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Holiday Concert—December 4, 2016
Make sure your holiday season starts with the best holiday event in Evanston!
Don’t miss enjoying these favorite Yule festivities with your family and friends … and you can take advantage of our special rates for a package of 2 adult tickets and 3 children's tickets.
The award-winning Evanston Symphony Orchestra is joined by:
North Shore Choral Society [learn more]
Evanston Dance Ensemble [learn more]
The Evanston Symphony Holiday Gospel Choir
Evanston Children’s Choir [learn more]
ETHS A Cappella Choir
Audience Sign-a-long
And, a BIG bonus for all kids from 1 to 101 — a visit from Santa and his elves!
See below for this year’s program.
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
1600 Dodge Avenue, Evanston
See map.
Buy your tickets today.
Single Tickets
Advance Tickets:
Adults $30
Children under 18 years old $15
At-the-door Admission:
Adults $35
Children under 18 years old $20
Preferred Seating Area*:
Adults $60
Children under 18 years old $25
Family Package
Advance Tickets:
Save $10
2 adults and 3 children only $85
At-the-door Admission:
Save $45
2 adults and 3 children only $90
Preferred Seating Area:*
2 adults and 3 children only $150
*Preferred seating tickets only available for advance sale
PROGRAM
EVANSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Lawrence Eckerling, Music Director
NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY
Julia Davids, Music Director
EVANSTON CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Gary Geiger, Artistic Director
EVANSTON SYMPHONY HOLIDAY GOSPEL CHOIR
Rev. Kenneth Cherry, Music Director
EVANSTON DANCE ENSEMBLE
Béa Rashid, Founding Director Christina Ernst, Artistic Director
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2016 3:00 PM
EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
PROGRAM
Deck the Halls Arr. Davis
Sir Christemas Mathias
Evanston Children’s Choir
Prelude to Hansel and Gretel Humperdinck
Jesus,What a Wonderful Child Trad.
Evanston Symphony Holiday Gospel Choir
Introduction, March, and Shepherd’s Dance from
Amahl and the Night Visitors Menotti
Selections from The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky
March
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Spanish Dance (Chocolate)
Chinese Dance
Russian Dance
Dance of the Reed Pipes
Waltz of the Flowers
Evanston Dance Ensemble
INTERMISSION
Sleigh Ride Anderson
Gloria Rutter
I. Allegro vivace
North Shore Choral Society
This is Chanukah Wendel
North Shore Choral Society
Evanston Children’s Choir
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas from Home Alone Williams
North Shore Choral Society
Evanston Children’s Choir
Christmas Carol Sing-a-long Finnegan
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah Handel
North Shore Choral Society
Hallelujah from Quincy Jones’ Handel/Warren/Jackson/Kibble/Higgens/Schiff
Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
ESO and All Choruses
Video
Current Video
Get a glimpse of what our festive Holiday Concerts sound and look like.
Photos/Videos from previous years
Ballet dancers from the Evanston Dance Ensemble dance to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet, accompanied by the ESO.
Hooves Have Twinkle Toes: Meet the Dancing Reindeer
Tap, Tap. Who’s there? Why it’s Rudolph and his tap-dancing reindeer! Karie Angell Luc is at an Evanston, IL December 3, 2013 rehearsal of “An Evanston Symphony Christmas” where Suzanne Torrey, Evanston Symphony Orchestra Association president, is proud of the December 8 holiday showcase. Be there.
Video Source: Chicago Sun-Times
James M. Stephenson III is the arranger of this version of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Click to play
Chicago Sun-Times Video
on their site.
Photos from previous years
Evanston Symphony Holiday performers, including
dancers from Evanston Dance Ensemble, in December 2011.
(By Strike2Photography)
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Santa and the Evanston Children's Choir join the 2011 ESO orchestra
(By Strike2Photography)