“The Skaters’ Waltz” is among the holiday classics featured in CSO’s annual concert.IF YOU GO* What: Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents “Home for the Holidays – Through a Child’s Eyes.”* When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22.* Where: Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.* Admission: $33 adults, $15 ages 17 and younger.* Phone: 423-267-8583.* Website: www.chattanoogasymphony.org.
For many Chattanoogans, the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera’s annual “Home for the Holidays” performance is a yuletide tradition, and this year, first-year producer Joel D. Scribner is hoping to bring even more people into the fold.
The two-hour event will return to the Tivoli Theatre with performances on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 21-22, featuring classic and modern holiday selections such as “Sleigh Ride,” “The Skaters’ Waltz,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “Polar Express.”
About 200 musicians will take the stage representing the CSO, CSO Chorus, Chattanooga Boys Choir and Metropolitan Bells.
Although the program’s selections are beloved holiday standards that are as comforting as they are familiar, they take on a new life and impact when performed on such a grand scale, Scribner says.