Empire State Youth Orchestra rehearses for "Sleigh Ride." (photo: Justin Cook) Empire State Youth Orchestra rehearses for "Sleigh Ride." (photo: Justin Cook) Empire State Youth Orchestra rehearses for ...

Composed for orchestra, Sleigh Ride was completed on February 10, 1948. It is exactly 3 minutes long. It was first performed on May 4, 1948 as an extra by the Boston Pops, with Arthur Fiedler ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — “Melodies of Christmas,” one of the area’s most beloved holiday events will not be happening this year. An annual event at Proctors in Schenectady, “Melodies” has been around for ...

When Tim Schultheis won a raffle to conduct The Chelsea Symphony, the orchestra couldn’t possibly imagine the joyful wild ride this guest artist had in store for them... This is the wonderful moment ...

I'm not normally one to chuck stones at the tastes of an entire population, but I feel more comfortable doing it when I'm a member of said population, in this case a white Midwestern American ...

Leroy Anderson was interviewed in the 1960's by Dick Bertel of WTIC Radio, Hartford, Connecticut. Q. Let's start off with a question about Christmas music. What is Christmas music in general? What ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. On "Sleigh Ride", vocalist Zac Barnett shares: "'Sleigh Ride' is one of those wild ...

When Tim Schultheis won a raffle to conduct The Chelsea Symphony, the orchestra couldn’t possibly imagine the joyful wild ride this guest artist had in store for them... This is the wonderful moment ...