HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
BREMERTON WESTSOUND SYMPHONY PRESENTS
Sunday, December 15th • 3:00 PM
Bremerton Performing Arts Center
1500 13th St, Bremerton, WA 98337
Overview
Ring in the most wonderful time of the year with excerpts from everyone’s favorite holiday ballet, the Nutcracker! The Bremerton Symphony Chorale joins the orchestra to present Poulenc's powerful Gloria, featuring the sparkling sounds of Soprano Allison Pohl. The afternoon ends with a selection of beloved choruses from Handel’s Messiah.
Includes Youth Jazz Pre-Concert Performance, 2:15PM in the lobby
Toy Drive in the Lobby! Help a child in need this season by donating a new, unwrapped toy at our Holiday Happenings concert. Toys benefit kids through KidVantage. For details, visit: https://kidvantagenw.org/
Prices
Section A : $32
Section B: $25
Section C: $18
Young adults (19-29): $10
Youth (18 & under): $5
Teachers & Military: 15% discount - email for discount code or call 360-373-1722
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Length
2 hours
Program Book
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Program
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite
Poulenc: Gloria
Featuring Allison Pohl
Handel: Messiah Choruses
Featured Soloist
Allison Pohl
Soprano Allison Pohl's vivacious stage presence and spirited singing have inspired enthusiastic responses across three continents. Her work has received positive reviews for her “sparkling voice” (outerstage.com) and “exuberant” performances (Opera News). Of her performance in L'elisir d'amore at Virginia Opera, The Washington Post wrote: “Allison Pohl stood out with a ripe, flavorful soprano and ample character.”
Her 2023-2024 engagements include Violetta in La Traviata at Opera Bend, Social Worker/Reporter in X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X at Seattle Opera, Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire at Tacoma Opera, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro at Vashon Opera, a solo recital in Freeport, NY; Handel’s Messiah with Symphony Tacoma, several concerts curated by Maestro Keith Lockhart of the Boston Pops; and debuts with Seattle Chamber Music Society and Brevard Music Center Orchestra.
Allison has appeared with opera companies and orchestras throughout the United States, including Seattle Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, New York City Opera, Virginia Opera, Opera Saratoga, Tacoma Opera, Vashon Opera, Opera in the Heights, Opera Providence, Opera on the James, Seattle Symphony, Canton Symphony, Symphony Tacoma, Bremerton Symphony, Seattle Philharmonic, Garden State Philharmonic, Harmonia Seattle, and SkyOpera, and has been a soloist for orchestral tours in both Italy and China.