Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Offers Variety of Holiday Performances
Milwaukee, Wis. 12/4/2023 – The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is offering a variety of Holiday performances this season at the Bradley Symphony Center. The MSO and the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus will be presenting two perennial favorites—Handel’s Messiah from December 8–10 and Holiday Pops with Byron Stripling and Mamie Parris from December 14–17, and 19. The MSO will be celebrating the New Year with the blockbuster movie Back to the Future in Concert on December 30 and 31, led by the MSO’s new assistant conductor, Ryan Tani.
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Remaining December Concerts 2023
All performances take place in Allen-Bradley Hall at the Bradley Symphony Center
212 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Box Office: 414.291.7605
7:30 pm on Friday, December 8
7:30 pm on Saturday, December 9
2:30 pm on Sunday, December 10
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Hannah Sheppard, soprano
Ashley Suresh, soprano
Mary Rafel, alto
Scott Bass, countertenor
Nicholas Lin, tenor
David Govertsen, bass
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Cheryl Frazes Hill, director
Handel’s Messiah, one of the most revered oratorios of all time, has become one of the most anticipated traditions of the holiday season. While the Bradley Symphony Center is decked in festive splendor, Music Director Ken-David Masur leads the orchestra and the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus as they fill the concert hall with Handel’s sacred sounds, including the exalted “Hallelujah” chorus.
7:30 pm on Thursday, December 14
7:30 pm on Friday, December 15
2:30 pm on Saturday, December 16
7:30 pm on Saturday, December 16
2:30 pm on Sunday, December 17
7:30 pm on Tuesday, December 19
Byron Stripling, conductor, trumpet, and vocalist
Mamie Parris, vocalist
Bobby Floyd, piano
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Timothy Benson, assistant director
Byron Stripling returns to the Bradley Symphony Center for the MSO’s cherished tradition of holiday cheer! Featuring special guests in a program of audience favorite classics, carols, and sing-alongs, this is a musical jubilee of the season you won’t want to miss.
7:30 pm on Saturday, December 30
2:30 pm on Sunday, December 31
Ryan Tani, conductor
Recharge your flux capacitor … and get ready to celebrate this unforgettable movie classic as you’ve never seen and heard it before! Back to the Future is the 1.21-gigawatt blockbuster that topped the 1985 box office chart, spawned two wildly successful sequels, and stamped an enduring imprint on pop culture. Join Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), and a time-traveling DeLorean for the adventure of a lifetime as they travel to the past, present, and future – setting off a time-shattering chain reaction that disrupts the space-time continuum! Now, fans old and new will experience the thrill of Back to the Future like never before – on a big hi-def screen with a full symphony orchestra performing Alan Silvestri’s dazzling musical score live in sync with the movie. Audiences will also be in for an exclusive treat: approximately twenty minutes of brand-new music added by award-winning composer Silvestri to the film’s score especially for these unique live orchestra presentations.
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About the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Ken-David Masur, is among the finest orchestras in the nation and the largest cultural institution in Wisconsin. Since its inception in 1959, the MSO has found innovative ways to give music a home in the region, develop music appreciation and talent among area youth, and raise the national reputation of Milwaukee. The MSO’s 72 full-time professional musicians perform over 135 classics, pops, family, education, and community concerts each season in venues throughout the state. A pioneer among American orchestras, the MSO has performed world and American premieres of works by John Adams, Roberto Sierra, Phillip Glass, Geoffrey Gordon, Marc Neikrug, and Matthias Pintscher, as well as garnered national recognition as the first American orchestra to offer live recordings on iTunes. Now in its 52nd season, the orchestra’s nationally syndicated radio broadcast series, the longest consecutive-running series of any U.S. orchestra, is heard annually by more than two million listeners. The MSO’s standard of excellence extends beyond the concert hall and into the community, reaching more than 30,000 children and their families through its Arts in Community Education (ACE) program, Youth and Teen concerts, and Family Series.
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