Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS This Weekend

By: Dec. 21, 2013
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The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents its annual holiday concert, Home for the Holidays, today and tomorrow, December 21 and 22 at the Tivoli Theatre. The theme "Through a Child's Eyes" focuses on holiday memories from each generation's childhood - from "Go Tell it on the Mountain" to "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" to the more modern Polar Express. "The music on this year's Home for the Holidays program should invoke special memories for each member of the family, from grandparents to young children," stated CSO Marketing Director, Samantha Teter.

Conducted by Music Director Kayoko Dan and produced/directed by Joel D. Scribner, CSO musicians will be joined by the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Chorus, directed by Darrin Hassevoort, the Metropolitan Bells, the Chattanooga Boys Choir, host Greg Glover, plus a cast of costumed mascots, skaters, local schoolchildren, and, of course, Santa. "This is truly a community event, bringing together several arts organizations plus a cast of children from schools such as Falling Water, Nolan, and Chickamauga Elementary Schools, Soddy Daisy Middle School, Belvoir Christian Academy, St. Nicholas School, GPS, Baylor and homeschool," stated Teter.

Tickets for both performances are on sale now and start at $19, while supplies last. Tickets for children under the age of 18 and college students with a valid student I.D. are $15. Tickets can be purchased online at www.chattanoogasymphony.org or by calling 423.267.8583.

Luken Holdings Pops Series

Home for the Holidays

Concert sponsored by First Tennessee Foundation

Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 7:30pm Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 3:00pm Tivoli Theatre
Kayoko Dan, conductor

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Chorus, Darrin Hassevoort, director

Metropolitan Bells, Gary Bynum, director Chattanooga Boys Choir, Vincent Oakes, director Greg Glover, narrator
Joel D. Scribner, producer/director

"Carol of the Bells"
"Christmas Through a Child's Eyes"
"A Most Wonderful Christmas"
"The Very Best Time of Year"
Selections from Babes in Toyland
"Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus"/Nimrod's Enigma Variations "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
"A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Selections from Polar Express Intermission

"Go Tell it on the Mountain"
"Up on the Housetop"
"The Skaters Waltz"
"Peace on Earth"/"Little Drummer Boy" Bizet's Farandole

"Masters in this Hall"
"Fum, Fum, Fum"
"Let There Be Peace on Earth"
Holiday Favorites Christmas Melody Sing-Along
"Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
"Sleigh Ride"
"Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" from Home Alone

Additional December Events - CSO In The Community

PopTots

Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 12:00pm Creative Discovery Museum

Warehouse Row Lunch Series

Thursday, December 19, 2013 from 11:30-1:00pm Warehouse Row Food Court

String Quintet Performance

Friday, December 20, 2013 at 12:30pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church

About Us

The mission of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera is to inspire, engage, and enrich the greater Chattanooga community through music and music education.

The 2013-14 season marks 81 seasons for the CSO, which played its first concert on November 5, 1933. The CSO, conducted by Music Director Kayoko Dan, consists of top players from the Chattanooga area as well as from across the southern region. The CSO performs a full season of Masterworks, Pops, Chamber, and Volkswagen Series concerts from September through May, as well as a variety of community, education and engagement events throughout the year.



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