Southwest Symphony: Sounds of the Season

The Southwest Symphony's holiday concert, Sounds of the Season, plays Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at the America First Performing Arts Center, 325 S 700 E in St. George, with a pre-show at 6:30 p.m. both nights. The featured artist is Lillian Breeze, a 16-year-old soprano who sings classical crossover and pop opera; the symphony lists her as a guest soloist on O Holy Night and Silent Night and says she has collaborated with David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Jenny Oaks Baker and Kurt Bestor, and recently opened for Russell Dickerson at Greater Zion Stadium. The first half is Leroy Anderson's A Christmas Festival, Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves, Schubert's Ave Maria, character dances from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, Sleigh Ride, Stille Nacht (arr. Chip Davis) and the Hallelujah chorus from Handel's Messiah. After intermission come a suite from The Polar Express, Christmas 'Toons, O Holy Night, Somewhere in My Memory from Home Alone, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day and Christmas the Whole Year 'Round (arr. Bestor). The concert is sponsored by Whittaker Travel; Snow, Jensen and Reece; and Litehouse. Tickets are sold through the symphony's website. Breeze is also the guest at A Kurt Bestor Christmas in the same hall on December 14. See our Christmas events guide for more.