Christmas A La Vivaldi is a program that the whole family will enjoy
Enjoy Christmas A La Vivaldi, a new Christmas tradition. Performed by a chamber orchestra, this is an entire Christmas concert with many of your favorite Christmas classics.
The chamber orchestra will feature several vocalists and will feature a variety of beloved classical composers, including Bach and Beethoven. The show will finish with the new composition, Christmas A La Vivaldi, composed by Nick Greer, and represents Smashes of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons mixed with favorite Christmas melodies. Parts of it have already been performed by the National Symphony in Washington DC and by the Utah Symphony.
Christmas A La Vivaldi will be on tour in Southern and Central Utah and will feature Rosalie Macmillan, noted solo violinist. A full concert was staged for the first time last year in Helper, Utah, and the show was received with a great response; many in attendance last year promised to make the concert a family tradition. This year’s tour is adding Richfield and Kanab at the Redstone Theater.
Ted Hinckley is both the creator of the original recordings of Christmas A La Vivaldi, but is also the producer of the concert. Mr. Hinckley is aware of the Kanab Area as he has worked with the county and the tourism office on the musical parts of many events, including Balloons and Tunes, Western Legends, and other events featuring live music. Mr. Hinckley believes that Kanab is a market that loves good music and will respond to the quality of Christmas A La Vivaldi. He hopes that the people of Kanab will come and see this show, and if it gets an audience, it will be brought back in the future.
Christmas A La Vivaldi Live in concert.
December 15 in Kanab Redstone Theater – 7 PM
December 16th in Richfield Sevier Valley Center Theater – 7 PM
December 17th in Helper Utah, Rio Theater – 7:30 PM
Biography of Rosalie Macmillan, violinist
Recognized for her “vibrant, goose-bump-inducing flair” (Salt Lake Tribune), violinist Rosalie Macmillan has won over audiences around the globe.
“[Her] wonderfully incisive playing…shone with a gorgeous tone.”
–Deseret News
“Passion-filled interpretations became almost commonplace. Melodic lines soared to palpable climaxes amid high-octane virtuosity.”
–Salt Lake Tribune
“Rosalie is an artist of high integrity. Her playing demonstrates technical assurance and high musical sensitivity.”
–Igor Gruppman concertmaster, Rotterdam Philharmonic
“Spectacular violinist.”
–Joseph Silverstein, conductor and professor, Curtis Institute
Recital tours have taken Rosalie to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, the UK, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, South Africa, Canada, and all across the United States.
As a featured soloist with the BYU Chamber Orchestra, she toured Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Russia, giving performances in venues such as the Cairo Opera House and the Bolshoi Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
Beginning with her orchestral debut at age 13, Rosalie appeared regularly with conductor Joseph Silverstein and the Utah Symphony. She has also soloed with the Westminster Chamber Orchestra, Brigham Young University Philharmonic, Utah Chamber Orchestra, Murray Symphony, UVU Chamber Orchestra, Mormon Youth Symphony, Granite Youth Symphony, Oquirrh Mountain Symphony, Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra, and the Kamuela Philharmonic.
Additionally, Rosalie has exposed new audiences to classical music as a featured soloist in unique venues, such as ballet, ballroom dance, theater, and film productions, as well as jazz, pop, and rock concerts.
Rosalie resides in Centerville, Utah, with her world-champion equestrian husband and their three children.
