Conductor

Join us in celebrating the holiday season with a concert of timeless carols and festive choral works sung by the magnificent voices of the Master Chorale. The program will feature a rich variety of seasonal music that blends cherished traditions with moments of joyful celebration. Artistic director and conductor Brett Karlin has carefully chosen works that will warm your heart, brighten your holiday season and leave you with feelings of comfort and joy.

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Comfort & Joy

St. Gregory's Episcopal Church

All Saints Episcopal Church

### 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!**

Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert Season Of Glory

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

A regional calendar highlight and Greeley’s favorite holiday tradition, your Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, Greeley Chorale, and Greeley Children’s Chorale again take the stage in the poinsettia-adorned Monfort Concert Hall! Start the evening with the Magic Baton Melody Contest celebrating a Greeley-Evans School District 6 middle school student composer. Then, the musicians fill the hall with holiday spirit as they perform classic gems.

Poinsettia Pops

Union Colony Civic Center

Some artists write songs; Cody Fry builds worlds: cinematic, orchestral, impossible to get out of your head. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter-composer first captured the internet's heart with "I Hear a Symphony," which went viral on TikTok and charted in 38 countries, and his music has always sounded like it belongs in a concert hall. Fry returns to the Schermerhorn stage for an evening of his most beloved songs conducted by his father, orchestral composer Gary Fry, in a collaboration that is equal parts homecoming and celebration. 

Conductor

Gary Fry

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 5, 2026

Poinsettia Pops · Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra

Jun 18, 2027

Cody Fry with the Nashville Symphony · Nashville Symphony

Past events

12 - 13 Dec, 2025

Comfort & Joy · Master Chorale of South Florida

Dec 11, 2024

Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert Season Of Glory · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

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