IPO celebrates the holidays with Handel’s Messiah and the ebullient Chicago Community Chorus, led by Artistic Director / Founder Dr. Keith Hampton. With a special matinee time of 3pm, the IPO Holiday concert has long been a festive tradition for music lovers around the Chicagoland region.

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Ipo Holiday Concert

Trinity Christian College

IPO lowers the curtain on their 46th season with a resounding performance of one of music’s most celebrated and well-known works, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. With its debut performance having taken place in Vienna on May 7, 1824, IPO’s performance will commence nearly 200 years to the day after it first came alive. Also, on the bill for this epic evening will be the third installment by IPO Composer-in-Residence Oswald Huỳnh, as well as Caroline Shaw’s Seven Joys. In 2013, at just 30 years old, Shaw became the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition Partita for 8 Voices. Kimberly E. Jones (soprano), Leah Dexter (Mezzo-Soprano), Ryan Townsend Strand (Tenor), Bill McMurray (Baritone) and the Chicago Community Chorus will lend their thunderous talents to the evening’s program.

Joyful Voices: Shaw & Beethoven

IPO celebrates the holidays with a family-friendly program featuring the ebullient Chicago Community Chorus, led by its Artistic Director / Founder Dr. Keith Hampton. With a special matinee time of 3pm, the IPO Holiday concert has long been a festive tradition for music lovers around the Chicagoland region.

IPO Holiday Festival A Celebration of voice & Music

Celebrate the holidays with IPO at our long-running, family friendly tradition! Performing a collection of some of the season’s favorites, the IPO Holiday Festival is a great way to celebrate with friends and family alike. Alongside the award winning orchestra, the Chicago Community Chorus will lend their thunderous talents to the evening’s program.

Chicago Community Chorus

Dec 20, 2025

IPO HOLIDAY FESTIVAL: A Celebration of Voice & Music

Dec 14, 2024

Ipo Holiday Concert

May 18, 2024

Joyful Voices: Shaw & Beethoven

Chicago Community Chorus