THE NUTCRACKER

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 @ 7:00 PM

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 @ 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 @ 2:00 PM

POTTER CENTER

Ballet Chelsea proudly presents its 25th annual performance of The Nutcracker, a Christmas Eve tale about a young girl named Marie and her magical journey to the enchanted Kingdom of Sweets. Choreographed by Artistic Director Wendi DuBois, the Ballet Chelsea company artists and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra musicians will come together for the fourth year to present this annual full-length, narrated ballet.

SUGAR PLUM TEA

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022 @ 12:30 PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2022 @ 12:30 PM
POTTER CENTER (THIRD FLOOR LOBBY)

Ballet Chelsea and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra invite kids and parents of all ages to the Sugar Plum Tea before the matinee performance of The Nutcracker. Enjoy a catered tea party with a character meet & greets, fun crafts, treats from the “Land of the Sweets,” professional photos & more! Space is limited.

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GUEST CONDUCTOR

GLEN ADSIT

Glen Adsit is the Director of Bands at The Hartt School where he conducts the Wind Ensemble and the Foot in the Door ensemble and guides all aspects of the graduate wind conducting degrees. Professor Adsit was appointed the Director of Bands at The Hartt School in the fall of 2000 and was awarded the 2014 Larsen Prize for outstanding teaching at the University of Hartford.

Ensembles under his direction have performed at Hill Auditorium (Ann Arbor, Michigan), the Musikverein (Vienna, Austria), Benroya Ilsley Hall (Seattle, Washington) Carnegie Hall’s Stern Hall (New York, New York) and the Central Conservatory (Beijing, China) among others. Adsit’s performances have won praise from such notable composers as John Corigliano, Joseph Schwanter, Bright Sheng, Susan Botti, Joan Tower, Michael Colgrass and William Bolcom.

The Hartt Wind Ensemble has recorded two compact discs for the NAXOS label; Passaggi and Dragon Rhyme. In reviews Gramophone Magazine describes The Hartt Wind Ensemble as “stellar” and Fanfare Magazine wrote “and on the evidence of his two Naxos CDs, Adsit is simply one of the finest conductors leading a wind ensemble today.” Adsit is currently the Vice-President of the College Band Directors National Association .

The Nutcracker