Hendricks Chapel is excited to invite students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to celebrate the season at Holidays at Hendricks, a free annual concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir, the Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra and more.

The in-person concerts will take place Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The virtual premiere will stream on YouTube Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m., with a special performance by the Syracuse Orange Collective that will not be part of the in-person concerts. Tickets are required for in-person concerts, and registration is required for the virtual premiere.

In-person Concerts

Free tickets will be available through the Student Box Office beginning at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Guests will create an account, select individual seats and receive digital tickets. You can create your account ahead of time. Doors open 30 minutes before each concert. Each show will be identical and will last approximately 1.5 hours.

Reserve in-person tickets

Virtual Premiere

Registration opens at noon Eastern time on Thursday, Nov. 5. Registrants will receive the YouTube premiere link by email. The video will be available for unlimited replays; captioning will be provided.

Register for the virtual premiere

About the Concert

Hosted by Hendricks Chapel and the Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Holidays at Hendricks celebrates the sounds of the season. The concert is anchored by the Hendricks Chapel Choir and its director, José “Peppie” Calvar, associate professor of applied music and performance and choral activities coordinator in the Setnor School.

The student-centered program features:

• The Hendricks Chapel Choir;
• The Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra;
• The international award-winning Syracuse University Singers;
• Concert Choir and Vox Salina;
• Aaron RaPray, Hendricks Chapel Organ Scholar;
• The Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble; and
• A performance by Syracuse University’s vocal jazz ensemble Orange Collective, exclusively in the virtual performance.

Musical selections this year include: “O Come All Ye Faithful” arranged by Stephen Strite and orchestrated by Calvar with audience participation; the world premiere of “Find Me In This Place” by Sarina Bachleitner, instructor of jazz piano in the Setnor School of Music, and many others.

Accommodations and Parking

Communication Access Realtime Translation, American Sign Language interpretation and AIRA visual interpreting will be provided at the in-person concerts. Complimentary parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the Waverly and Irving Avenue garages. For accessible parking or more information, call Hendricks Chapel at 315.443.2901 or email chapel@syr.edu.

More information

For more information, visit chapel.syracuse.edu. Hendricks Chapel will also post updates on Facebook and Instagram.