A festive concert experience blending beloved holiday classics reimagined, lively seasonal originals, and joyful surprises that invite audiences to clap along and celebrate the winter season together!
Five-time GRAMMY®-nominated composer, performer, and multi-instrumentalist David Arkenstone returns to New Mexico this holiday season with *A Winter’s Eve with David Arkenstone and Friends* for one night only at the Historic Serf Theatre in Las Vegas, New Mexico, on Saturday, 6 December 2025. As with any David Arkenstone concert, audiences will experience a rich palette of instruments—guitars, keyboards, flutes, violin, cello, mandolin, bass, viola, drums, and percussion—and his world-class band who bring the musical spirit of the season to life. On stage, David and his ensemble create a vibrant holiday soundscape that blends neo-classical crossover, pop, new age, Celtic, orchestral, and world music. The festive atmosphere and virtuoso musicianship set the tone for a magical night.
“Each winter I try to paint the season in sound,” says Arkenstone. “This concert is a joyful gathering—familiar carols and festive new pieces that bring people together to share the excitement and wonder of the holidays.”
“David Arkenstone and his fantastic band absolutely wowed the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts audience last year with their amazing sold-out Christmas concert event!”—Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts in Palmer Lake, Colorado.
This concert performance is part of a 16-date U.S. Western States holiday tour across Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
#### About David Arkenstone
Since his breakthrough album *Valley in the Clouds* (1987), David Arkenstone has become one of instrumental music’s most prolific and imaginative composers, earning five GRAMMY® Award nominations to date (2022, 2020, 2004, 2000, 1992). His expansive body of work includes chart-topping albums, film and television scores, sports themes (The Kentucky Derby, US Women’s Figure Skating, Premier League soccer), gaming scores for *World of Warcraft*, and sold-out holiday concerts and holiday recordings that have become Yuletide tradition.
#### Recent Highlights (2024–2025)
Composed music for *World of Warcraft —The War Within: Undermine(d)* and *Ghosts of K’aresh*; performed at the GRAMMY® Museum (Los Angeles); Clouzine International Music Awards winner for Best New Age Video (“Ancient Magic Awakens” from *Quest for the Runestone*), Best Fantasy Album (*Fairy Fantasy*), and Best Fantasy Song (“Gathering in the Glade”), and Best New Age Video (“Woodland Pixies” from *Fairy Fantasy*); World Entertainment Awards winner for Best Instrumental Album (*Quest for the Runestone*); New Age Notes Radio Music Awards winner for Best Cinematic Soundtrack Album (*Quest for the Runestone*) and Best Cinematic Soundtrack Song (“Path of the Mountain’s Bones”); InterContinental Music Awards Best of North America in Contemporary Instrumental for “Reann Reawakened” and “Ancient Magic Awakens”; two Hollywood Independent Music Awards nominations (Best New Age/Ambient, Best Instrumental); Arkenstone Swiss Tour 2025 presented by Helvepic (Swiss music production company that produced the “*World of Warcraft: 20 Years of Music*” concert series in Switzerland); and currently nominated for two World Entertainment Awards (Best New Age Song “Fairy Kingdom,” Best New Age Album *Fairy Fantasy*; awards ceremony to be held in February 2026).