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Holiday Concert—December 3, 2023
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]
Chicago Ballet Arts [learn more]
Evanston Children's Choir [learn more]
Evanston Dance Ensemble [learn more]
The Evanston Symphony Holiday Gospel Choir
and a …
BIG bonus for all kids from 1 to 101 — a visit from Santa and his elves!
Sponsored by
See below for a sample of the 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
EVANSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Lawrence Eckerling, Music Director
EVANSTON DANCE ENSEMBLE
Allison Volkers, Artistic Director
Rachel Molinaro, Artistic Director, ede2
CHICAGO BALLET ARTS
Maliwan Diemer, Artistic & Executive Director
NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY
Julia Davids, Music Director
EVANSTON CHILDREN'S CHOIR
Gary Geiger, Artistic Director
EVANSTON SYMPHONY HOLIDAY GOSPEL CHOIR
Rev. Ken Cherry, Music Director
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2023 3:00 PM
EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
PROGRAM
A Most Wonderful Christmas
Sheldon
Ding Dong! Merrily On High
Mager
Evanston Children’s Choir
“The Decoration of the Christmas Tree” from The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky
Evanston Dance Ensemble ede2
Symph-Hanukkah
Jaffe
Silent Night
Arr.Temptations/Eckerling
Evanston Symphony Holiday Gospel Choir
“Concert Suite” from The Polar Express
Silvestri and Ballard/Arr. Brubaker
Evanston Dance Ensemble ede2
INTERMISSION
Sleigh Ride
Anderson
Selections from The Nutcracker
Trepak: Russian Dance
Dance of the Reed Flutes
Mother Ginger & Polichinelles
Waltz of the Flowers
Tchaikovsky
Chicago Ballet Arts
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Arr. Stephenson
Evanston Dance Ensemble
Gloria
I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
Vivaldi
North Shore Choral Society
I Will Light Candles This Christmas
Arnesen
North Shore Choral Society
Carol of the Bells
Leontovych/Arr. McKay & Ames
North Shore Choral Society
“Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah
Handel
North Shore Choral Society
Hallelujah from Quincy Jones’
Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
Handel/Warren/Jackson/Kibble/Higgens/Schiff
ESO and All Choruses
Video
Get a glimpse of what our festive Holiday Concerts sound and look like.
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride.
Quincy Jones’s Hallelujah, from Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
with North Shore Choral Society, Evanston Children’s Choir, and Evanston Symphony’s Gospel Choir, led by Rev. Ken Cherry. December 2022
Skater's Waltz
with the Chicago Ballet Arts. December 2022
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
with the Evanston Dance Ensemble. December 2021
Photos from previous years
The Holiday Concert being visited by Father Christmas himself, Santa!
(Photo by Laura Bennett)
Dancers from Chicago Ballet Arts performing in selections from The Nutcracker.
(By Laura Bennett)
See more of these photos in our Holiday album