Annual Rob Mathes Holiday Concerts Feature Sting, Vanessa Williams

Sting, Vanessa Williams and saxophonist David Sanborn, who will each perform a couple holiday-themed songs at a concert with music producer, singer and songwriter Rob Mathes and his band at two Christmas concerts just over the state border in Purchase, New York.

The annual Rob Mathes Holiday Concert takes place at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16 at the Performing Arts Center of Purchase College. 

Another concert takes place in Manhattan at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16. Tickets are now available online. Prices range from $18.75 to $82.50.

“Twenty five years ago, at a church on a hill in Connecticut, we performed the first Rob Mathes Holiday Concert,” noted Rob Mathes. “I gathered together a bunch of brilliant musical friends to play the holiday music I had written over the years, and since then, the concert has become a tradition. It has became the center of my musical year at my favorite time of year.”

Mathes is also joined by his band and choir of “saints and friends.” The concerts are a combination of rock, jazz, and blues — original tunes and holiday classics that will put the audience in the spirit of the season.

If You’re Going …

Here’s where and when the concerts are taking place and how to get tickets:

• Friday, Dec. 14, and Saturday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m., at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College (PAC), 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York. Tickets are available online at artscenter.org or through the PAC Box Office at 914-251-6200.
• Sunday, Dec. 16  at 4 p.m., at the Schimmel Center, 3 Spruce Street, New York City. Tickets are available online at schimmelcenter.org or by calling 212-346-1715.

This year’s concert benefits the award-winning nonprofit photo project, Through the Eyes of Children.

Mathes, a Greenwich native, is an Emmy winner and Grammy-, Tony-, and Drama Desk-nominated arranger and composer, music producer/director, and singer/songwriter. 

He’s arranged, produced, directed, recorded, and performed with artists including Bono, Bennett, Sting, and Springsteen. 

For additional information on Rob Mathes, visit his website or Rob Mathes on Facebook or Twitter.