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Historic Holiday Harmonies at The Huntington

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Illustration of elf-like Santa Claus serves as cover of sheet music for the rediscovered holiday song, Bugaboo Schottish

Past eventThu., Dec. 18, 2025, 7:30–9:30 p.m.

$20

Rose Hills Foundation Garden Court and Rothenberg Hall

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Join the musicians of the Gay Freedom Band of Los Angeles (GFBLA) for the premiere of rediscovered holiday music from the Jay T. Last Collection in The Huntington archives.

Under the baton of artistic director Joseph Vranas, GFBLA revives 19th-century tunes such as "Cadeaux de Noel," "Santa Claus Polka Burlesque," "Bugaboo Schottish," and "Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake" drawn from the Jay T. Last Collection. These resurfaced carols, hymns, and polkas have been newly arranged by GFBLA composers for their Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Saxophone Quartet groups to bring to life at The Huntington.

Key Details

  • Please bring registration confirmation with you.
  • Check in with Education staff at Garden Court beginning at 7 p.m.

Program Schedule

  • 7:30 p.m. Concert starts with the GFBLA Concert Band in Rothenberg Hall
  • 8:15 p.m. Intermission with the GFBLA Saxophone Quartet in Garden Court
  • 8:45 p.m. Concert resumes with the GFBLA Jazz Band in Rothenberg Hall 

For questions about this program or accessibility needs, please contact Public Programs at publicprograms@huntington.org. 

A sax player stands on stage in the foreground while a conductor leads a band in the background.

Above: A saxophonist takes center stage for a solo during a Gay Freedom Band of Los Angeles performance on April 21, 2024. Photo courtesy of GFBLA.

Top image: Albert Holland, Cover of sheet music for Bugaboo Schottish, (Baltimore: Henry McCaffrey), Jay T. Last Collection. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.