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GIVE THE GIFT OF MUSIC AND FILL YOUR HEART WITH THE WARMTH AND CHEER OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON!

PR CONTACT - Juliet Meyer - Juliet@lvphil.com
WHEN - December 12, 2009 2:00pm and 8:00pm
WHERE - Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on the UNLV campus
TICKETS - www.lvphil.com and the UNLV box office at 895-2787

No holiday is complete without the familiar melodies of this festive season! The Las Vegas Philharmonic invites you to join them for two performances of their "Christmas Celebration" concert. For the third year in a row, this Pops concert will enchant audiences with the traditional themes for the season, plus some new surprises sure to please both the young and the old.

Sure to turn any scrooge into a cheery caroler, the "Christmas Celebration" Pops Concert features not only the Philharmonic but several choirs from around the Las Vegas valley for a robust concert that will lift up your spirits and leave you ready to sing along! Joining the orchestra will be the Las Vegas Master Singers, and the University Children's Chorale as well as Soprano Joan Sobel, Tenor Matt Newman and Baritone Tod Fitzpatrick. A great event for any family and for the young and young at heart; there are two concerts to fit any busy holiday schedule. Tickets are available for both the 2pm concert and the 8pm concert, both performed at the Artemus Ham Hall on the UNLV Campus.

Leading the Philharmonic is Maestro David Itkin, who is in his third year with the Orchestra. The Philharmonic is in its 11th year proving that not only does Las Vegas have culture, but class and style as well.

Tickets are available online at www.lvphil.com, or by calling the UNLV box office at 895-2787. Three levels of tickets are available at $35, $50 and $75. Mini-Subscription Series tickets are also available for the Masterworks Series, the Pops Series, or both. The Philharmonic provides a shuttle service from the Summerlin and Anthem area respectively for ease of parking. These are available for $15 and leave from the Starbright Theatre for those in Summerlin and the Independence Center for those coming from Anthem in Henderson. Bus passes can be purchased at the Box office when buying concert tickets.

For interviews with David Itkin contact the Las Vegas Philharmonic Office at 258-5438.