How do you paint a SYMPHONY?

With the flick of a brush, painters can manipulate elements of color, contrast, and texture to craft meaning from visual inputs and create powerful emotional experiences from everyday tools and images. In EYSO’s 49th season, explore how composers transform simple soundwaves into extraordinary art through the awesome sonic palette of the orchestra. 

Concert Tickets

CMI Fall Concerts

Sunday, November 3, 2024

Spartan Auditorium at Elgin Community College

Free, no tickets required

Concert times: 12:30PM, 2:00PM, & 3:30PM | Livestream Link

Canvas

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Blizzard Theatre at Elgin Community College

In-person tickets: purchase online or call the ECC box office at 847-622-0300

1:30PM: Prelude, Sinfonia, Sinfonia/Philharmonia Percussion Ensemble | Livestream tickets

4:30PM: Brass Choir, Flute Choir, Philharmonia | Livestream tickets

7:00PM: Youth Symphony, Youth Symphony Percussion Ensemble | Livestream tickets

Palette

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Blizzard Theatre at Elgin Community College

In-person tickets: purchase online or call the ECC box office at 847-622-0300

1:30PM: Prelude, Sinfonia, Sinfonia/Philharmonia Percussion Ensemble | Check back for Livestream tickets.

4:30PM: Brass Choir, Flute Choir, Philharmonia | Check back for Livestream tickets.

7:00PM: Primo & Youth Symphony, Youth Symphony, Youth Symphony Percussion Ensemble | Check back for Livestream tickets.

CMI Spring Concerts

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Spartan Auditorium at Elgin Community College

Free, no tickets required

Concert times: TBA | Livestream Link

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Sunday, May 11, 2025

Blizzard Theatre at Elgin Community College

In-person tickets: purchase online or call the ECC box office at 847-622-0300

1:30PM: Primo/Primo Intermezzo, Prelude, Sinfonia, Sinfonia/Philharmonia Percussion Ensemble | Check back for Livestream tickets.

4:30PM: Brass Choir, Flute Choir, Philharmonia | Check back for Livestream tickets.

7:00PM: Youth Symphony, Youth Symphony Percussion Ensemble | Check back for Livestream tickets.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

1:30PM Concert

PRELUDE

Michael McNaughton, conductor

Over the Rainbow
Harold Arlen (1905-1986) 
and Yip Harburg (1896-1981) 
arr. Andy Masters 

Simple Symphony
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
    IV.  Frolicsome Finale 

Nimrod
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) 
arr. Mitchell Bender 

SINFONIA/PHILHARMONIA
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE 

Joe Beribak, director 

Lift-Off
Russell Peck (1945-2009)

SINFONIA 

Greg Schwaegler, conductor 

Concerto Grosso
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) 
arr. Greg Schwaegler 
   I.      Intrada 
   II.     Burlesca Ostinata 
   III.    Sarabande 
   IV.    Scherzo 
   V.     March and Reprise

4:30PM Concert

BRASS CHOIR 

Dan Sartori, conductor 

Fanfares Liturgiques
Henri Tomasi (1901-1971)
    I.    Annonciation 
    II.   Evangile 
    III.  Apocalypse (Scherzo) 

FLUTE CHOIR 

Ruth Cavanaugh, conductor 

Big and Bright
Timothy Hagen (b. 1981)

For Love of Swans
Catherine McMichael (b. 1954)

PHILHARMONIA

Aaron Kaplan, conductor 

Hymn for Everyone
Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)

Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) 
    I.    Allegro con brio 
    III.  Allegretto grazioso—Molto vivace 




7:00PM Concert

YOUTH SYMPHONY
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE 

Joe Beribak, director 

Carpe Diem
Susan K. Powell (b. 1971)

YOUTH SYMPHONY

Matthew Sheppard, conductor

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 
orch. Leopold Stokowski 

Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)   
   I.     Allegro 
   II.    Moderato 
   III.   Presto 
   IV.   Largo
   V.    Allegretto—Allegro