Ann Hampton Callaway keeps alive the Great American Songbook with NJSO

Singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway joins the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for the pops program Holidays with the NJSO on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 3 p.m. at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Cincinnati Pops conductor John Morris Russell, who last led the NJSO in a classical program in March 2012, conducts the holiday program, which also features the Masterwork Chorus. This performance is presented by State Theatre and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Tickets range from $20-88.

Callaway, a prolific cabaret performer and songwriter well-known to Broadway audiences, takes center stage for a concert of holiday and pops classics. She brings her trademark holiday improvisation and her interpretations of songs including “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Carol of the Bells”—these performances with full orchestra bring out a special dimension in her lush, rich vocals.

The program will feature the Masterwork Chorus in holiday favorites including the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah, “Deck the Halls” and “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” The NJSO also performs Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Dance of the Tumblers” and more.