News – December 23, 2009
“Pipes of Christmas” Concert Highlights to Air on Cable Television
Screenings Scheduled for Christmas Weekend
Highlights of the 11th Annual Pipes of Christmas will be aired on HomeTowne Television throughout central New Jersey this Christmas. The program will be aired on Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25 at 12 noon, 6PM and midnight. The program will also air on Saturday, December 26 at noon and 6PM. The videotaping took place at the sold out December 19 matinee concert at Central Presbyterian Church in Summit, NJ.
The broadcast will reach 11 New Jersey towns representing over 100 thousand households via the Comcast and Verizon cable television platforms. For a complete program guide visit HomeTowne TV.
According to executive producer Robert Currie, “we are especially grateful to HomeTowne Television for the expanded broadcast schedule this year given the snowstorm which hit the area on December 19.”
Currie continued, “While most of our Saturday audience turned out for one of the two NJ performances, we are aware that some may have elected not to brave the elements during the snowstorm. The airing of our highlights program helps to bring some of the concert to those who might have missed it as well as helping us reach new audience members along the way.”
As an added Christmas gift, the producers will honor any unused concert ticket from 2009 at the 2010 production provided an advance reservation is made.
The Pipes of Christmas features performances by many leading Scottish and Irish performers, including popular country dance trio Local Hero, Celtic harpist Jennifer Port, and the Kevin Ray Blandford Memorial Pipe Band. Other members of the company include Andrew Weir, Evan Cattanach and the Solid Brass ensemble.The Grand Summit Hotel was the lead sponsor of the 2009 production. Additional support was provided by the Classic Malts of Scotland, the Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Walkers Shortbread and Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard.
An Award-Winning CollaborationHomeTowne Television first began broadcasting concert highlights in 2000. Since that time, the program has been the recipient of three Telly Awards and a 2003 Videographer Award for video production excellence. The 2003 concert was televised live as a fund raiser for the station.
Now celebrating their 30 anniversary, HomeTowne Television broadcasts in New Jersey via Comcast channel 36 to Summit, Millburn/Short Hills, Berkeley Heights, Springfield, and New Providence; and via Verizon channel 33 to the same five towns plus parts of Chatham, Cranford, Florham Park, Kenilworth, Maplewood, West Orange & Union.