Holiday Harmony
Start the Holiday Season with the Orchestra
Welcome the holidays with family and friends, familiar music, and the unmistakable sound of a full orchestra. Holiday Harmony returns to the Temple Theatre for an evening of traditional favorites and a celebration that has become part of the season for so many in our community.
ABOUT THE CONCERT
A Saginaw Holiday Tradition
Celebrate the season with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra and an evening of traditional holiday favorites at The Temple Theatre. For many in our audience, this concert has become part of the rhythm of the holidays, a chance to spend an evening with family, hear familiar music performed by a full professional orchestra, and begin the season with a tradition they look forward to each December. Musicians from the Saginaw Bay Youth Orchestra will also join SBSO musicians onstage for a side-by-side performance, continuing a collaboration that began last season.
THE NEXT GENERATION, SIDE BY SIDE
Saginaw Bay Youth Orchestra musicians perform alongside the SBSO, bringing young musicians and professionals together on the same stage.
The Music
The Sounds of the Season
There’s something different about hearing your favorite holiday music played by the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra. The melodies you love and know take on a new life as they fill the Temple Theatre.
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A Night Out At The Symphony
Bring the Family
Children are welcome at Holiday Harmony, and the familiar holiday repertoire makes this an especially approachable concert to experience together across generations.
The Temple Theatre
Settle in for an evening of live holiday music in downtown Saginaw’s historic Temple Theatre, with doors opening at 6:30 PM and the concert beginning at 7:30 PM.
Make A Night Of It
Holiday Harmony fits easily into a December evening out. Enjoy dinner downtown, take in the lights and decorations, then join us at the Temple Theatre for the concert.
Start Your Holiday Season With Us
Make Holiday Harmony part of your family’s holiday plans and join us for an evening of Christmas and seasonal favorites performed live by the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra.
Holiday Harmony
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
7:30 PM
Temple Theatre | Saginaw, MI
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