NEWS CONTACT:
Jennifer Brink, Executive Director
Phone: (518) 793-1348
E-mail: exdir@gfso.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 12, 2026
Glens Falls Symphony presents Holiday Pops: A Jazzy Holiday
Experience the sound and soul of Jazz this holiday season!
Celebrate with The Glens Falls Symphony as they welcome world-renowned Jazz Singer Dominique Eade, who will dazzle you with holiday favorites including: Let It Snow, Most Wonderful Time of the Year, and What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.
Poetic and passionate, American vocalist, composer, and improviser Dominique Eade blends musical virtuosity with a songwriter’s straightforward emotional sensibility, creating music that has garnered critical acclaim, inspired audiences, and served as a creative signpost for generations of singers. The New York Times called Eade “an exceptional singer” with a “wide vocal range and a grasp on the intricacies of style,” one “who weighs a chanteuse’s coolness against a jazz musician’s exploratory instincts.
Also, joining the musicians and Music Director Charles Peltz on stage will be his director colleagues who lead the choruses of Hudson Falls and Corinth High Schools, bringing their top voices to join in the music-making. Each high school chorus will sing a work with the orchestra alone, and then join together for the big finale!
This concert will feature a work from Glens Falls Symphony Assistant Concertmaster Josh Rodriguez: A New York Kind of Christmas. Josh captures the iconic images and storied history of New York City and blends it with his own childhood of youthful and nostalgic Manhattan holiday memories.
In celebration of the Symphony’s 43rd “Rev Up” season, the holiday concert will be joining forces with The Adirondack Vets House, Inc. Built in 2000, this 501 c (3) Non- Profit longer term facility for homeless veterans located in Glens Falls, New York, can accommodate nine male residents. For female veterans, they work to secure permanent housing.
The GFS asks all in attendance to bring an item to donate from the Adk Vets House Wishlist: Pillows, full-size bedding and sheets, laundry Detergent, coffee (dark), canned soup (not tomato), snack foods, toilet paper, paper towels, or gift cards for Stewart’s, Hannaford, Market 32, Walmart, Lowe’s, and The Home Depot. Donations will be received in the lobby of Glens Falls High School from 2:30- 4 p.m.
Executive Director Jennifer Brink shares, “This holiday concert is a favorite tradition for so many people in our region and beyond. We are especially delighted this year to be joining forces with the choral students from two area high schools to bring musical joy to so many people. This year, tickets are selling sooner than they ever have, so we encourage people to get their preferred seats soon. We invite people in the community to bring an item to donate to Veterans in need in our region, and in this way, we can all celebrate the spirit of giving at this special time of year.”
Program:
Leroy Anderson, Christmas Festival 1950
Edward Pola & George Wyle, It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Arr. McKenzie (1963)
Martin Hugh & Ralph Blaine, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Arr. McKenzie (1943)
Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, Feeling Good, Arr. McKenzie (1964)
Josh Rodriguez, A New York Kind of Christmas
Sammy Cahn & Julie Styne, Christmas Waltz Arr. Brubaker (1957)
Frank Loesser, What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Arr. Malina (1947)
Sammy Cahn & Julie Styne, Let It Snow Arr. Campbell (1945)
Intermission
Korsakov Rimsky, Christmas Eve (1903)
Dan Goeller, Joy to the World & O' Come All Ye Faithful (1848)
-Featuring Corinth High School Choir, Directed by Andrew Holcomb
Bill Holcombe, Festive Sounds of Hanukkah (1924)
Leroy Anderson, Sleigh Ride (1950)
Johann Sebastian Bach & Eugene Ormandy, Jesu Joy (1941)
Gabriel Fauré, Cantique De Jean Racine (1866)
-Featuring Hudson Falls High School Choraliers, Directed by Alec Feiss
Franz Xaver Gruber & Joseph Mohr, Silent Night (1818)
Jose Feliciano & Paul Hemmer, Feliz Navidad (1970)
Arthur Walley & Galante, We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1961)
“Holiday Pops: A Jazzy Holiday ” Related Events:
-Sunday, December 6, at 4 pm: “Holiday Pops: A Jazzy Holiday “
TICKETS: Adult Tier 1: $45; Adult Tier 2: $39; Adult Tier 3: $29; Student Ticket: $12.
Location: Glens Falls High School, 10 Quade Street, Glens Falls, NY
Doors Open at 2:30 pm / No pre-concert talk with this performance.
-Bring an item to donate at the concert for the Adirondack Vets House, Inc., who will be in the lobby of Glens Falls High School from 2:30-4 pm accepting donations.
Visit the Glens Falls Symphony website for their holiday wish list by clicking here
Tickets: SEATS ARE LIMITED – There will be a wait list when sold out
“Holiday Pops: A Jazzy Holiday” tickets: Adult Tier 1: $45; Adult Tier 2: $39; Adult Tier 3: $29; Student Ticket: $12. Visit www.theglensfallssymphony.org or call (518) 793-1348 to purchase tickets. For more information, contact Jennifer Brink at (518) 793-1348 or exdir@gfso.org. Glens Falls Symphony Office (518) 793-1348
Located upstairs in the LARAC Gallery building: 7 Lapham Place in Glens Falls. Office hours: Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This program is sponsored by:
-Arrow Bank
-The Table Rock Group at Morgan Stanley
-New York State Council on the Arts
-Dan & Jan Hazewski
-The Glens Falls Chronicle
-The Queensbury Hotel
-JUST Water
-Visit the Lake George Area
-Finch Paper
About Dominique Eade
Poetic and passionate, American vocalist, composer, and improviser Dominique Eade blends musical virtuosity with a songwriter’s straightforward emotional sensibility, creating music that has garnered critical acclaim, inspired audiences, and served as a creative signpost for generations of singers. The New York Times called Eade “an exceptional singer” with a “wide vocal range and a grasp on the intricacies of style,” one “who weighs a chanteuse’s coolness against a jazz musician’s exploratory instincts.” The Atlantic Monthly recognized Eade for her “rich voice and effortless delivery” while the Boston Phoenix called her music “sublime and daring.” Eade’s performances throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe include the Buenos Aires Jazz Festival, the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival, Mountain Stage, the Riga Jazz Festival, the Panama Jazz Festival, the Molde International Jazz Festival, and the What is Jazz Festival, and clubs such as Los Angeles’ The Jazz Bakery, New York’s The Blue Note, The Five Spot and The Jazz Standard, D.C.’s Jazz Alley and Boston’s RegattaBar. Eade was signed to RCA Victor in 1998, recording with jazz luminaries Dave Holland, Victor Lewis and Benny Golson.
Deemed “a fearless collaborator” by pianist Fred Hersch, Eade’s musical associations have ranged from Alan Dawson and Stanley Cowell to MacArthur grant recipients Ran Blake and Anthony Braxton. In 2017, NPR Critic Nate Chinen listed Blake and Eade’s performance of music from their critically acclaimed Town and Country (Sunnyside) at New York’s Park Avenue Armory as one of the Top Ten Jazz Performances of the year. Eade has recorded and co-produced 7 CDs under her name, landing her on top ten lists at Billboard, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, DownBeat magazine, the Jazz Journalist Association, and elsewhere. Appearing as a guest in jazz and contemporary classical ensembles including the Either Orchestra and Boston Musica Viva, Eade is the featured vocalist on the 2020 Dave Douglas/Elan Mehler album, If There Are Mountains (Newvelle). Eade was nominated for Best Debut Artist in the 1998 First Annual Jazz Awards in New York City, and received the 2006 Outstanding Alumni Award at New England Conservatory, where, as a teacher for over 3 decades, she has mentored an array of talented musicians including Roberta Gambarini, Michael Mayo, Rachel Price, Sofia Rei, Jorge Roeder, Sara Serpa, Sarah Jarosz, Darynn Dean, Luciana Souza, Akenya Seymour, Jo Lawry, Aoife O’Donovan, and many others.
“An immensely appealing sound.” The New York Times
“For all her virtuosity, it’s her sound that carries the performance.” The New York Times
“Focused, lyrical and conversational atmosphere full of subtle nuance and superb musicianship.” DownBeat
“Eade’s singing was marvelous, whether singing actual words or applying her voice to instrumental lines.” The Boston Globe
About Josh Rodriguez
Josh Rodriguez is a graduate of the Juilliard School where he studied violin with Ivan Galamian and Joseph Fuchs. Josh has toured internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, most notably as soloist in the Butterfly Lover's Concerto (performed throughout China), and commissioning and premiering Evan Mack's sonata for violin and piano.
As a composer, Josh has written over 50 songs. His 'Czeck-Out Blues' can be heard on iTunes. In 2014, Josh's music was featured in a concert of American songwriters in Albany, New York. Josh is currently an adjunct professor of violin at Skidmore College and Assistant Concertmaster of the Glens Falls Symphony.
“Having this song performed by the Glens Falls Symphony is especially meaningful for me on many levels. I have been a member of the violin section for the last 24 years. I have many friends and colleagues who will be playing their parts. Thank you to maestro Charles Peltz, who thought enough of the song to give it this public showcase, and to my friend and colleague Richard Fron, for his brilliance in the arrangement of the song.” – Josh Rodriguez
About the Glens Falls Symphony:
The Glens Falls Symphony, begun as a community amateur orchestra in 1977, now moves into its fifth decade of music-making as a professional orchestra. Since Maestro Charles Peltz arrived in 2000, the fully professional Glens Falls Symphony has performed a dynamic repertoire, regularly including musical premieres and world-renowned guest artists.
The orchestra continues to expand its musical and educational offerings to include Children’s Concerts for up to 3,000 students in the 7-county region in Warren and Washington counties, plus in the southeastern Adirondacks. The orchestra served over 14,000 people in 2024, and the 42nd anniversary season welcomed the largest audiences in its history. The musicians offer master classes, as well as family concerts, summer pops programs, and more. Cited as “one of the great orchestras of our country” by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner, the orchestra comprises professional musicians who come from all over the Northeast and beyond to perform.
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