The Snowman at Christmas
Sunday 1 December, 6:30 pm, Sutton Coldfield Town Hall | SORRY, SOLD OUT!
Sunday 8 December, 3:00 pm, Birmingham Town Hall | BUY TICKETS
Blake - The Snowman
Rimsky-Korsakov - Christmas Eve Suite
Prokofiev - Troika from Lieutenant Kije
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite (excerpts)
Silvestri - Suite from The Polar Express
Lopez - Music from Frozen
Tiomkin - Suite from It's a Wonderful Life
Conductor - Richard Laing
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