Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Magic
Katelyn Lee, soprano
Central Illinois Youth Chorus, Andrea Solya, director
The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra’s popular holiday concert features seasonal favorites to please the whole family. The celebration begins with A Chanukah Overture by Robert Wendell and A Christmas Feast, a medley of five ancient carols arranged by Matthew Naughtin. Waldteuful’s lively classic, The Skaters’ Waltz, will brighten holiday spirits. Dazzling soprano Katelyn Lee performs Mozart’s radiant motet Exsultate Jubilate and Adolphe Adams’ beloved carol,“O Holy Night.”
The magic continues as the talented singers of the Central Illinois Youth Chorus join the CUSO to perform Christmas Canon, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s beautiful interpretation of Pachelbel’s Canon in D. Naughtin’s A Visit from St. Nicholas presents a charming orchestral setting for Clement C. Moore’s well-known poem. Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride,” a visit from Santa, and a sing-along of holiday carols will make the season bright.
