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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, November 9, 2007

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH THE HONOLULU SYMPHONY

Military receive 50% discount off all holiday concerts!
Military tickets start from as low as $8.50

Honolulu – It’s time to roll out the red carpet for Honolulu Symphony holiday concerts! This holiday season, share the warmth and good cheer of festive music with the Symphony at concerts such as Motown Christmas with The Four Tops and The Spinners and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. In honor of America’s Armed Forces, the Symphony is offering a special 50% discount off all holiday concert tickets to military and their families, including Reservists, National Guard and Retirees. Military discount tickets for concerts such as Motown Christmas and Burt Bacharach start from as low as $8.50! Tickets are on sale now at the Honolulu Symphony Box Office at the Dole Cannery, all Ticketmaster outlets and all Times Supermarkets.

Bells will be ringing as pop music legends The Four Tops and The Spinners join the Honolulu Symphony Pops for a Motown Christmas at the Blaisdell Arena on December 7 and 8. Don’t miss the hit parade, featuring the season’s merriest holiday songs and Motown favorites such as “Baby I Need Your Loving,” “Working My Way Back to You,” “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” and “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch).”

Motown Christmas concertgoers are invited to bring a toy to the concert to donate to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. All toy donors receive a 20% discount coupon off a Symphony ticket purchase. Please join the Honolulu Symphony and donate a toy for a child in our community!

On December 29 and 30, Maestro Andreas Delfs conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in two concerts that ring in the New Year with one of music’s greatest masterpieces. A holiday tradition around the world, Beethoven’s Ninth inspires concertgoers to greet the New Year with hope and optimism.

America’s favorite songwriter, Burt Bacharach, returns to Honolulu for three highly-anticipated concerts with the Honolulu Symphony Pops on January 4, 5 and 6. The creator of such classics as “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” “The Look Of Love,” and “That’s What Friends Are For,” Bacharach takes us on a musical journey that starts the New Year in the perfect direction.

Everyone is invited to celebrate the season of peace and goodwill with splendid symphonic music, featuring traditional classics and contemporary favorites. This holiday season, relax and unwind with magnificent music and share special times together with the Honolulu Symphony!

HONOLULU SYMPHONY HOLIDAY CONCERTS:

A Motown Christmas with The Four Tops and The Spinners at the
Blaisdell Arena
Friday, December 7 at 8 p.m. & Saturday, December 8 at 8 p.m. Matt Catingub, conductor
Motown greats The Four Tops and The Spinners perform a Motown Christmas music extravaganza! This double-bill features all the hits you know and love. Enjoy Spinners hits including “I’ll Be Around,” “Then Came You,” and “Working My Way Back to You.” Then, it’s time for Four Tops classics such as “Baby I Need Your Loving,” “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” and “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch).”
Tickets start from $14. Military tickets start from $8.50.

Brahms, Beethoven & Smetana at the Blaisdell Concert Hall
Andreas Delfs, conductor, and Benedetto Lupo, piano
Saturday, December 15 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, December 16 at 4 p.m.
Program: Smetana, Vlatava (“The Moldau”); Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4; Brahms, Symphony No. 4
The Honolulu Symphony’s festive music season offers the perfect escape to the hustle and bustle of the holidays as Maestro Andreas Delfs puts the spotlight on masterpieces by Brahms, Beethoven and Smetana. Featured on the program is Italian pianist Benedetto Lupo, who makes his Hawaii debut in performance of Beethoven’s riveting Fourth Piano Concerto.
Tickets start from $21. Military tickets start from $12.

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Blaisdell Concert Hall
Saturday, December 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 30 at 4 p.m.
Andreas Delfs, conductor, and the Honolulu Symphony Chorus
Program: Sierra, Missa Latina (Excerpts: Introit, Sanctus and Agnus Dei); Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 One of the cornerstones of music, Beethoven’s Ninth is a fundamentally optimistic and musically revolutionary work that celebrates the potential of mankind. Each year, this concert tradition brings audiences to their feet, ringing in the New Year triumphantly! The Symphony is joined by more than 120 singers from the Honolulu Symphony Chorus for gala concerts at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.
Tickets start from $21. Military tickets start from $12.

Burt Bacharach at the Blaisdell Concert Hall
Friday, January 4 at 8 p.m., Saturday, January 5 at 8 p.m.
Matt Catingub, conductor, and Burt Bacharach, piano
Multi-talented composer and pianist Burt Bacharach kicks off the New Year with unforgettable songs such as “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me,” “Do You Know The Way To San Jose?” “Promises, Promises,” and “That’s What Friends Are For.” Also featured are Bacharach’s compositions for film scores such as “Casino Royale,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” and “Arthur.”
Tickets start from $14. Military tickets start from $8.50.

HONOLULU SYMPHONY TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets are available from the Honolulu Symphony Box Office at the Dole Cannery: please call the Box Office at (808) 792-2000 (days) or (808) 524-0815 ext. 245 (evenings) for more information or visit www.honolulusymphony.com. Tickets are also for sale at all Ticketmaster outlets and all Times Supermarkets. The Honolulu Symphony offers a 20% discount to seniors and students.

MILITARY DISCOUNT:

The Honolulu Symphony is honoring U.S. Armed Forces personnel and their families with a special military discount: 50% off all holiday concert tickets. Those eligible include Armed Forces members on active duty, Reserve, and National Guard, as well as retirees, veterans and U.S. Department of Defense Civilians. Family members of all groups are also eligible. Military I.D. card holders are invited to take advantage of this discount from the Honolulu Symphony Box Office at the Dole Cannery, all Ticketmaster outlets and all Times Supermarkets. Information is available from the Box Office by calling (808) 792-2000.

Editors please note: Tickets are not for sale at MWR/ITT offices.

TOYS FOR TOTS:

Donate a toy to Toys for Tots! The Honolulu Symphony Pops Motown Christmas with The Four Tops and The Spinners spotlights the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, which distributes Christmas gifts to needy children in our community. Marines will collect new, unwrapped toys at each Pops concert: Friday, December 7 at 8 p.m. & Saturday, December 8 at 8 p.m. at the Blaisdell Arena. All donors will receive a thank you coupon for 20% off their next Honolulu Symphony ticket purchase.

The Halekulani MasterWorks series is made possible thanks to the generosity of our season sponsor, the Halekulani Corporation. The Honolulu Symphony also gratefully acknowledges the valued support of Honolulu Advertiser and Servco Lexus.

These concerts are supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawaii and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Honolulu Symphony also gratefully acknowledges the support of the City and County of Honolulu Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts.

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