December 2, 2023 - 7:30pm
Old Cabell Hall
Single tickets are $11-$48 for adults and $11 for students. UVA students may request one complimentary ticket in advance.
December 3, 2023 - 3:30pm
Old Cabell Hall
Single tickets are $11-$48 for adults and $11 for students. UVA students may request one complimentary ticket in advance.
Please note: As of 11/29, both performances are sold out. Please visit the UVA Arts Box Office or call 434-924-3376, 12-5pm on Thursday or Friday, to check on any released tickets.
The Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia and the UVA University Singers join forces for their annual Family Holiday Concerts on Saturday, December 2, at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 3, at 3:30pm. Michael Slon, director of UVA's premiere vocal ensemble and music director of the Oratorio Society of Virginia, will conduct both performances at Old Cabell Hall on the Grounds of the University of Virginia.
Through the years, these concerts have become an eagerly awaited holiday tradition. This year’s program is brimming with festive favorites for concertgoers young and old: “Carol of the Bells”, Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride”, “Let It Snow”, excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, “Jingle Bells” and “Hallelujah” from Handel’s Messiah.
The always popular “Twelve Days of Christmas” with hilarious audience participation returns. UVA voice instructor and jazz vocalist Stephanie Nakasian performs “Christmas Time is Here” from A Charlie Brown Christmas and “Where Are You Christmas” from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. And the University Singers will offer several a cappella selections including “O magnum mysterium” by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon.
The Charlottesville Symphony’s 2023-24 concert season is made possible by a major grant from the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.
Free parking is available in the UVA Central Grounds Parking Garage, located on Emmet Street South. The Charlottesville Free Trolley stops at McCormick Road near the UVA Amphitheater, in close proximity to Old Cabell Hall, which is wheelchair accessible.
Tickets are $20-$48 for adults and $11 for students. UVA students may request one complimentary ticket in advance. Single tickets may be purchased at the University of Virginia Arts Box Office, (434) 924-3376, 12:00-5:00pm, Tuesday through Friday in the lobby of the UVA Drama Building at 109 Culbreth Road, or online at www.artsboxoffice.virginia.edu. (Saturday Tickets / Sunday Tickets)
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CONCERTS IN THE 2023-2024 CHARLOTTESVILLE SYMPHONY SEASON
SCHUBERT'S UNFINISHED SYMPHONY
Saturday, September 23, 2023, 7:30pm, Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds (Tickets)
Sunday, September 24, 2023, 3:30pm, Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center (Tickets)
Benjamin Rous, Conductor
Kelly Peral, Oboe
JOYCE — Side by Side (2021)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS — Concerto for Oboe and Strings in A minor (1944)
SCHUBERT — Symphony No. 8 in B minor D. 759, “Unfinished” (1822)
MUSSORGSKY — Night on Bald Mountain (1867)
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BEETHOVEN'S EMPEROR CONCERTO
Saturday, November 11, 2023, 7:30pm, Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds (Tickets)
Sunday, November 12, 2023, 3:30pm, Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center (Tickets)
Benjamin Rous & Michael Slon, Conductors
Arunesh Nadgir, Piano
UVA University Singers
BEETHOVEN — Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, "Emperor" (1809)
COPLAND — Choral Finale from Canticle of Freedom (1955)
WHITACRE — Equus (2012)
HIGDON — O magnum mysterium (2002)
HAILSTORK — I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (1997)
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FAMILY HOLIDAY CONCERTS
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 7:30pm, Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds (Tickets)
Sunday, December 3, 2023, 3:30pm, Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds (Tickets)
Michael Slon, Conductor
UVA University Singers
Features audience favorites “The Twelve Days of Christmas" , “Sleigh Ride” , and
“Hallelujah” from Handel’s Messiah as well as new holiday treats.
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SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
Saturday, February 10, 2024, 7:30pm, Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds (Tickets)
Sunday, February 11, 2024, 3:30pm, Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center (Tickets)
Ken Lam, Guest conductor
Nathaniel Lee, Trombone
DEBUSSY — Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (1894)
ALBRECHTSBERGER — Trombone Concerto (1759)
BERLIOZ — Symphonie fantastique (1830)
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MOZART AND SHOSTAKOVICH
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 7:30pm, Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds (Tickets)
Sunday, March 17, 2024, 3:30pm, Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center (Tickets)
Benjamin Rous, Conductor
MOZART — Overture to Don Giovanni (1787)
UVA Concerto Competition Winner — TBA
SHOSTAKOVICH — Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70 (1945)
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ACADEMIC FESTIVAL
Saturday, April 20, 2024, 7:30pm, Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds (Tickets)
Sunday, April 21, 2024, 3:30pm, Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center (Tickets)
Benjamin Rous, Conductor
JoVia Armstrong, Percussion
Nicole Mitchell, Flute
Free Bridge Quintet
BERSTEIN — Overture to West Side Story (1957)
MITCHELL — Flight for Freedom (2011)
ARMSTRONG — “Creation”, “Embryo”, “Birth” (2021)
D'EARTH — Concerto for Quintet and Orchestra (2006)
RAVEL — Boléro, arr. Rous (1928/2024)
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All artists, programs and venues are subject to change.
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