Let’s sing with Santa!

Thank you for attending our holiday concert…

Let’s sing with Santa!

Presents for the Lakeshore

3pm Sunday, Dec 10, 2023
Capitol Civic Centre

Children 8 and under are free.

OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

Season Underwriter

Season Underwriter

West Foundation, Inc.

Season Underwriter

Tom & Virginia Bare Charitable Fund

Season Sponsor

Mark Barkley Miller

Season Sponsor

Season Media Sponsor

Season Media Sponsor

David & Julie Larson

Concert Champions

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MSO is again partnering with Courthouse Pub to offer a delicious dinner after the concert. Choose Mushroom Asiago Chicken, Tuscan Shrimp, or Pasta Primavera, plus White Chocolate Peppermint Mousse. Dine in or get curbside pick-up. $38 per person (includes gratuity). Cash bar.

How to order dinner:

  1. use our paper order form and mail to the CCC.
  2. order in person at the CCC box office.
  3. order online on the CCC’s ticketing website.
    • Click this link then click “BUY TICKETS.”
    • Use the pull-down menu to select the number of dinners you’d like then click “ADD TO CART.”
    • You will be shown the dinners in your cart and will be able to select from chicken, shrimp, or pasta using the pull-down menu before clicking “CHECK OUT.”

ORDER DEADLINE WAS MONDAY DEC 4, 2023

Michele McCormack

News Anchor, WFRV Local 5 Green Bay

Michele has an impressive career that includes local news roles all across our country. She has several Emmy nominations, Wisconsin Broadcasters Association recognition, and an Edward R. Murrow Award to her credit for her live, breaking news reporting.

Michele has spent more than half of her career in Wisconsin, which she calls home.

Additionally, she is the producer, photographer, and writer of “The Dish on Wisconsin Supper Clubs,” which won the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Award in 2023 for best documentary.

The Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra led by Dylan Chmura-Moore

The Community Civic Centre Community Chorale led by Jim and Susie Miller

The Lincoln High School Chamber Choir led by David Bowman

Master of Ceremonies Michele McCormack, WFRV-TV

Narrator Sharon Chmura-Moore

Local Celebrity Toy Symphony

  • VIOLIN I
    Carrie Kulas,
    Jean Clark Memorial Concertmaster Chair
  • Jim VanLanen Jr.
  • Lori Bonin
  • Jaci Collins
  • Luis Fernandez
  • Tiffany Chang
  • Heidi Barker
  • Taylor Giorgio
  • Sarah Koenigs
  • Shoua Xiong
  • VIOLIN II
  • Joan Geraldson,
    Virginia Bare Memorial Principal Second Violin Chair
  • Ryan Kraemer
  • Dan Ognavic
  • Joyce Malloy
  • Rebecca Briesemeister
  • Taylor Rudlaff
  • David Oldenburg
  • Lauren Oldenburg
  • VIOLA
  • Jane Bradshaw Finch, principal
  • Ann Stephen
  • TJ Hull
  • Sarah Oftedahl
  • Andy Bruzewics
  • Amy Beekhuizen
  • CELLO 
  • Charles Stephan,
    Karen Steingraber Principal Cello Chair
  • Andrew Piehl
  • Michael Dewhirst
  • Wendy Scattergood
  • Rori Beatty
  • Brianna Lundberg
  • DOUBLE BASS
  • Brian Kulas, principal
  • Shelby Baize
  • Jessica Otte
  • FLUTE
  • Angela Erdmann,
    Michelle Garnett Klaiber Principal Flute Chair
  • Cathy Burback
  • OBOE
  • Jennifer Bryan,
    Les J. Graebel Memorial & Emily and Mike Howe Family Principal Oboe Chair
  • Suzanne Geoffrey
  • CLARINET
  • Laura McLaughlin,
    Mark Klaiber Principal Clarinet Chair
  • Hakeem Davidson
  • BASSOON
  • Susan Lawrence McCardell, David Satchell Memorial Principal Bassoon Chair
  • Rachel Richards
  • HORN
  • Michelle McQuade Dewhirst, principal
  • Andrew Parks 
  • Kelly Haselhuhn
  • Philip Klickman
  • TRUMPET
  • John Daniel,
    John & Laurale Stern Principal Trumpet Chair 
  • Jessica Jensen
  • Bill Hampton
  • TROMBONE
  • Michael Clayville, principal
  • Matthew Bragstad
  • BASS TROMBONE
  • Mark Hoelscher
  • TIMPANI
  • John Aaholm, principal
  • PERCUSSION
  • Vicky Daniel
  • Abby Van Pay
  • Joe Vetter
  • HARP
  • Mary Keppeler

Tickets are sold by the Capitol Civic Centre Box Office, 913 S. 8th Street, Manitowoc WI, 920.683.2184. Click for online ticketing.

Ticket prices are Tier 1-$35, Tier 2-$32, and Tier 3-$28. Plus a $4 handling fee per ticket and sales tax.

Ages 35 and under may purchase Tier 2 or Tier 3 tickets for $15 (including tax and fees).

Children 8 and under are free. If you have already purchased a ticket for a child, please contact Peggy Pitz at 920-684-3492 to arrange a refund.

This performance is rated G.

Bring your camera and snap a photo with the man in red before the show!

Win some holiday cash in the MSO Holiday Cash Raffle!

Tickets are $100 each; no more than 200 tickets will be sold!  

The grand prize is $2000 plus (2) $1000 winners & (2) $500 winners.

Purchase tickets in person at a participating business or by contacting an MSO Board Member. Please call 920-684-3492 or write to email.mso@gmail.com if you’d like someone to contact you.

Purchase tickets in person at
The Capitol Civic Centre
Berkshire Hathaway Starck Real Estate
Visit Manitowoc
The Wild Iris Gift Shop

Wisconsin prohibits the sale or purchase of raffle tickets through the US mail or online. Drawing to be held on December 10, 2023 at 4:30pm at the Capitol Civic Centre. The winner does not need to be present to win.  If you would like to view the drawing but are not attending the concert, please contact Peggy Pitz at at (920) 901-8770 for more info.

Listen to our radio promotions for this concert

Music Director Dylan Chmura Moore has curated a playlist to put you in a HOLIDAY MOOD! Listen to what the Symphony will be performing at the concert.

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Let’s Sing with Santa! A Holiday Concert with Classics, Carols and Christmas Spirit

MANITOWOC, WI, November 27, 2023 – Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra (MSO) presents a holiday concert for the whole family: Let’s Sing with Santa! Presents for the Lakeshore, under the direction of Dylan Chmura-Moore on Sunday afternoon, December 10 at 3:00pm on the stage of the Capitol Civic Centre. You are invited to join in the joy of the season and celebrate with your community while enjoying the festive sounds of the symphony playing music by Robert Shaw, Haydn and timeless holiday carols of John Rutter. 

The MSO will be joined in merrymaking by notable special guests. A centerpiece of this concert will feature the voices of the Capitol Civic Centre Community Chorale, under the direction of Jim and Susie Miller, and the Lincoln High School Chamber Choir, under the direction of David Bowman, performing John Rutter’s timeless holiday carols; local ‘celebrity’ soloists will play toys as a light-hearted contribution to the Haydn “Toy Symphony”; and a narrated story by Hans Christian Andersen set to the music of Bizet rounds out the program. 

Michele McCormack of WFRV Local 5 will serve as emcee of the event. Doors will open for ticket holders at 2:00pm for photo ops with the jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus. Free tickets to kiddos eight (8) and under.

And there’s more! MSO has partnered with the Courthouse Pub to offer a delicious dinner after the holiday concert—dine-in or curbside pick-up! Only $38 per person (including gratuity). 

For tickets and more information visit www.manitowocsymphony.org/lets-sing-with-santa

Additional Holiday Happenings include the MSO Christmas Cookie Fundraising Sale. Let the MSO Elves do your baking! A tray with an assortment of 3 dozen (36+) home-made cookies is only $40 and will be delivered to homes December 20 – 22, with proceeds to benefit the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra. Share the yum! Surprise a friend, client, colleague or your favorite local business with a gift of delicious homemade cookies. Place and pay for your orders today at manitowocsymphony.org/cookies. Local orders only please. 

MSO Holiday Cash Raffle fundraiser is an opportunity to gain a little holiday cash. A maximum of 200 tickets for $100 will be sold. Of the proceeds, one winner will receive $2,000, two winners will each receive $1,000 and two winners will each receive $500. The drawing will take place at the Capitol Civic Center on December 11. Winners do NOT need to be present to win. Purchase tickets in person at Capitol Civic Centre; Visit Manitowoc; The Wild Iris; Berkshire Hathaway Starck Realty; or write an email to email.mso@gmail.com or contact Peggy Pitz at (920) 684-3492. 

ABOUT MSO: Manitowoc, Wisconsin is one of the smallest cities to have its own symphony orchestra. The mission of the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra Association is to promote the highest quality orchestral music experiences available to patrons and musicians. Music’s true power is to move and unite people. Hearing music is about discovering what connects us all—uncovering shared eternal truths. The MSO is currently celebrating its 73rd season.  manitowocsymphony.org

CONTACT: Peggy Pitz, MSO Executive Director | info@manitowocsymphony.org 920-684-3492

Concert photos by Doug Paschen

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