Have Yourself a Swinging Little Christmas and Jazzy Noel as you begin the holiday week bringing your family and loved ones to experience the virtuosic and heart-filled classic carols, cool jazz vibes and festive cheer from world class musicians in The Burgh and Benack Family Christmas Show on Monday, December 21 at 7:30 PM.

Make your Season Bright with a Christmas celebration that combines timeless holiday tunes with a jazzy twist and electrifying instrumentals with the warmth of a Norman Rockwell family painting performed by peerless virtuoso artists and ARCA audience favorites:

Keyboardist John Burgh and vocalist Lisa Bleil and for the first time in Lincoln Hall the full musical Benack family – Benny Benack III with BOTH his saxophonist/band leader father Benny Benack Jr. and his celebrated vocalist mother Claudia Benack.

Swing into the Holidays adding a touch of musical joy and family warmth to your holiday traditions in this most wonderful time of the year – as you create memories to treasure for a lifetime!

Be sure to buy or reserve early as this concert will sell out!

Adults $30 ARCA Member Discount $25 Students $5

Buy online here
Call to Reserve 724 659-3153 – or cash or check at the door.

ARCA is grateful for the very generous contribution of Tom and Nancy Hovis, ARCA’s Vice President and President respectively, sponsoring the concert of their longtime friends in The Burgh and Benack Family Christmas Show.

With all the joy of family vibes around the Christmas tree, this concert brings back the phenomenal performances and sparkling arrangements that have dazzled Lincoln Hall audiences in the past as long-time ARCA favorites, the John Burgh All Stars with Lisa Bleil combine forces with the two Benny’s and Claudia Benack!

John Burgh and Lisa Bleil have charmed audiences in four Lincoln Hall concerts and cabarets and have had the audience rocking “all night long” at two outdoor concerts at RiverStone Estate.

Lisa Bleil’s memorable performances on WQED’s acclaimed Live from Studio A Christmas include the poignant “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.“

Joining the John Burgh All Stars concert with Lisa Bleil in 2019 were the “two Bennys” who moved from the back of the hall to the stage in New Orleans style!

This promises to be the hippest holiday concert of the season! Benny Benack III will be performing songs from his Christmas album, “Seasons Swinging Greetings.”

As BBIII has been making his mark on the American jazz scene in New York City and in his national and international touring as the third generation progeny of Pittsburgh jazz legends Benny Benack, SR and Jr, he has sold out Lincoln Hall three times with his NYC combos PLUS his father.

The Benack Family’s performance in Lincoln Hall is simply moving their annual family Christmas performance in Pittsburgh when BBIII is home on a break from his world touring to ‘the other ‘Burg’ on the Allegheny in Foxburg.

ARCA is delighted to welcome BBIII’s mother Claudia Benack to Lincoln Hall for the first time, whose extensive international singing career has included performances with major symphonies, opera companies and musical theatre companies as well as her work as a recitalist and cabaret artist.

A renowned voice teacher and coach in Carnegie Mellon’s famed Music Theatre Department, her favorite part of her long career is watching and enjoying former and present students appear on Broadway, off-Broadway, on national tours, and at regional theaters.

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