50th Annual Holiday Concert
Schedule
Sun Dec 14 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:30 pm
UTC-06:00Location
New Orleans Performing Art Center | New Orleans, LA
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50th Annual Holiday ConcertSunday, December 14, 2025, 1 p.m.
University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center
Free admission (donations appreciated)
One of New Orleans' favorite holiday traditions returns for its 50th year! Featuring timeless music from the band’s storied past, alongside modern festive favorites, our seasonal celebration that has something for everyone under the tree.
CONCERT PROGRAM
Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich (transcr. Hunsberger)
O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen (transcr. Reynolds)
Major Van Orden March by Leonard J. Denena, Jr. (ed. Troxler)
A Christmas Celebration by Kenny Bierschenk
Suite for Brass Quintet and Concert Band from “Mass” by Leonard Bernstein (arr. Sweeney)
Intermission
A Christmas Festival by Leroy Anderson
Christmas Fancies by James Curnow
Old Scottish Melody (“Auld Lang Syne”) by Charles A. Wiley
A Chanukah Celebration by David Bobrowitz (arr. Soper)
Russian Christmas Music by Alfred Reed
... and more!
About New Orleans Concert Band
Founded in 1975 and conducted by Dr. Charles Taylor, New Orleans Concert Band is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free and public concerts by volunteer musicians to the Greater New Orleans region. The band presents performs music of the highest caliber year-round, from fall to summer, and meets for weekly rehearsals at University of New Orleans Recital Hall.
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Where is it happening?
New Orleans Performing Art Center, University of New Orleans Department of Film and Theatre Robert E. Nims Theatre, New Orleans, LA 70122, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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