Saturday, December 6, 2025, 4 PM

Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

This performance will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.*

*Run times listed here are based on information provided at this time and are subject to change.

Category A $85 | Category B $65 | Category C $40
$10 students with ID and youth 18 and under

15%-25% subscription discounts available

Subscriptions on sale Thursday, June 12, 10 AM

David Stewart Wiley, conductor

A treasured annual tradition and audience favorite, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra brings the magic of the season to the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre with its Holiday Pops Spectacular program. 

Gather your family and friends for a festive, heartwarming performance filled with traditional carols, timeless classics, and contemporary holiday favorites. Audience participation is encouraged with sing-alongs and interactive moments, bringing everyone together in a shared celebration for all ages. 

The Holiday Pops Spectacular is a heartwarming and joyous experience that will leave you with cherished memories and a renewed sense of holiday spirit.

The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra performs its annual "Holiday Pops Spectacular" at the Moss Arts Center. In the foreground, an older man with salt and pepper hair plays the violin. The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra performs its annual "Holiday Pops Spectacular" at the Moss Arts Center. The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra performs its annual "Holiday Pops Spectacular" at the Moss Arts Center. The 2022 soloist, a Black woman in a silver dress, lifts both arms above her head and smiles towards the crowd. Behind her, conductor David Stewart Wiley, a white man with shoulder length greying blonde hair, looks over the orchestra in a silver blazer and red bow tie. The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra performs its annual "Holiday Pops Spectacular" at the Moss Arts Center. The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra performs its annual "Holiday Pops Spectacular" at the Moss Arts Center. In the foreground is part of the string section. Roanoke Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Akemi Takayama, an Asian woman with dark brown hair pulled back into an updo, wears a black velvet jacket over a black dress and smiles into the house while holding her violin and bow. The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra performs its annual "Holiday Pops Spectacular" at the Moss Arts Center. In the foreground, the 2022 soloist, a Black woman in a floor-length silver dress, sings while David Stewart Wiley conducts from a red sleigh nearby. The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra performs its annual "Holiday Pops Spectacular" at the Moss Arts Center.

The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra has performed annually at the center since our opening in 2013.

Photos by Lev Birman and Susi Lawson