OSFL’s Not All Frozen Holiday Concert
Sponsored by Hilliard Corporation
Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 2:00 PM
Clemens Center Powers Theatre in Elmira, NY
Orchestra and Chorus
Clemens Center Powers Theatre in Elmira, NY
Orchestra and Chorus
Featuring
Laura Darrell, stage and screen actor/singer (Anna in Frozen Live)
Chorus of the Southern Finger Lakes
Ashley Sanford, soprano
Ivy Walz, mezzo soprano
Avner Finberg, composer
World premiere of Dances in Freygish, a medley of iconic Klezmer dances commissioned for Hanukkah
A delightful assortment of holiday music, this concert is a treat for all ages, with selections from:
Frozen (For the First Time in Forever)
Mame (We Need a Little Christmas)
Manheim Steamroller
Hansel & Gretel
Godár’s Magnificat (U.S. premiere)
Handel’s Messiah
’Twas the Night Before Christmas
Big Band arrangements from the 1940s by Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, and Benny Goodman
Holiday Singalong
Sleigh Ride
Come early to hear the students from the Young People’s Orchestra perform in the upper lobby at 1:25 PM.
"Lunch & Lecture" about the concert presented by Maestro Shimada and guest artist Laura Darrell, Thursday, Dec. 1 at noon at Beijing Garden Restaurant, 145 W Gray St, Elmira, NY 14901
Subscription tickets are still available.
About our featured soloist! Laura Darrell.
Laura Darrell is thrilled to be working with maestro Toshi once again for the first time in about 20 years! She has acted professionally since the age of 10, appearing on TV, feature films, indie shorts and webseries, many of which have appeared in major festivals, including Sundance and Cinequest. Laura has also performed lead roles in theaters across the country and internationally. She graduated a Magna Cum Laude Scholar from USC (LA), and before that she attended NYU Tisch (both undergrad) as well as the Oxford Shakespeare Intensive at BADA (UK).
Laura most recently shot a scene opposite Keira Knightley in the feature film Boston Strangler, which is due to release in 2023, produced by 20th Century Fox and Hulu. She played Sister Lee on SYFY’s second season of “Happy!” starring Christopher Meloni. She also recurred as Anna on the first season of “Dietland” on AMC, starring Joy Nash and Julianna Margulies. Before that Laura was seen in movie theaters as mean girl, Eileen in Alicia Slimmer’s feature film debut, Creedmoria, starring Stef Dawson (Hunger Games), which won many awards including Best Comedy at Cinequest Film Festival. She co-produced a film titled Oh For a Muse of Fire with director Pete Rohan, starring Eva Kaminsky and Julian Elfer, which made the festival circuit during the 2020 pandemic, no easy feat!
Favorite theater credits include Madge Larrabee in Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure at Portland Stage, Cinderella in Into the Woods at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Encores! The Golden Apple at New York City Center, as well as John Kander and Greg Pierce’s new musical, Kid Victory, which ran Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theater, directed by Liesl Tommy (Official Cast Album released). Before that she debuted as Anna in the opening/press cast of Frozen Live, also directed by Liesl Tommy. She has performed at regional theaters across the country, including Signature Theatre in DC, Baltimore Center Stage, Bridge Rep of Boston, MTLA, Mile Square Theatre, The Public Theatre (ME), Maine Stage Music Theatre, and Good Theatre, among others, and has sung with orchestras from Portland, Maine (PSO) to Orlando for a Brilinta event.
With a passion for creating new work, Laura has workshopped many new pieces with several prestigious NY and regional theater companies, including Classic Stage Company, Asolo Rep, the Araca Group, Signature, EST, Second Stage, Barrow Group, Hudson Theatreworks, York Theatre Co., NYWIFT Writers Group, and Workshop Theatre Co. She also helped raise money for the Maine Children's Cancer Program with a Maine PBS special called A Very Special Christmas, for which she was nominated for a Boston/New England Emmy Award.
For more ways to follow Laura, please check out her Instagram: @lauraedarrell and Youtube: youtube.com/thelauradarrell. Finally, special thanks must be paid to manager Rochel Saks, as well as L, J, K and M. Please enjoy the show!
Laura Darrell is thrilled to be working with maestro Toshi once again for the first time in about 20 years! She has acted professionally since the age of 10, appearing on TV, feature films, indie shorts and webseries, many of which have appeared in major festivals, including Sundance and Cinequest. Laura has also performed lead roles in theaters across the country and internationally. She graduated a Magna Cum Laude Scholar from USC (LA), and before that she attended NYU Tisch (both undergrad) as well as the Oxford Shakespeare Intensive at BADA (UK).
Laura most recently shot a scene opposite Keira Knightley in the feature film Boston Strangler, which is due to release in 2023, produced by 20th Century Fox and Hulu. She played Sister Lee on SYFY’s second season of “Happy!” starring Christopher Meloni. She also recurred as Anna on the first season of “Dietland” on AMC, starring Joy Nash and Julianna Margulies. Before that Laura was seen in movie theaters as mean girl, Eileen in Alicia Slimmer’s feature film debut, Creedmoria, starring Stef Dawson (Hunger Games), which won many awards including Best Comedy at Cinequest Film Festival. She co-produced a film titled Oh For a Muse of Fire with director Pete Rohan, starring Eva Kaminsky and Julian Elfer, which made the festival circuit during the 2020 pandemic, no easy feat!
Favorite theater credits include Madge Larrabee in Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure at Portland Stage, Cinderella in Into the Woods at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Encores! The Golden Apple at New York City Center, as well as John Kander and Greg Pierce’s new musical, Kid Victory, which ran Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theater, directed by Liesl Tommy (Official Cast Album released). Before that she debuted as Anna in the opening/press cast of Frozen Live, also directed by Liesl Tommy. She has performed at regional theaters across the country, including Signature Theatre in DC, Baltimore Center Stage, Bridge Rep of Boston, MTLA, Mile Square Theatre, The Public Theatre (ME), Maine Stage Music Theatre, and Good Theatre, among others, and has sung with orchestras from Portland, Maine (PSO) to Orlando for a Brilinta event.
With a passion for creating new work, Laura has workshopped many new pieces with several prestigious NY and regional theater companies, including Classic Stage Company, Asolo Rep, the Araca Group, Signature, EST, Second Stage, Barrow Group, Hudson Theatreworks, York Theatre Co., NYWIFT Writers Group, and Workshop Theatre Co. She also helped raise money for the Maine Children's Cancer Program with a Maine PBS special called A Very Special Christmas, for which she was nominated for a Boston/New England Emmy Award.
For more ways to follow Laura, please check out her Instagram: @lauraedarrell and Youtube: youtube.com/thelauradarrell. Finally, special thanks must be paid to manager Rochel Saks, as well as L, J, K and M. Please enjoy the show!
WETM TV did a great job putting together this commercial for the Holiday Concert.
2 PM at the Clemens CenterClemens Center
207 Clemens Center Pkwy Elmira, NY 14901 607-734-819107-7607-734-8191 or 800-724-015934-8191 or 800-724-0159 clemenscenter.org |
