Dec
3
2026
Salt Lake City, UT
A Kurt Bestor Christmas — 39th Annual
Live Performances
Some music is meant to be shared in a room full of people. Each season brings Kurt back to the stage, anchored by the annual Christmas tradition at the Eccles Theater and joined throughout the year by orchestral, choral, and dance collaborations across the West.
Two Emmy Awards & a Grammy nomination
Now in its 39th consecutive year
Concert halls across Utah, Nevada & Idaho
Orchestral, choral & ballet collaborations
Upcoming Performances
The 39th Annual Kurt Bestor Christmas returns to the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City this December: four performances, including a matinee. Tour dates are added throughout the year; the full schedule always lives at kurtbestor.com/tour.
A Kurt Bestor Christmas — 39th Annual
A Kurt Bestor Christmas — 39th Annual
A Kurt Bestor Christmas — 39th Annual (Matinee)
A Kurt Bestor Christmas — 39th Annual
Beyond December, Kurt has recently appeared with a Celtic ensemble in Logan, premiered The Redeemer in Las Vegas, and scored The Secret Garden Ballet in Ogden, a reminder that the Christmas tradition is one chapter in a much longer season of live work. New dates are announced throughout the year.
“A recording finishes when you press stop. A concert finishes when a room finishes it together.”
Live & Storytelling
Kurt writes for the studio, but he builds for the room. Between pieces, he tells the stories behind the music: where a melody came from, who it was written for, what it still means thirty years later. It's the same tradition, told a little differently each year.
The Christmas run at the Eccles is the anchor, a night families return to on purpose. The rest of the season carries that same instinct to orchestras, choirs, and dance companies from Ogden to Las Vegas.
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