Upcoming Events
Enjoy the excitement of great, live music in convenient venues with a friendly atmosphere. Learn more about the West Suburban Symphony's welcoming concert environment here.
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RHAPSODIES
ICONIC SOUNDS OF AMERICA
We open our 80th season with George Gershwin's spirited Rhapsody in Blue and Aaron Copland's exuberant Symphony 3, introduced by local composer Mike McFerron's lively Concert Fanfare. Pianist Melanie Brsan Villasenor plays Rhapsody in Blue, a spectacular fusion of classical music and jazz that captures the spirit of New York City in the Roarin' Twenties. Copland's symphony, generally regarded as the greatest American symphony, has the feel of the open prairie, with bright themes that reflect the national euphoria at the end of World War II. The symphony was completed in 1946, just a year before the West Suburban Symphony's founding.Presented At: Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Illinois 60540
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DECK THE HALLS
YULETIDE JOY FOR ALL AGES
Our annual holiday concert is perfect for the whole family! You'll love the sparkling new carol medleys and Handel Messiah selections for chorus and orchestra. Also featured is a delightful 2021 holiday medley for orchestra, Bells of the Winter Range by Dylan Fixmer, commissioned by the Greeley (Colorado) Philharmonic Orchestra. And we'll be welcoming Santa and Mrs. Claus and the Grinch again this year, with treats for the young-at-heart.Presented At: Hinsdale Central High School, 55th & Grant Streets, Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
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BEATLES & BLUES
YOU WON'T WANT THE MUSIC TO END
This blockbuster concert will treat you to popular music you know and love ... and amaze you with innovative music for harmonica. Our chorus will delight you with medleys of Beatles tunes and hit songs from movies and musicals, ranging from Over the Rainbow to Here Comes the Sun. And Corky Siegel, the legendary Chicago blues musician, will astound you as we perform Symphonic Blues, the concerto he wrote for harmonica and orchestra. You're guaranteed to leave the concert hall with a smile on your face.Presented At: Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Illinois 60540
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ASCENSION
THE HEAVENLY LIFE
Gustav Mahler's beautiful Symphony 4 is the centerpiece of this concert, telling the story of child's dream of heaven. Unlike Mahler's other symphonies, the music is innocent and joyful, with lovely melodies and only fleeting shadows. In the last movement, soprano Elizabeth Norman joins the orchestra to represent the child, singing "No worldly tumult is to be heard in heaven, all live in greatest peace, we lead angelic lives, yet have a merry time of it besides" as a feast is prepared. The concert also features a performance by the 2027 winner of our annual solo competition for high school students.Presented At: Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Illinois 60540
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DUALITY
BOTH SIDES OF THE POND
Mystery, love, comedy, and spirituality come together in this novel concert of British and American music. In Sir Edward Elgar's intriguing Enigma Variations, you'll hear an opening theme followed by 14 variations representing 13 unnamed people and a bulldog. Our chorus will join the orchestra in British songs that include Elgar's romantic Spanish Serenade, selections from W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic love story The Mikado, and John Rutter's jubilant Te Deum hymn. And we'll bring you American Florence Price's Concert Overture 2, based on the spirituals Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit, and Go Down, Moses.Presented At: Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Illinois 60540
