don't miss our 50th annual holiday concert!

One of New Orleans' favorite holiday traditions returns for its 50th year! Featuring timeless music from the band’s storied past, alongside modern festive favorites, our seasonal celebration has something for everyone under the tree.

50th Annual Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 1 p.m.
University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center
​2000 Lakeshore Drive
​​Free admission (donations appreciated)

Concert Program
Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich (transcr. Hunsberger)
O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen (transcr. Reynolds)
Major Van Orden March by Leonard J. Denena, Jr. (ed. Troxler)
A Christmas Celebration by Kenny Bierschenk
Suite for Brass Quintet and Concert Band from Mass by Leonard Bernstein (arr. Sweeney)
INTERMISSION
A Christmas Festival by Leroy Anderson
Christmas Fancies by James Curnow
Old Scottish Melody (“Auld Lang Syne” by Charles A. Wiley
A Chanukah Celebration by David Bobrowitz (arr. Soper)
Russian Christmas Music by Alfred Reed
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