Symphony 3: Holiday Joy
Symphony 3: Holiday Joy
Saturday, December 14, 2024, 7:30 pm
WK Kellogg Auditorium
Western Michigan University Gold Company
Shari Rarick Dancers
It’s a tradition! Battle Creek Symphony’s annual holiday concert is a beloved event in South Central Michigan, and this year’s performance will be one to remember. You’ll be swept away by holiday favorites and enchanted by special guests and local dancers performing on stage with the orchestra. There’s also talk that one famous jolly ole’ fella will drop by for a visit as well. We’ll wrap up the fun with a Christmas carol sing-along and send you home with memories to last you all season.
✨Win $100! Come decked out in your ugliest Christmas sweater, cozy PJs, or holiday best to enter our drawing for a $100 Amazon gift card and other festive surprises! (must register in lobby)
🎼 Kid’s Conducting Contest: At 7:15 PM, all kids are invited to the front of the stage. Our special judges will select 4 lucky young maestros to conduct Sleigh Ride during the first half of the show!
🎶 Sing-Along Magic: Get ready to join the fun with two audience sing-alongs this year!
🎅 Meet Santa! Snap a pic with the big guy in the lobby and sing carols with him during the concert!
🎟️Join us at Clara’s on the River after the show for an exclusive treat: half off an appetizer with your concert ticket.
Let’s make it a holiday to remember! See you there!
Meet the Artist
Gold Company is the lively and award-winning vocal jazz group from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. Made up of talented undergrads and grads from various music-related majors like jazz studies, vocal performance, and music therapy, this ensemble is a melting pot of musical passion. Alumni have gone on to dazzling careers, from Broadway and Hollywood to touring with stars like Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Taylor Swift, Sting, and Liza Minnelli. They're also making waves in music production, composition, arranging, publishing, and education, with some leading the nation’s top collegiate vocal jazz programs.
As part of WMU’s cutting-edge Jazz Studies program, Gold Company keeps a packed schedule, performing across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. They've hit the stage at the Jazz Education Network national conference, MusicFest Canada, the Music Educators National Conference, and iconic spots like Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Carnegie Hall, and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Gold Company loves collaborating with guest artists. Recent visitors include Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz, Sunny Wilkinson, Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson, Bobby McFerrin, Gretchen Parlato, Eliane Elias, The Manhattan Transfer, Take Six, New York Voices, The Real Group, Kurt Elling, Curtis Stigers, Esperanza Spalding, Luciana Souza, and many more.
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Phone: 269.963.1911
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE (COVID-19)
The Music Center is currently open and resuming all activities. We take the safety of our students and staff very seriously and follow the CDC and State of Michigan safety guidelines. While we understand some may wish to adhere to their own interpretation of protocols, you will be required you to comply with safety postings in our building in order to participate in our classes and lessons.
