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"Pipes of Christmas" Concert to Return this December Clan Currie Society Prepares for Sixth Annual Production (Summit, NJ) - The Pipes of Christmas, Clan Currie’s popular holiday concert returns to Summit for three performances on Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 at 8:00 PM and Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 2:00 and 8:00 PM at Central Presbyterian Church in Summit, NJ. A ticket order form can be obtained via the following link: Download Ticket Order Form The program will feature the music of Christmas accompanied by a selection of readings taken from Celtic literature and Scripture. Since making its debut in 1999, The Pipes of Christmas has played to standing room only audiences. Given the popularity of the program, a second concert was added in 2001 to accommodate the high-demand for tickets. That same year, Clan Currie began an award-winning partnership with TV-36, Communities On Cable, by broadcasting concert highlights on Christmas Eve. The last two productions were both recipients of the prestigious Telly Award for production excellence. The 2003 concert was broadcast live on TV-36 as a fundraiser for the community access station. Now becoming something of a holiday institution in Summit, the concert has provided audiences with a stirring and reverent celebration of the Christmas season and the Celtic spirit. Audience-goers return year after year to experience the program, many reporting that the Pipes of Christmas has become part of their family’s annual Christmas tradition. For that reason, the concert is kept fresh each year with new selections and performances. While steeped in Christmas tradition, the program also strives to remain relevant to the world around us. The 2001 edition was dedicated to the memory of all who perished in the attacks on September 11. A new pipe selection, “Lament for the Lost” was composed and performed especially for the concert.
The 2002 concert was designated an official Golden Jubilee event by Buckingham Palace to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of HRH Queen Elizabeth II’s Accession to the Throne. That same year, Pipe Major Blandford also premiered a pipe solo commissioned by Clan Currie in memory of the late Queen Mother who had died earlier that year. The 2003 concert was dedicated to Blandford, who died earlier that year of brain cancer. In a letter to the Clan Currie Society, U.S. Congressman Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) commented, “This organization has shown the ability to truly touch the world.” Over the last six years, The Pipes of Christmas has also received critical acclaim. In his review for Classical New Jersey, a magazine produced for the classical music community of New Jersey, critic Paul Somers wrote, “The whole evening was constructed to introduce gem after gem and still have a finale which raised the roof. In short, it was like a well constructed fireworks show on the Glorious Fourth. David Palladino, music editor of The Westfield Leader described the concert as “a unique sound of power and glory nowhere else to be found.” Seating is limited and tickets will only be sold in advance of the concert. No tickets will be sold at the door. Clan Currie has also announced the date for their fourth annual Burns Supper. The dinner dance, commemorating the life and contributions of Scotland’s immortal bard, will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2005 at the Grand Summit Hotel. For further information on these events, visit the Society’s website at www.clancurrie.com, call (908) 273-3509 or e-mail the Society at clancurrie@mail.com.
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