A Sentimental Christmas with Emily Braden and the VS

A Sentimental Christmas
With Emily Braden

IN VICTORIA: DECEMBER 9 AND 10, 2011 AT 8PM. DECEMBER 11 AT 2PM
IN DUNCAN: DECEMBER 8 AT 7:30PM
IN QUALICUM BEACH: DECEMBER 12 AT 7:30PM

Emily Braden is coming home for the holidays. The Boise-born singer moved to Victoria in 2002 in order to study with jazz pianist and vocalist Louise Rose. Between her first gig at Hermann’s with Rose and the recording of her 2008 CD “Soul Walk” in New York, where she now resides, Braden developed a Victoria fan base as diverse as her repertoire. The Victoria Symphony is delighted to bring Emily Braden back to Vancouver Island for A Sentimental Christmas. Victoria performances are December 9 and 10 at 8pm, with matinee December 11 at 2pm, at The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street. Additional performances take place December 8 at 7:30pm at the Cowichan Theatre in Duncan, and December 12 at 7:30pm at the Civic Centre in Qualicum Beach.
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A Sentimental Christmas features straight up classics and straight ahead jazz. The Victoria Symphony, conducted by Brian Jackson, performs a program of holiday favourites including White Christmas and Carol of the Bells, and Emily Braden joins the orchestra to swing through an Ella Fitzgerald Christmas songbook.

Braden and her band have been performing throughout New York City for the past three years, but this will be Braden’s first appearance with a full orchestra, and she is thrilled to come “home” to Victoria for this amazing opportunity. “Victoria is a place of many firsts for me”, she says. “It’s where I composed my first song and performed my first gig. And now that I live in Harlem, Victoria is a place where I can retreat and recharge, surrounded by a big community of friends.”

Tickets for A Sentimental Christmas start at $33 and are available from the Victoria Symphony Box Office at 250-385-6515. Tickets for the performance in Duncan are available from the Cowichan Theatre box office, Island Savings Centre, James Street, Duncan, Tel: 250-748-7529, and tickets for the performance in Qualicum Beach are available at Mulberry Bush Bookstore, 102 280 Island Hwy E, Parksville, Tel: 250.248.1193
For more information visit www.victoriasymphony.ca.

For photos, additional information, and to arrange interviews, please contact Heather Jeliazkov at 250-888-3938 or ovationpr@shaw.ca.

The Victoria Symphony celebrates its 71st season this year offering audiences concerts in six series, a commitment to fostering new music and a dedication to community involvement through music education. Showcasing the outstanding talents of its musicians and guest artists, the Victoria Symphony’s 2011-2012 Season offers a diverse and exciting line-up of over 50 concerts led by its Music Director Tania Miller.
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