Festival of Carols National Television Broadcast

Festival of Carols with Sylvia McNair was broadcast coast-to-coast throughout December 2017. This marked a first for the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir!

Celebrate the season with the one-hour, special television broadcast of Festival of Carols with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and Grammy Award-winning soprano Sylvia McNair.

Recorded live in performance at The Palladium at The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana in December 2015, the hour-long broadcast also features the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and the North Central High School Counterpoints as part of our “Spotlight Choir” educational initiative.

Click here for a 30-second preview of what’s in store. And click here to watch online.

For information about this broadcast being carried in your community, contact your local public television station. All listings below presumed to be accurate and stated in local time.

Update: Thank You!

Following a smashingly successful series of broadcasts in December 2017 – our first step into national television broadcasts of our programming – we are pleased to share the following report with all who made it possible. It is only with your continued generosity that the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir is able to serve our local community and the overall choral art form. Thank you for so generously supporting the Symphonic Choir.

Fast Facts:

Broadcast 366 times across the nation in December 2017
Reached 79.21% of the country
Was carried in 42 of the top 50 markets (19 of the top 20, and 10 of the top 10)

The broadcast reached the following areas (noted in blue):

And, the following two charts denote the time of day and the day of the week that the broadcasts were carried:

Mailbag! Just a few of the comments from across North America:

“After traveling back from Cincinnati for Christmas I finally had a chance to watch your Christmas special which aired on our local PBS outlet here in Atlanta. BRAVO! …Now that I have found your organization I will look forward to hearing more from you in the future.” – Greg (Georgia)
“Congratulations! You have undoubtedly made your musical mark in Indianapolis and beyond. Thank you!” – Michael (North Carolina)
“Hello from frigid Canada and season’s greetings! I just finished watching a Christmas program with you and the Indiana Symphony in which you conducted Carmen Dragon’s arrangement of O Holy Night. I was thrilled to hear it as I still have the original LP Carmen Dragon recorded with the Hollywood Bowl! It’s one incredible arrangement and thank you for including it in your program.” – Peter (Canada)
“Just wanted to let you know that I’m in Winter Haven, Florida… I’m thoroughly enjoying this. Kudos.” – Amy (Florida)
“Thank you for such a thrilling and overwhelming encounter.” – Joseph (Virginia)