Can Dorian and his New Jersey Symphony friends put together a musical performance before this year’s Home for the Holidays special ends? Holiday hijinks and musical performances ensue in another New Jersey Symphony holiday special!
Home For The Holidays
Featuring Members of the New Jersey Symphony
Hosts:
Gregory LaRosa
Dorian, the New Jersey Symphony puppet
Holiday Guests:
Ha Young Jung
Mark Timmerman
Jesus Saenz
FEATURED PERFORMANCES
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas”
Traditional (arr. Bruce Healey)
Xin Zhao first violin
John Connelly second violin
Christine Terhune viola
Hyewon Kim cello
“Frosty the Snowman”
Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins
(arr. Luther Henderson)
Michael Baker trumpet
Garth Greenup trumpet
Lawrence DiBello horn
Charles Baker trombone
Derek Fenstermacher tuba
“Sevivon”
Traditional (arr. David Bussick)
“Ma’oz Tzur” [Rock of Ages] Traditional (arr. David Bussick)
“Hannukah Oh Hanukkah!”
Traditional (arr. Rotem Weinberg)
Jay Dubin clarinet
Bart Feller flute
Boris Baev oboe
Andrew Lamy clarinet
Mark Timmerman bassoon
Lawrence DiBello horn
“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”
from The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky (arr. David Bussick)
Risa Mochizuki dancer (New Jersey Ballet)
Kathleen Nester flute
Pascal Archer clarinet
Mark Timmerman bassoon
“O Tannenbaum”
Traditional (arr. Vince Guaraldi)
adapted by Brandon Ridenour
Michael Baker trumpet
Garth Greenup trumpet
Lawrence DiBello horn
Charles Baker trombone
Derek Fenstermacher tuba
SPECIAL APPEARANCES
Xian Zhang, Music Director
Tong Chen, Assistant Conductor
Gabriel van Aalst, President & CEO
Daniel Bernard Roumain Resident, Artistic Catalyst
Jim Houghton, CFO
New Jersey Symphony
Guest Board Members
Michelle Merchant
Marjorie Perry
Linda Bowden
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Director
Dan Graziano
Producers
Dan Graziano
Alexandra Kapilian
Video & Audio Production
Dan Graziano
Additional Filming
Greg Mattison
Production Assistant
Peter Groppe
Set Design
Dan Graziano
Alexandra Kapilian
Musician Coordination
Ann Kim
Recorded November and December 2022 at
the New Jersey Symphony Studios in Newark, NJ,
the New Jersey Ballet studio, in Florham Park, NJ
and the Kemmerer Library in New Vernon, NJ
Bank of America is proud to sponsor
the New Jersey Symphony Resident Artistic Catalyst.