Vienna Light Orchestra

Despite the name, Vienna Light Orchestra is an American touring production. Composer and conductor Steven Canyon created it as a holiday concert rooted in Viennese Christmas tradition. At the Mahaffey Theater, the Christmas Tour 2026 places orchestral strings and five sopranos from Broadway, London's West End and international concert stages inside a forest of lit trees and more than 2,000 flickering candles. The arrangements are the company's own, and its holiday repertoire has included White Christmas, Grown-Up Christmas List, O Holy Night and Ave Maria. Canyon says he founded the ensemble as a break from the noise of everyday life.