### 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!**

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Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert Season Of Glory

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra’s December concert has become a favorite holiday tradition for music lovers of all ages. This year’s festive program brings the beautiful voices of the Central Illinois Youth Chorus and the University of Illinois Oratorio Society together in Vivaldi’s Gloria and other joyous works. There’s more magic in store with performances of musical selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Leroy Anderson’s famous Sleigh Ride, and a visit from Santa. CUSO’s finale will make spirits bright with a sing-along of holiday carols and the “Hallelujah Chorus.”

Kate Tombaugh

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