SBSO presents 'Home for the Holidays' and asks patrons to help benefit local charities

Cheryl Morey, South Bend Tribune
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Santa Claus makes an appearance during the South Bend Symphony Orchestra's 2018 "Home for the Holidays" concert. This year's concerts will be Dec. 16 and 17, 2023, at the Morris Performing Arts Center.
Santa Claus makes an appearance during the South Bend Symphony Orchestra's 2018 "Home for the Holidays" concert. This year's concerts will be Dec. 16 and 17, 2023, at the Morris Performing Arts Center.

SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Symphony Orchestra’s annual “Home for the Holidays” concerts take place at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Morris Performing Arts Center, 211 N. Michigan St.

Led by Music Director Alastair Willis, the SBSO will be joined by the 100-member Michiana Festival Chorus and a special Southold Dance Theater appearance.

The Michiana Festival Chorus combines the IU South Bend Choral Union and the Elkhart Community Chorus.

The program features a mix of carols, holiday songs and holiday-related classical works, including “Joy to the World,” “'Twas the Night Before Christmas,” “Twelve Days of Christmas,” “Sleigh Ride,” Herbert’s “Toyland” and “March of Toys,” Rimsky-Korsakov’s Christmas Eve Polonaise, Coleridge-Taylor’s Christmas Overture, and excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” among other works.

Maestro Alastair Willis conducts the South Bend Symphony Orchestra's 2018 "Home for the Holidays" concert. This year's concerts will be Dec. 16 and 17, 2023, at the Morris Performing Arts Center.
Maestro Alastair Willis conducts the South Bend Symphony Orchestra's 2018 "Home for the Holidays" concert. This year's concerts will be Dec. 16 and 17, 2023, at the Morris Performing Arts Center.

Bring a non-perishable food item or new teddy bear to the “Home for the Holidays” to donate to local charities and receive a free ticket to the SBSO’s “Discover Mahler’s Symphony No. 5” concert on Feb. 10.

The SBSO also will hold “Brunch with Santa” at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 17. The buffet-style brunch includes kid-friendly entertainment with a special appearance by Santa. Tickets are $15 for children (12 and younger) and $25 for adults.

Tickets for the concert are $75-$19.

For more information, call 574-235-9190 or visit morriscenter.org.

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