It’s the most wonderful time of the year in HeifetzLand…when we get to experience the artistry of our outstanding alums in a joyous celebration of the season. On this program, it’s the “Heifetz Holiday Homecoming,” featuring five-front-rank alums performing yuletide classics as well as classical masterworks…all in the friendly confines of the Heifetz home base of Francis Auditorium in Staunton, Virginia. THIS EPISODE'S PLAYLIST Irving Berlin, arr. Jascha Heifetz, arr. Nate Sabat: White Christmas*Joseph Skerik, viola; Ying Li, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024*Heifetz Institute Commission Tchaikovsky, arr. Lynne Latham: Nutcracker SuiteI. OvertureII. MarchIII. Dance of the Sugar Plum FairyIV. Arabian DanceV. TrepakAngela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Marina Alba López, violin; Joe Skerik, viola; Andres Sanchez, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Georg Phillipp Telemann: Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9II. Allegro [excerpt]Steven Baloue, viola; Allison Freeman, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.17.2021 Fritz Kreisler: Miniature Viennese MarchAngela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Andres Sanchez, cello; Ying Li, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Amy Beach: Romance in A Major, Op. 23Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Ying Li, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Trad. Catalan, arr. Pablo Casals: Song of the BirdsAndres Sanchez, cello; Ying Li, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Leonard Cohen, arr. Claudia Encinas: HallelujahHugh Martin & Ralph Blane, arr. Wendy Hellmann:Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasMarina Alba López, vocals; Angela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Joe Skerik, viola; Andres Sanchez, celloFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024 Ottorino Respighi: Italiana fr. Ancient Airs & Dances [excerpt]SoHyun Ko, violin; Minchae Kim, violin; Jerome McCoy, viola; Dilshod Narzillaev, celloKreeger Museum of Art, Washington, DCHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.13.2022 Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44I. AllegroIV. Allegro, ma non troppoAngela Sin Ying Chan, violin; Marina Alba López, violin; Joe Skerik, viola; Andres Sanchez, cello; Ying Li, pianoFrancis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VAHeifetz Institute Recording | 12.14.2024