ESCANABA — Bay College will once again be filled with holiday cheer when the Marquette Symphony Orchestra Chamber Strings ensemble take the Besse Theater stage on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 7:00 PM.

The Marquette Symphony Orchestra Strings is a conductor-less group of 12 – 20 string players who enjoy making music and playing a variety of styles. All regular members of the MSO, the ensemble includes doctors, a dentist, students and a tv personality, as well as professional musicians.

Sounds of Holiday Strings will treat attendees to a musical journey along a wide range of repertoire from traditional to contemporary pieces celebrating the holidays with familiar favorites including Silent Night, God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, Jingle Bell Rock and selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite among many others. Bay College encourages the public to attend this family-friendly event, incorporating the concert into their annual holiday traditions.

Tickets are available online at www.baycollege.tix.com or at the box office located in the Besse Center. For more information, contact events@baycollege.edu or (906) 217-4040.