Holiday concert is Saturday

The Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra's annual Holiday Magic Concert is scheduled Saturday.

About 180 vocalists and 70 orchestra musicians will fill the Lake City concert hall with the sound of the season beginning at 7:30 p.m.

A highlight will be a performance of American Carols by William Berry, a Spokane native and longtime music composer.

The 45-minute piece, which moves between genres into one blended piece, took Berry all summer to compose.

Choirs from Charter Academy, Lake City and Coeur d'Alene high schools will join the team on stage.

The roughly two-hour show will have an intermission, with refreshments available.

Spokane Public Radio's Verne Windham will give a pre-concert lecture half an hour before the show.

Tickets, $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $8 for students younger than 18, are available from the symphony office at 765-3833, Great Harvest Bread Co., 2106 N. Government Way, Burt's Music, 1123 Sherman Ave., or at www.cdasymphony.org.

Schuler Performing Arts Center is at 1000 W. Garden Ave.