Hearth
Enjoy this holiday season with The Chelsea Symphony’s December concert series. Opening with the prelude from Humperdinck’s classic opera, Hänsel und Gretel, this concert features exciting seasonal favorites. Phong Ta will show us the orchestral adaptation of an ancient legend with He Zhanhao and Chen Gang’s The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto, written in traditional pentatonic style featuring Chinese melodies and patterns. Melanie Chirignan will bring Griffes’ Poem for Flute and Orchestra to life with its lush melodies and exciting technique. The concert will end with the holiday classics Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson featuring a surprise guest conductor, and The Night Before Christmas by Aaron Dai with our special guest narrator, Seth Rudetsky!
Tickets will be available at the door for a suggested donation of $20.
This concert will be held at St. Paul's Church, 315 W. 22nd, NYC
Program
The Night Before Christmas
Featured Artists
Seth Rudetsky has worked as the music director for some of Broadway’s biggest stars: Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Patti LuPone, etc. He spent years as a pianist on Broadway playing such shows as Les Misérables, The Producers, and Ragtime, and currently divides his time among being the afternoon deejay on Sirius XM's Broadway channel, hosting his own show “Seth Speaks” (also on Sirius XM), and touring his show Deconstructing Broadway. His newest book Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 2 …
Melanie Chirignan, a native of Hauppauge, NY, is a flautist known for her musicality and versatility of repertoire. She earned her Bachelor’s in Music Performance and Music Education graduating magna cum laude from SUNY Fredonia, and her Master’s Degree in Flute Performance at the Hartt School. She has studied with Dr. Susan Royal and Janet Arms.
Melanie’s eclectic tastes have led her to collaborate with many different performers and ensembles including: The Chelsea Symphony, S.E.M. Ensemble, Hartt Independent Chamber Orchestra, …
Phong is grateful to be returning this season as a soloist with The Chelsea Symphony in Oliver Davis’ Flight – Concerto for Violin and Strings.
As an undergraduate student at Lehigh University studying molecular biology, he was awarded the Baker Gifted Arts Scholarship for violin performance. After college he pursued a career in dentistry and anesthesiology where he continued to nurture his musical interests by freelancing with orchestras in the greater Philadelphia and Baltimore areas. In addition to being a …
Conductor
A leader in the 21st century orchestral landscape, Dr. Matthew Aubin is constantly reaching new audiences through innovative performance formats and creative initiatives both on and off the podium.
The 2022-23 season kicks off Dr. Aubin’s inaugural year as Music Director of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he is Music Director of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and serves as Artistic Director of The Chelsea Symphony. In his role at TCS, he has led highly visible collaborations with partners such …
Mark Seto leads a wide-ranging musical life as a conductor, scholar, teacher, and violinist. He is Artistic Director and Conductor of The Chelsea Symphony in New York City, and Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Music at Brown University, where he directs the Brown University Orchestra and teaches courses in music history, theory, and conducting. Highlights of his 2023-24 season include performances with violinist Itzhak Perlman, violinist Randall Goosby, and clarinetist Anthony McGill, and the inauguration of The …