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Holiday POPs! at Ferguson Center (Newport News)
December 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
The acclaimed holiday tradition continues – Holiday POPs! Showcasing the best that the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus have to offer, this concert will shine like the brightest star on top of the tree. Get cozy with classic carols and dazzle in today’s holiday hits! No Holiday POPs! is ever the same, so come and embrace the sounds of the season as we celebrate the holiday season with the VSO!
Robert Shoup serves as Chorus Master and Staff Conductor of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. His national and international conducting credits include the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra, ensembles from the Prague Radio Orchestra and the Czech State Philharmonic, and numerous choral ensembles. He serves as the Music Director at Second Presbyterian Church of Norfolk and is the founding Artistic Director of the Norfolk Street Choir Project.
The 2025-26 season marks the 36th anniversary of the Virginia Symphony Chorus, and its 29th under the direction of Chorusmaster Robert Shoup. In addition to regular appearances with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, the chorus has performed to sold-out houses as far afield as Prague, Vienna, Berlin, Leipzig, Munich, Salzburg, and closer to home at The Kennedy Center in Washington.