Rock Into the Holiday Season With Central Florida’s Top Strings Rock Group at the FREE, Family-Friendly, LIVE Outdoor Concert Featuring Classic Holiday Tunes With a Twist and More
Bring a Donation to Support MusiCares®
Performing together live on stage, “Vinylinist,” founder of Violectric® and recent GRAMMY® nominee Michelle Jones and the talented musicians of the Central Florida strings super-group announce the exciting 12th Annual Violectric® Holiday Show rocking into the Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola Park on Saturday, December 14, starting at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public, the 90+ minute live concert presented by the City of Orlando Department of Families, Parks and Recreation will feature traditional holiday songs like O Christmas Tree, The First Noel and Hanukkah, O Hanukkah mashed up with classic rock tunes and modern hits like Born to Run, Heroes and Sweet Dreams, delivering a fun-filled, energetic and highly unique holiday show unlike anything seen and heard before and simulcast all around Lake Eola. This year, special guest performers are Edgewater High School music students and “Elvis” – who is also hosting the show. Santa and Mrs. Claus will return for meet-and-greets and family photos. Concertgoers can also bring a donation to support MusiCares®, supporting music industry professionals in their time of need.
“We are very excited to announce the return of our popular annual tradition, Violectric Holiday Show,” says Jones. “Each year, we strive to share our gift of electrifying string music to more and more Central Florida and visiting families and support our amazing community. This year’s show will feature many of our favorite custom arrangements of holiday mashups, festive returning guests and performers and surprise new ones. We are also happy to help support deserving music professionals through encouraging donations for MusiCares®. Get ready to sing, dance and rock with us into another holiday season as only Violectric can.”
Violectric has performed thousands of unique concerts and events for over a million fans since 2008. Highlights include: Opening for named acts (Sia, Twenty-One Pilots, The Killers, John Legend and many others) as well as performing with and for celebrities (Lady Gaga, Morgan Freeman, Tim Burton, Emeril Lagasse and others). While Violectric has two recorded albums, they have also been part of the studio band for many other artists (Alice Cooper, Jon Anderson from YES, Mr. Las Vegas – Wayne Newton and others), along with composing and recording the soundtrack for Sea World/Busch Gardens’ “Howl O Scream” with acclaimed movie director/producer Robin Cowie. Additional notable performances include: The boat parade for the Stanley Cup playoffs with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Super Bowl LIV parties in Miami, dozens of music and arts festivals, hundreds of charity events and galas, the opening of major landmarks (new performing arts centers, new airport terminals, new museums, new exhibits, new hospitals and new schools), the lighting of the Hard Rock Neon Guitar Sign at The Neon Museum in Las Vegas, and multiple television and media appearances.
Experience the 12th Annual Violectric Holiday Show on Saturday, December 14, at 7 p.m. at Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola Park located at 99 N. Rosalind Avenue, Orlando 32801. For more information on Violectric and booking, visit http://violectric.net. For more on Violectric Education Programs, visit http://education.violectric.net/.
About Violectric:
Violectric® is an acoustic and electric string ensemble led by GRAMMY® Nominated Producer, Composer, Educator and Recording Artist Michelle Jones. Violectric illuminates the stage and the audience’s senses through the use of cutting-edge technology and interactive experiences. They are the first and only LED instrument ensemble using their exclusive Violuminescence© LED instruments with LaserBows©. Proclaimed “House Band for City of Orlando” by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer in 2022, Violectric has performed thousands of concerts, shows and education programs since it was formed in 2008. In 2014, they were named as the first Artists in Residence at Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts in Orlando and in 2018 were named Guest Performing Artists in Residence at The Neon Museum in Las Vegas. They have performed internationally as a featured act, opening act and convention entertainment and also provide music education programs throughout the U.S. and Asia. Violectric’s custom arrangements of classic and modern rock tunes ranging from Led Zeppelin to Metallica to SIA and other modern artists cannot be heard anywhere else and are each arranged by the members of the band, making them completely unique.
