The Wartburg Community Symphony is offering a holiday concert Sunday, Dec. 13, in Neumann Auditorium.

The 3 p.m. concert, “Holiday Classics,” will feature musicians from the college, Waverly-Shell Rock High School Orchestra and the community. Under the direction of Jacob Tews, a visiting assistant professor of music, the symphony will perform selections from Franz Gruber, Irving Berlin as well as Victor Herbert’s “Babes in Toyland” and numerous other pieces.

Esther Lee, a senior at Ames High School, will perform a solo during Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto.” Lee was the 2015 Wartburg Solo Strings Competition winner.

The audience will help conclude the program by joining in a carol sing-along.

Tickets are available through the Wartburg College Ticket Office in Saemann Student Center or at the door for $16.50 for adults and $6.50 for students. Children 5 and under are free. Wartburg students are admitted free with their student IDs. For more information, call 319-352-8691; 800-772-2085, ext. 8691; or email wcs@wartburg.edu.

The Wartburg Community Symphony is offering a holiday concert Sunday, Dec. 13, in Neumann Auditorium.

The 3 p.m. concert, “Holiday Classics,” will feature musicians from the college, Waverly-Shell Rock High School Orchestra and the community. Under the direction of Jacob Tews, a visiting assistant professor of music, the symphony will perform selections from Franz Gruber, Irving Berlin as well as Victor Herbert’s “Babes in Toyland” and numerous other pieces.

Esther Lee, a senior at Ames High School, will perform a solo during Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto.” Lee was the 2015 Wartburg Solo Strings Competition winner.

The audience will help conclude the program by joining in a carol sing-along.

Tickets are available through the Wartburg College Ticket Office in Saemann Student Center or at the door for $16.50 for adults and $6.50 for students. Children 5 and under are free. Wartburg students are admitted free with their student IDs. For more information, call 319-352-8691; 800-772-2085, ext. 8691; or email wcs@wartburg.edu.