CCO Presents: HolidayPops! with Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael

Where classical meets cabaret! Chicago’s most sought after duo returns to dazzle audiences with the Chicago Chamber Orchestra! Guest vocalists Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael will fuze the classical and cabaret style genres in a unique performance with the Chicago Chamber Orchestra! Maestro Robert Turizziani says of the program, “Beckie and Tom are back to help us celebrate the holidays! A distinct blend of cabaret, Klezmer music, and classic holiday favorites with America’s oldest chamber orchestra equals a new Chicago tradition as we bring back our favorite cabaret stars.” Highlights from the first half of the orchestra performance include A Charlie Brown Christmas, a creatively combined arrangement of two Christmas classics: Happy Holidays and White Christmas, and a new jazzy twist on the well-known “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” titled: Faeries. Beckie and Tom will join after intermission to accompany the CCO and delight the audience with familiar holiday songs such as Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Do You Hear What I Hear, and O Holy Night.