Red: Tchaikovsky & Williams
A joyous program with local choral groups and Hollywood’s holiday hits.
3:00pm Sunday, Dec 20, 2026
Capitol Civic Centre
Red is Santa’s suit, Rudolph’s nose, the warmth of the season…and Tchaikovsky’s passion. Hear a new and fiery alternative Nutcracker Suite you’ve not heard before. Six big-budget Hollywood films offer us popular music fitting the season—Home Alone, Elf, and The Polar Express lead the way—sung by the Capitol Civic Centre Community Chorale and Lincoln High School Choirs.
Save when you purchase tickets to all 4 shows! Individual tickets available beginning August 10th.
Tickets to all 4 concerts
Concert $48 / $45 / $41
Ages 35 and under may purchase tickets for $18.96 Plus tax. Children 11 & under free.
Mark Barkley Miller
The Aschenbrenner Foundation of Lakeshore Community Foundation
Tom & Virginia Bare Charitable Fund
Season Leader
Roy & Darlene Geigel Foundation
Season Benefactor
Dave Wage & Sandra Murzyn
Season Benefactor
Friends of Anne McCracken, In Memory
Season Sponsor
Susan & Alex Murtaugh
Season Sponsor
Season Sponsor
Season Sponsor
Season Media Underwriter
Season Media Underwriter
Hospitality Sponsor
Concert Champion
Concert Champion
Concert Champion
Christine Kornely, Independent Stylist
Concert Champion
Mark & Michelle Klaiber
Concert Champion
John & Laurale Stern
Concert Champion
program coming soon
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) arr. Craig Mason
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (3’)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Harpsichord Concerto no.5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (10’)
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Largo
III. Presto
Émile Waldteufel (1837-1915)
Skaters Waltz (Les Patineurs), op.183 (7’)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Organ Concerto no.9 in B-flat Major, op.7 no.3, HWV 308 (13’)
I. Allegro
II. Organo (Adagio e Fuga) ad libitum
III. Spiritoso
IV. Menuet
V. Menuet
Traditional arr. Mason
O Come, All Ye Faithful (3’)
INTERMISSION
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cantata: We thank you, God, we thank you (Wir danken dir, Gott, Wir danken dir), BWV 29 (7’)
Sinfonia
Chorus: Wir danken dir, Gott
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Death and Life: I Am The Alpha / Celestial Chorus (Mors et Vita: Ego sum alpha / Choeur Celeste), part 3 no.7 (7’)
Alfred Burt (1920-1954)
The Many Joys of Christmas (7’)
Robert Shaw (1910-2004) (ed. RR Bennett)
Many Moods of Christmas, Suite 2 (11’)
About The Capitol Civic Centre Community Chorale
The Capitol Civic Centre Community Chorale (CCCCC) was founded by its co-directors, Jim and Susie Miller.
The Millers met as Music Education/Voice Majors at Indiana University School of Music in 1960. Jim earned his Masters in Choral Conducting and shortly after, the Miller family moved to Manitowoc, where Jim began teaching at Lincoln High School.
Under the direction of the Millers, the CCCCC began rehearsing in 2014. Its primary purpose is to give local people who love choral singing an opportunity to sing in a four-part chorus. Currently, there are 45 singers.
CCCCC is sponsored by the Capitol Civic Centre, providing the Chorale with a budget for music purchases and publicity. Music is also borrowed from churches, schools, and the library at UW-Green Bay Manitowoc.
The CCCCC is a non-auditioned chorus, and all who love to sing and enjoy a varied repertoire are invited to join. If interested, call the CCC or Jim or Susie Miller at 920-684-4862.
The Lincoln High School Choir
More information coming soon
Tickets are sold by the Capitol Civic Centre Box Office, 913 S. 8th Street, Manitowoc WI, 920.683.2184. Individual tickets will be available beginning August 10.
- Individual ticket prices are Tier 1-$48, Tier 2-$45, and Tier 3-$41 plus sales tax.
- Ages 35 and under may purchase Tier 2 or Tier 3 tickets for $18.96 plus sales tax.
- Children ages 11 & under are free.
Attend this concert as part of a season subscription and save up to $25! Please see our Season Ticket page for prices and to purchase, or visit the Capitol Civic Centre’s website.
This performance is not rated.
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