The CSO Latino Alliance celebrates the season with annual ¡Noche navideña!

Members of the CSO Latino Alliance rang in the holiday season with the group’s annual ¡Noche navideña! on Dec. 17 in Grainger Ballroom. Almost 300 patrons attended the pre-concert party, which featured refreshments and a performance by the Campanella Children’s Choir.

Latino Alliance co-chair Ramiro J. Atristaín-Carrión welcomed attendees by noting that “it takes a festive village to make an event like this happen.” And festive definitely was the word of the occasion, with holiday lights and decorations adorning Grainger Ballroom and the rest of Orchestra Hall. Guests enjoyed oversized sugar cookies in yuletide shapes, along with beverages including Mexican hot chocolate, sparkling wines and soft drinks.  

Based in the north and northwest suburbs, Campanella Children’s Choir believes in the diversity of voices and routinely sings works in many languages. For its ¡Noche navideña! concert, the group offered traditional favorites such as “Winter Wonderland,” “Let It Snow” and “Sleigh Ride,” alongside songs in French and Italian. Especially welcome was the group’s rendition of “Con El Vito, Vito,” sung in Spanish. A traditional folk song, its origins go back to 16th-century Spain.