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UPCOMING CONCERTS
Complete program listing
This page contains a list of all concerts from October 2009 to August 2010. To see only upcoming concerts, please click here.
| FRENCH IMPRESSIONS |
October 18, 2009 - 4:00 p.m.
Congregation of St. Joseph Chapel
1515 W. Ogden Avenue, LaGrange Park, Illinois 60526 |
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Enjoy the very best in French music! Our symphony orchestra offers you popular masterworks ranging from rousing marches, Spanish dances, and opera overtures to a melodic orchestral suite and lyrical waltz. |
| Ravel | La Valse |
| Chabrier | Espana Rhapsody |
| Berlioz | Hungarian March |
| Berlioz | Roman Carnival Overture |
| Bizet | L'Arlesienne Suites |
| Offenbach | Overture from La Perichol |
| Offenbach | Intermezzo & Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman |
AMERICAN SALUTE
CHILDREN'S CONCERTS |
October 26, 2009
Christ Church of Oak Brook
York Road and 31st Street, Oak Brook, IL 60523 |
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| Sousa's | Liberty Bell March |
| Gould's | American Salute |
| Meacham's | American Patrol |
| Custer's | American Frontier |
Three 45-minute educational concerts for teacher-supervised groups of elementary and middle school students. Morning (9:00 & 10:45 a.m.) and afternoon (1:00 p.m.) performances. Advance reservations required.
Teachers: click here for more information. |
| MUSICAL TREASURES |
November 15, 2009 - 4:00 p.m.
Westmont High School
909 Oakwood Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
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Bask in Vivaldi's wonderful, sunny Gloria, performed with our symphonic chorus and two exceptional soloists: soprano Carolyn Hart and mezzo-soprano Janet Mensen Reynolds. You'll love this varied chamber orchestra program, which also features a lilting Bach concerto, a passionate Mozart symphony, and an emotional Puccini elegy. |
| Vivaldi | Gloria |
| Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 |
| Mozart | Symphony No. 25 |
| Puccini | Crisantemi |
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| Carolyn Hart, soprano |
Janet Mensen Reynolds, mezzo-soprano |
| SONGS OF THE SEASON |
December 6, 2009 - 4:00 p.m.
Hinsdale Central High School
55th & Grant Streets, Hinsdale, IL 60521 |
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Capture the wonder of the season at our sparkling holiday concert. A perfect annual tradition for your whole family, this concert combines favorite carols with selections from Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitor and choruses and arias from Handel's Messiah. Joining our symphony orchestra are bass soloist Kevin Hall and a jolly North Pole visitor. Bring your singing voice and your Messiah score, and join in on the carols and choruses! |
Kevin Hall, bass
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| CLASSICAL DELIGHTS |
February 7, 2010 - 4:00 p.m.
Union Church
137 S. Garfield Avenue, Hinsdale, IL |
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Brighten your winter with lively music for chamber orchestra: a joyful symphony, hilarious silent-movie score, zany peasant dance set, and graceful overture. You'll smile and chuckle throughout this delightful program!
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 2 |
| Ibert | Divertissement, from An Italian Straw Hat |
| Mozart | Six German Dances |
| Handel | Saul Overture |
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| OPERA LEGENDS |
February 28, 2010 - 4:00 p.m.
Sisters of St. Joseph Chapel
1515 W. Ogden Avenue, La Grange Park, Illinois 60526 |
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Join fiery mezzo-soprano Stacy Eckert and our symphony orchestra and chorus for stunning overtures, arias, and choruses from these 10 legendary operas: |
| Bizet | Carmen |
| Borodin | Prince Igor |
| Mozart | Magic Flute |
| Purcell | Dido & Aeneas |
| Rossini | William Tell |
| Saint-Saëns | Samson & Delilah |
| Smetena | Bartered Bride |
| Verdi | Macbeth |
| Verdi | The Force of Destiny |
| Wagner | Tannhauser |
 | Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano
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| SONGS & DANCES |
March 21, 2010 - 4:00 p.m.
Union Church
137 S. Garfield Avenue, Hinsdale, IL |
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Welcome spring with familiar tunes by top American composers, as our chamber orchestra performs a mix of toe-tapping dances and beautiful songs.
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| Joplin | The Entertainer |
| Joplin | Maple Leaf Rag |
| Joplin | Ragtime Dance |
| Bernstein | A Simple Song |
| Gershwin | Lullaby |
| Copland | Appalachian Spring |
| Copland | Music for Movies |
| Barber | Adagio for Strings |
| ANCIENT TALES |
April 18, 2010 - 4:00 p.m.
Westmont High School
909 Oakwood Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
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Set your imagination free with enduring tales passed down through the ages. This symphony orchestra concert features Rimsky-Korsakov's popular Scheherazade - a spectacular musical rendition of an Arabian princess's 1001 nights of clever storytelling. And the winner of our annual high school concerto competition, Kiyoshi Hayashi, will perform the first movement of Dvorak's Violin Concerto in A minor. |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade |
| Saint-Saëns | Bacchanale from Samson & Delilah |
| Berlioz | The Corsair Overture |
| Dvorak | Violin Concerto in A Minor, Movement 1 |
 | Kiyoshi Hayashi, violin
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| AMERICAN RHAPSODIES |
May 23, 2010 - 4:00 p.m.
Hinsdale Central High School
55th & Grant Streets, Hinsdale, IL 60521 |
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Don't miss Rhapsody in Blue and other great American music with dynamic piano soloist William Koehler and our symphony orchestra! This concert showcases Gershwin's beloved piano rhapsody, inspired by America's melting pot and unique spirit, and Grofé's popular tribute to one of our country's great natural wonders.
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| Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue |
| Gershwin | I Got Rhythm Variations |
| Grofé | Grand Canyon Suite |
| Barber | Symphony No. 1 |
 | William Koehler, piano
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| AMERICAN RHAPSODIES |
May 23, 2010 - 4:00 p.m.
Hinsdale Central High School
55th & Grant Streets, Hinsdale, IL 60521 |
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Don't miss Rhapsody in Blue and other great American music with dynamic piano soloist William Koehler and our symphony orchestra! This concert showcases Gershwin's beloved piano rhapsody, inspired by America's melting pot and unique spirit, and Grofé's popular tribute to one of our country's great natural wonders.
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| Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue |
| Gershwin | I Got Rhythm Variations |
| Grofé | Grand Canyon Suite |
| Barber | Symphony No. 1 |
| William Koehler, piano
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| RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN |
June 26, 2010 - 8:00 p.m.
Edman Memorial Chapel at Wheaton College
[Note: This is not a function of Wheaton College]
Washington & Franklin Streets, Wheaton, IL 60187
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Enjoy a wonderful evening of hit songs from The Sound of Music, State Fair, South Pacific, The King and I, Carousel and Oklahoma! with our festival orchestra, chorus and four fantastic soloists: Ann McMann, Janet Menson Reynolds, David DuBois and John Concepcion. And...this is the best ticket value you'll find for a Rodgers and Hammerstein concert this summer! |
| From Carousel | Carousel Waltz
June Is Bustin' Out All Over
If I Loved You
Mister Snow
Soliloquy
You'll Never Walk Alone |
| From The King and I | Hello, Young Lovers
I Have Dreamed
I Whistle a Happy Tune
We Kiss in a Shadow |
| From Oklahoma! | Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'
Oklahoma!
Out Of My Dreams
People Will Say We're In Love
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top |
| From The Sound of Music | Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Do-Re-Mi
My Favorite Things
The Sound of Music |
| From South Pacific | A Wonderful Guy
Some Enchanted Evening
There Is Nothin' Like A Dame
Younger Than Springtime |
| From State Fair | It's a Grand Night for Singing |
Soloists: Ann McMann, soprano; Janet Mensen Reynolds, mezzo soprano; John Concepcion, tenor; David DuBois, bass
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DuBois |
Concepcion |
| BEETHOVEN |
July 17, 2010 - 8:00 p.m.
Glenbard East High School
1014 South Main Street, Lombard, IL 60148
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Our festival orchestra performs the world's most popular piece of classical music -- Beethoven's Fifth Symphony - along with Strauss's Blue Danube waltz and favorites by Brahms, Ponchielli, and Suppe. You'll hum along to every piece on this fabulous program. Don't miss this blockbuster concert, offered at ticket prices that are easy on your wallet! |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 5 |
| Brahms | Hungarian Dances No. 5 and No. 6 |
| Ponchielli | Dance of the Hours |
| Strauss | On the Beautiful Blue Danube |
| Suppé | Light Cavalry Overture |
DVORAK & DIXON
TWO PERFORMANCES! |
Special appearance by:
West Suburban Symphony Festival Orchestra |
August 7, 2010 - 8:00 p.m.
Cantigny First Division Museum grounds
1 S 151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton, IL 60187
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August 12, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
150 West Adams Avenue, Breckenridge, CO 80424
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Riverwalk Center: Call 970-547-3100 or buy online.
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Celebrate the spirit of America in a special, blockbuster concert this summer - presented both on the prairie of Illinois and in the mountains of Colorado. Our festival orchestra performs Dvorak's popular New World Symphony, and renowned singer-guitarist Moe Dixon joins us as soloist in orchestral arrangements of his own songs of life and love. The Breckenridge concert will open with an original composition for guitar, cello, and Native American flute by Colorado musician Leon Littlebird. |
| Dvorak | Symphony No. 9 - The New World |
| Dixon | Medley: Out of the Blue, Waterfall, Children of Peace, and Into the Blue |
| Dixon | Medley: One Last Ride, Slow Dancing, Out of Control, and Rosie Maloy |
 | Moe Dixon, singer-guitarist
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