A Madison Symphony Christmas 2026
Celebrate the holiday season with the Madison Symphony Orchestra's annual festive musical tradition.
Home > Events Symphony Concerts MenuView Calendar Buy Single Tickets Subscribe Now 26-27 Symphony Subscriptions Madison Symphony Orchestra Concerts 26-27 Season Sept 2026: Opening Night with Joshua Bell Sept 2026: The Lion King Oct 2026: Joyce Yang Plays Rachmaninoff Nov 2026: Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony Dec 2026: A Madison Symphony Christmas Jan 2027: Sterling Elliott Returns Feb 2027: Rachmaninoff & Beethoven Mar 2027: Garrick Ohlsson Plays Chopin Apr 2027: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto May 2027: Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back May 2027: Time for Three Overture Concert Organ Performances Special Events Customer Service Health & Safety Greg Zelek with the Madison Youth Choirs Venue: Overture Hall Friday, Dec. 4, 2026Concert: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026Concert: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026Concert: 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $28-$131 Prices include Sales Tax, Overture Center’s per-ticket facility fee and Web/Phone Fee for online or over the phone orders. To avoid the Web/Phone fee purchase in person at Overture Center’s Box Office. Buy Single Tickets! Subscribe Now! It’s Madison’s favorite holiday musical tradition. Bring family and friends and celebrate the season with the Madison Symphony. Carols, classics, and sparkling holiday favorites – there’s even a visit from Santa! FeaturingJohn DeMain, Guest ConductorRenée Richardson, SopranoDemetrious Sampson, Jr., TenorMadison Symphony Chorus,Beverly Taylor, DirectorMt. Zion Gospel Choir, Tamera & Leotha Stanley, DirectorsMadison Youth Choirs, Michael Ross, Artistic Director music To Be Announced Enhance Your Concert Experience Take Note: Drinks Allowed in Overture HallPlease take note that drinks are allowed inside Overture Hall during all Madison Symphony Orchestra concerts. You may pre-order food and drink to be picked up in the lobby, or order at bars and concession stands located around the Overture Hall lobby before each concert and during intermission. Please enjoy food in the lobby and unwrap any candy or cough drops before the performance begins. Thank you! “quite dynamic at the podium throughout the show, always attentive and engaging, and the MSO benefited from his leadership.” — Cap Times “[Greenholtz] met the work’s demands with artistry and panache.” — Isthmus Meet the Artists John DeMain, Guest Conductor View Biography Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director View Biography Renée Richardson, Soprano View Biography Mt. Zion Gospel Choir, Tamera & Leotha Stanley, Directors View Biography Demetrious Sampson, Jr., Tenor View Biography Madison Youth Choirs, Michael Ross, Artistic Director View Biography Presenting Sponsor Lau and Bea Christensen Major Sponsors Peggy and Tom Pyle John and Twila Sheskey Charitable Fund, in memory of Jennie Biel Sheskey Richard and Pamela Reese, in memory of Maurice & Arlene Reese An Anonymous Friend Additional Sponsors Ellis and Katie Waller This organization is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. A recent graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Butler Studio, Haitian-American soprano Renée Richardson hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Richardson performed the roles of Flower Maiden in Parsifal and Sister Berthe in The Sound of Music, as well as covering the role of Mary Jane Bowser in Intelligence, during HGO’s 2023-24 season. During the 2022-23 season at HGO, she performed the roles of Annina in La traviata and Woman Whose Uncle Loved Maria Callas in Another City. Richardson holds an Artist Diploma from The Academy of Vocal Arts, where she has sung Mimì in Puccini’s La bohème, Foreign Princess in Dvořák’s Rusalka, the title role and Suor Dolcina in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, and Inès in Donizetti’s La favorite. She holds a Professional Studies Diploma in Voice from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where her roles included Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Béatrice in Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict, and the title roles in…
