Episode 51: Heifetz for the Holidays Heifetz on Air

Happy Holidays! This episode features Heifetz faculty, alums, and special guests perform beloved carols, Baroque gems, and custom arrangements of holiday classics, played in Heifetz Holiday Tour stops in Baltimore, Washington, and beyond, and capped off with the annual Heifetz Holiday Homecoming concert in Staunton, Virginia.


















This Episode’s Playlist 










Trad, arr. Alasdair Fraser: Shetland Set:Christmas Day Ida Moarnin/Lady Spence’s Reel/Sleep SoondKiarra Saito-Beckman, violin | Zhihao Wu, celloBlackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.10.2018
Tchaikovsky, arr. Lynne Latham: Nutcracker SuiteI. OvertureII. MarchIII. Dance of the Sugar Plum FairyIV. Arabian DanceV. TrepakDanny Yehun Jin, violin | Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Zhihao Wu, celloLinehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MDHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.16.2018
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37aXII. December [EXCERPT]Stefan Petrov, pianoLinehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MDHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2017
Antonio Vivaldi: Christmas Concerto in B-flat, RV 270I. AllegroII. AdagioIII. AllegroAngela Chan, violin solo | Julia Angelov, violin | Kayleigh Kim, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Dilshod Narzillaev, celloKreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DCHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.19.2019
Anon: Greensleeves, to a GroundRachell Ellen Wong, violin | Coleman Itzkoff, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.19.2019
Trad., arr Matthew Naughtin: Christmas Feast: Five Ancient Carols for StringsGloria in Excelsis DeoGaudeteCarol of the BagpipersCoventry CarolVerbum Caro Factum EstJihyun Baik, violin | Julia Angelov, violin | Jane Taerim Kim, viola | Rachel Taylor, celloHorowitz Theatre, Howard Community College, Columbia, MDHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.10.2023
Arcangelo Corelli: “Christmas” Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8I: Vivace – Grave: Arcate, sostenuto e come staII: AllegroIII: Adagio-Allegro-AdagioIV: VivaceV: AllegroVI: Largo. Pastorale ad libitumChloé Kiffer, violin | Rachell Ellen Wong, violin | Ji-Won Song, violin | Nikita Borisevich, violin | Andrew Gonzalez, viola | Coleman Itzkoff, cello | Nicholas Mariscal, cello | Stefan Petrov, harpsichordFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.18.2015
Mikola Leontovych: Ukrainian Bell CarolMinchae Kim, violin | SoHyun Ko, violin | Jerome McCoy, viola | Dilshod Narzillaev, celloWTJU Studios, Charlottesville, VAWTJU Recording | 12.08.2022
Irving Berlin, arr. Nate Sabat after Jascha Heifetz: White ChristmasChloé Kiffer, violin | Stefan Petrov, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.18.2015



















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View the 2023 Heifetz Holiday Homecoming, recorded in the friendly confines of Francis Auditorium, on the Mary Baldwin University campus in Staunton, VA.
Listen to the special holiday broadcast on A LIttle Day Music with WVTF Music host Luke Currie, featuring our 2023 Heifetz Holiday Tour troupe in the WVTF Performance Studio!
Freshly updated for 2023, check out the Heifetz Holiday Music Channel on Soundcloud!