'A SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS'
Friday-next Sunday: Conceived by Sarah Hicks, the Minnesota Orchestra's conductor of pops and presentations, this program was a big hit last year. Hicks conducts the event, which (in addition to the orchestra) includes performances by singers Maria Jette and Robb Asklof. Andrea Een is featured on violin and the Hardanger fiddle. The Minnesota Boychoir, the Twin Cities Girls Chorus and the Ethnic Dance Theatre also perform. The program includes songs sung in Swedish, Finnish and Danish, a Santa Lucia procession and an audience singalong of well known carols. (8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Dec. 19. $22-$50. Orchestra Hall, 11th St. and Nicollet Mall, Mpls. 612-371-5656, 1-800-292-4141 or www.minnesotaorchestra.org.)
GRAYDON ROYCE
