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### Event Description: Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert: Season of Glory

**Date and Time:** Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 7:30 PM CT  
**Location:** Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

**Event Overview:**
The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra (CUSO) invites you to celebrate the holiday season with their annual Holiday Concert: Season of Glory. This cherished event has become a favorite tradition for music lovers of all ages, offering a festive program that promises to fill the evening with joy and musical splendor.

**Program Highlights:**
- **Pyotr Tchaikovsky:** Nutcracker Overture
- **Antonio Vivaldi:** Gloria, RV. 589
- **P. Tchaikovsky:** Dances from Nutcracker: Dance Sequence, Waltz of the Flowers
- **Arr. Gary Fry:** Angels We Have Heard on High
- **Leroy Anderson:** Sleigh Ride
- **Carol Sing-Along**
- **George Frideric Handel:** Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah

**Featured Performers:**
- **Stephen Alltop:** Conductor and Chamber Organ
- **Josefien Stoppelenburg:** Soprano
- **Kate Tombaugh:** Mezzo-Soprano
- **Central Illinois Youth Chorus:** Conducted by Andrea Solya
- **University of Illinois Oratorio Society:** Conducted by Andrea Solya

**Special Features:**
- Performances of musical selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
- Leroy Anderson’s famous Sleigh Ride
- A visit from Santa
- A grand finale featuring a sing-along of holiday carols and the Hallelujah Chorus

**Ticket Information:**
Tickets for the event will be available starting June 2, 2024, exclusively through the CUSO office. Season ticket subscribers receive a 10% discount and the best concert seats. For more details, visit [cusymphony.org](http://cusymphony.org) or call the CUSO office at 217-351-9139.

**Join us for an evening of musical magic and holiday cheer at the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Concert: Season of Glory!**