Art Of Time Ensemble Presents A Different Holiday Concert

In what is now a tradition, the acclaimed Art of Time Ensemble presents its popular holiday concert, To All a Good Night 3, at Harbourfront Centre Theatre from December 14 - December 16. The third annual edition of the show includes wintery tunes, holiday songs, fresh new material, extraordinary musicianship and lots of surprises for audiences with a broader range of styles than at any other seasonal concert.

The first half of the show gathers some of the best jazz players in Toronto together as the 15-piece Art of Time Big Band. The band - featuring saxophonists John Johnson and Mike Murley, trombone player Al Kay, and Kevin Turcotte on trumpet - performs select movements from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's reimagining of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite along with holiday tunes in arrangements commissioned just for this show from top Canadian composers such as Robert Carli (2017 Canadian Folk Music Award) and Jonathan Goldsmith.

The concert's second half brings awesome singers Jessica Mitchell, Jackie Richardson, Liam Russell, David Wall and Tom Wilson (of Junkhouse and Blackie and the Rodeo Kings) together with an ensemble of classical and jazz instrumentalists to perform holiday songs, carols, and unexpected tunes in arrangements made for the Art of Time Ensemble. Actor Christopher Stanton gives comedic readings, and the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus performs as well.

To All a Good Night 3 features a roster of instrumentalists that are amongst the best in their craft, including violinists Stephen Sitarski and Drew Jurecka, guitarist Justin Abedin, and cellist Amy Laing.
Included in the repertoire for the evening are such favourites as Silent Night/Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis (Franz Xavier Gruber/Tom Waits), Fairytale of New York (The Pogues), I Pray on Christmas (Harry Connick Jr. - check out Jackie Richardson here: https://youtu.be/h7JzKbtp1lo ), River (Joni Mitchell), Happy Xmas/War is Over (John Lennon) and much more.

"Our holiday concert is a true pleasure to bring together each year. We're lucky to have exceptional performers and very entertaining repertoire in this show," says Art of Time Ensemble Artistic Director and pianist Andrew Burashko. "It's as much fun for audiences as it is for our artists."

Tickets: $25 - $64 To purchase, visit http://artoftimeensemble.com or call the Harbourfront Centre Box Office at 416-973-4000

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