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no tune like a showtune

1/18/2019

photo credit: Dana Satterwhite

January 18, 2018 at 7:30pm
University of Houston - Clear Lake @ the Bayou Theatre

Kristen Hertzenberg and pianist Philip Fortenberry offer the great music of the theatre in a personal context, honoring these songs in their own way. "This is the music that has spoken to us throughout our careers and lives, in different ways at different times, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to perform this music and breathe our life into it."
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holidays from the heart

12/8/2018

Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 3pm - Windmill Library Theatre in Las Vegas, NV
Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 3pm - Rainbow Library Theatre in Las Vegas, NV

Kristen Hertzenberg and Philip Fortenberry perform music from their Christmas album, recorded in 2011. “Holidays from the Heart” is a delightful concert with a variety of Christmas songs encompassing pop, Broadway, jazz, gospel, and folk styles. The performance centers around a theme of giving and the idea that the spirit of Christmas is especially powerful when we embrace it year-round. The artists each brought unique song ideas to the table and in the end produced a musical journey including Harry Connick Jr.’s “I Pray On Christmas,” Melissa Manchester’s “There’s Still My Joy,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “O Holy Night,” and “Christmas Time is Here” from the beloved "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

las vegas philharmonic

12/1/2018

Dec. 1, 2018 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Reynolds Hall @ The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, NV.

These performances will feature nostalgic holiday favorites from Deck the Halls to Hanukkah Suite,
Ave Maria to selections from The Nutcracker Suite, and a special reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Hertzenberg and Cloer. As part of the 20th anniversary season celebration, former Associate Conductor Richard (Dick) McGee returns to guest conduct and will host a pre-concert conversation in Reynolds Hall one hour prior to the performances (1:00 PM & 6:30 PM) for patrons interested in learning more about the music and guest artists.

The concerts will celebrate the most wonderful time of the year and delight audiences of all ages with nostalgic holiday melodies that have endured for decades and are synonymous with the festive season. The program will end with the orchestra's traditional audience sing-a-long.

Patrons are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy free photos with Santa, activities for kids of all ages, specialty holiday treats including a hot chocolate bar and pre-concert entertainment by Sin City Opera.
Single tickets include five price levels in Reynolds Hall:

PT Box = $109, A Seating = $105, B Seating = $70, C Seating = $50 and D Seating = $30
Tickets can be purchased online through lvphil.org or The Smith Center Box Office at 702.749.2000.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic offers a roundtrip shuttle bus service to the evening performance only from designated Henderson and Summerlin locations to the performance. A roundtrip bus pass costs $25 per concert and can be purchased in conjunction with the patron's concert ticket.

Dick McGee, guest conductor
Kristen Hertzenberg, vocalist
Travis Cloer, vocalist
Las Vegas Master Singers, David Weiller, director

Let HEAVEN AND NATURE SING

11/23/2018

November 23, 24, and 25, 2018
Kristen Hertzenberg and Sarah Lowe host a free city-wide sing-a-long at Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, NV. For details, visit letheavenandnaturesinglv.com.

2018 update

10/6/2018

photo credit: Dana Satterwhite

Kristen started off 2018 on New Year's Day with a week aboard the Seabourn Odyssey in the Caribbean, performing two evenings of music. She also performed aboard the Celebrity Infinity in Antarctica and then again in Mexico.

In May, she had the great pleasure of joining old friends in a concert with the Abilene Philharmonic where she sang the music of Evita, Hello Dolly, Les Miserables, and South Pacific.

Over the summer, it was off to Alaska on the Celebrity Millennium. And then Quebec and Newfoundland aboard the Seabourn Quest.

Still ahead, she will perform for the guests of the Celebrity Equinox in the Southern Caribbean and the Seabourn Sojourn in French Polynesia and the Isles of the Southern Cross.

She will also perform concerts in Scottsdale, AZ and three in Las Vegas before the year is over, including a return to the Las Vegas Philharmonic for their Christmas Pops concert, "A Classic Holiday".

"holidays from the heart" at lone star college

12/16/2017

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Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. and 7:30 P.M. (UPDATE: The 7:30pm show is SOLD OUT)
in the Recital Hall at Lone Star College - Kingwood (MUS 101)
20000 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood, TX 77339

Infinitely versatile songstress and star of Phantom of the Opera in Las Vegas, Kristen Hertzenberg, and critically-acclaimed pianist Philip Fortenberry performed "Holidays from the Heart" to sold-out crowds at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas and will bring the show to Kingwood, TX this holiday season. They will offer a delightful array of Christmas music from their album, taking audiences on a wistful journey and connecting to the true heart of the most magical time of the year.

"Holidays from the Heart" includes many favorite holiday classics like "Christmastime Is Here" from A Charlie Brown Christmas, "I Pray on Christmas," "O Holy Night," "It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and never before heard songs, as well.

Tickets are $36 and can be purchased HERE.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Lake Houston Area Relief Fund.

Kingwood's own Kristen Hertzenberg is best known for her role as "Christine" in the Las Vegas production of The Phantom of the Opera and was lauded by critics for her clear soprano voice with "the strength to keep the high notes rooted in emotion." She has toured Europe in a production of the 1960s Love Rock musical Hair and has performed a series of sold-out solo concerts in Las Vegas. She has also starred in the hit Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet on the Las Vegas strip. In 2014, Desert Companion magazine named her Best Torch Singer and many other Las Vegas publications have also taken notice, hailing her as "graceful," "gorgeously voiced," and "a singer with extraordinary vocal depth.”

Philip Fortenberry, pianist, has played for ten Broadway shows and has performed in concerts from Lincoln Center to Carnegie Hall, from the Kennedy Center to the White House. His one- man-show, “The Man at the Piano”, continues to play to sold-out houses around the country. Philip was the piano double for Michael Douglas’ award-winning performance as Liberace in the HBO biopic, “Behind the Candelabra”. Philip is the music coordinator for the Broadway Series at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas and is also the organist for Community Lutheran Church.

singing the high seas

10/29/2017

Kristen boarded the elegant Seabourn Sojourn and crossed the Pacific Ocean to French Polynesia over 12 days, performing an evening of cabaret with their stellar five-piece band.

Mary's Song of joy - an american magnificat

12/7/2016

Joined by the First Presbyterian Church choir, band, and brass ensemble, Kristen will premiere a new work, Mary's Song of Joy, by composer John L. Cornelius II.

First Presbyterian Church of Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
December 18, 2016
11:00am

Stellar evening

9/16/2016

Kristen will join the rest of the Lone Star College music faculty in this evening of music benefitting the Lone Star College - Kingwood Music Scholarship Fund.
Click here to read more about it in the Tribune newspaper:
"Stellar Evening" set by LSC-Kingwood for Sept. 17

LHMAS Annual patron celebration

9/1/2016