdale Arts Guest Services at 480-499-TKTS (8587) for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scottsdale Arts is continually striving to increase our accessibility offerings to provide enriching arts opportunities for everyone in the community. For more information about services we offer, please visit ScottsdalePerformingArts.org\/visit\/accessibility<\/a>. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts would like to thank the partners for the 2022\u201323 season: City of Scottsdale; Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust; Great American Title Agency; Tiffany & Bosco; National Endowment for the Arts; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation; Dr. David and Joan Goldfarb Trust; The Dayton Fowler Grafman Endowment for Classical Music; Betty Hum and Alan Yudell; Galbut Beabeau; Mountain Shadows Resort; Karen and John Voris; Hotel Adeline; Hotel Valley Ho; Sacks Tierney P.A.; WESTAF\/TourWest; Bank of America; Ethelyn Cohen, In Memory of Howard Cohen; Renewal by Andersen; The Theodore R. Stephan Endowment for Student Matinees; and Arizona Commission on the Arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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