Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra: Yuletide Celebration

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra: Yuletide Celebration at Hilbert Circle Theatre

A Saturday holiday matinee offers a little breathing room for families who want more than errands on the calendar. On December 12 at 2:00 PM, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra: Yuletide Celebration fills Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis with a full orchestra, vocalists, cirque artists and choreography. It is not a conventional instrumental-only concert. It is a live holiday show where music and spectacle share the same stage.

That mix gives everyone in your group something to love. Curtis Bannister hosts, bringing a background that spans Broadway, opera and concert performance. Jack Everly conducts. Then come the surprises: Cyr wheel performer Nick Hodge and rolla bolla performer Ermiyas Muluken are among the named specialty artists. ISO violinists Kevin Lin and Sherry Hong are announced in a duet. Picture a quiet, graceful moment from two musicians, then a burst of movement that makes the whole room lean forward.

This is also the 40th-anniversary edition, and the returning favorites are part of the draw. ’Twas the Night Before Christmas is back. So are the tap-dancing Santas. Those are the kinds of moments families, friends and longtime holiday traditionalists talk about on the way out, then bring up again next year. A Saturday-afternoon performance, live music, and a theater full of people sharing the season? That is a memory worth planning around. Choose your seats now for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's Yuletide Celebration at Hilbert Circle Theatre, and reserve your place at this anniversary holiday celebration.