A-Wassailing, A-Wand’ring with John Brancy and Peter Dugan
December 19, 2025
“Refreshingly, marvelously different” – The Washington Post
Grammy Award-winning baritone John Brancy (Festival AIX, MasterVoices (Ted Sperling), Royal Opera Covent Garden) and pianist Peter Dugan, the host of NPR’s From the Top, team up for their 54 Below debut in A-Wassailing A-Wand’ring, a holiday miscellany that explores the joy, magic, and mystery of the winter season amid an array of songs from different centuries and styles of music. In this one-night-only performance, Brancy and Dugan, together with special guests, will share their favorite classics and uncover hidden holiday gems.
The duo met as students at The Juilliard School and have since garnered international acclaim as classical artists, debuting at Carnegie Hall in 2016 and soloing with the San Francisco Symphony, Boston Symphony, and Chicago Symphony. Equally at home in musical theater, cabaret, and jazz, they have recently become regulars at New York’s Cafe Carlyle, where they are known for bringing virtuosic ingenuity to classics by composers like Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and Kurt Weill. New Yorkers know Mr. Brancy as the beloved anthem singer for the NY Rangers.
Please note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time.
