Happy Holley Days

Holley Hall at the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center A chamber ensemble from the Sarasota Orchestra curates an elegant program of winter-themed compositions at Holley Hall. The concert balances formal classical works with familiar festive melodies. Highlights include the lyrical Prelude to the fairy-tale opera Hansel and Gretel, the rapid-fire rhythms of Strauss’s Unter Donner und Blitz polka, and a bright Hanukkah Festival Overture. The program concludes with Leroy Anderson’s iconic Sleigh Ride, complete with its signature percussion effects. The intimate scale of the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center creates a direct, unamplified connection between the string and wind players and the listeners.