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2014-15 Calendar
Experience 1
Opening Night: Andrew Grams is Back!
September 13, 2014 7:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
September 14, 2014 2:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
Andrew Grams, conductor
Weber
Wagner
Wagner
Beethoven
Der Freischütz Overture
Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin
Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Maestro Andrew Grams will lead the Elgin Symphony Orchestra
to open the 2014-15 season with a thrilling program of music
inspired by German folk tunes, romance and legendary tales.
Also, come experience one of the best-known and most loved
symphonies of all time, Beethoven’s 5th!
Nature’s Soundscape
October 10, 2014 7:30 pm S
chaumburg Prairie Center
for the Arts
October 11, 2014 7:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
October 12, 2014 2:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
Stephen Squires, conductor
Matthew Agnew, cello
Holiday Experience
Magical Holiday Concerts
December 13, 2014 2
:30 pm & 7:30 pm Hemmens Cultural
Center
December 14, 2014 2:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
A truly magical experience awaits you at the ESO holiday
concerts. Featuring your favorite holiday music, these
concerts are perfect for the whole family.
Experience 4
Passionate Drama
January 9, 2015 7:30 pm Batavia Fine Arts Centre
January 10, 2015 7:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
January 11, 2015 2:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
The Birds
Cello Concerto in C major
Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major
Let the music take you to a place where the grass is lush and
green, and where birds in flight fill the nature-scape. Matthew
Agnew performs Hayden’s cheerful Cello Concerto in C major.
Experience 3
Andrew Grams, conductor
Philippe Quint, violin
Smetana Barber
Dvorˇ ák Šárka
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
This concert will leave you breathless as you are swept away
by music full of war, tragedy, passion, and love.
America’s Musical Treasures
November 15, 2014 7:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
November 16, 2014 2:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
Andrew Grams, conductor
Piano, TBA
Bernstein
Bernstein
Schoenfield
Rodgers
Rodgers
Copland
Copland
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Stephen Squires, conductor
Experience 2
Respighi Haydn Sibelius To renew your ESO subscription, please call
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Overture to Candide
On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Parables for Piano and Orchestra
South Pacific Selections
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Corral Nocturne from Rodeo
Suite from The Tender Land
Sample a bit of Americana as the ESO brings some of our
nation’s most-loved composers and favorite orchestral pieces
to life.
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Experience 5
Much Ado About Music
February 7, 2015 7:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
February 8, 2015 2:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
Michael Christie, conductor
Michael Sweeney, bassoon
Korngold
Mozetich
Brahms
Much Ado About Nothing Suite
Concerto for Bassoon and Strings with Marimba
Symphony No. 2 in D major
This concert will highlight three distinctly different works – all
filled with fanfare and joy – making one feel that “a star danced,
and under that was I born.” Michael Christie, guest conductor
and Music Director of the Minnesota Opera, makes his ESO
debut.
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Experience 6
A Night at the Oscars
Experience 8
February 20, 2015 7:30 pm S
chaumburg Prairie Center
for the Arts
February 21, 2015 7:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
February 22, 2015 2:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
March 27, 2015 7:30 pm S
chaumburg Prairie Center
for the Arts
March 28, 2015 7:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
March 29, 2015 2:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
Andrew Grams, conductor
Andrew Grams, conductor
Isabella Lippi, violin
Various Musical Scores from Award Winning Films including:
Ben-Hur, Psycho, Schindler’s List, Sunset Boulevard
Experience 7
Sounds of Shakespeare
March 7, 2015 7:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
March 8, 2015 2:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
Andrew Grams, conductor
Natasha Paremski, piano
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Tchaikovsky The Tempest
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
Experience the musical expression of heartfelt sincerity
in Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto along with the
tempestuous sounds and passionate melodies of Tchaikovsky’s
Shakespearean based masterpieces.
Musically Speaking Pre-Concert Chats begin one hour
before the concert start time for concert experiences
1 – 9.
Mozart & Beethoven: Spotlight on Strings
Bolcom Commedia for (Almost) 18th Century Orchestra
Mozart
Symphony No. 36 'Linz'
Mozart
Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra
BeethovenString Quartet in F major, op. 135
(arr. for string orchestra)
The true beauty of the ESO string section will be highlighted
in this concert of classical masterpieces and a 20th century
parody of the classical style.
Experience 9
Season Finale: Full Sound…Full Joy!
May 2, 2015 7:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
May 3, 2015 2:30 pm Hemmens Cultural Center
Andrew Grams, conductor
Elgin Choral Union
Mahler
Totenfeier
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (Mahler Orch.)
Join the ESO for an amazing, full sound finale, including
Mahler’s orchestration of the joyful Beethoven’s 9th.
Listeners Club meets at Gail Borden Public Library
1:00 – 3:00 pm on the Wednesday before each concert
experience 1 – 9. This club, led by music historian Jim
Kendros, is free and open to the public.
Family Series
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Family Experience 1
Family Experience 2
October 25, 2014
2:00 pm pre-concert activities;
3:30 concert
Blizzard Theater,
Elgin Community College
Big Brass. Big Sound.
Family Experience 3
January 24, 2015
2:00 pm pre-concert activities;
3:30 concert
Hemmens Cultural Center
April 18, 2015
2:00 pm pre-concert activities;
3:30 concert
Hemmens Cultural Center
ESO Brass Quintet
Randal Swiggum, conductor
From the soaring high notes of the
piccolo trumpet to the deep sounds
of the tuba, the ESO Brass Quintet will
entertain using only their lips (along with
instruments and a nifty rope trick) to
demonstrate the evolution of music over
the past 300 years.
Beethoven’s story of personal victory
in the face of deafness and despair
makes his music even more compelling.
Beethoven really does shine like a
superhero in the world of classical music!
Halloween Spooktacular
Randal Swiggum, conductor
Goblins young and old will
enjoy this concert filled
with fun and spooky
music played by
ESO musicians
in full costume!
Beethoven Superhero
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Grand Series 1 (9 concert experiences) – Save 20%
From the powerful opening with Beethoven’s 5th to the closing
concert featuring the joyful Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, this season
is filled with musical experiences that are timeless. See, hear, and feel
Mozart, Dvorˇ ák, Haydn, Wagner, Sibelius, Bernstein, Copland and
others— all with your Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
Includes all 9 concert experiences
Series 2 (7 concert experiences) – Save 15%
This series (formally the classic series) opens with the powerful
Beethoven’s 5th and continues a musical journey until May’s sublime
“Ode to Joy” of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. These seven musical
experiences are classic and timeless — all with your Elgin Symphony
Orchestra.
Includes the following 7 concert experiences: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9
Series 3 (2 concert experiences) – Save 15%
This series (formally the pops series) will thrill traditional and light
classics lovers alike! “America’s Musical Treasures” and “A Night
at the Oscars” will be conducted by Andrew Grams and highlight
the full Elgin Symphony Orchestra. We invite you to expand your
music palette as you see, hear and feel Copland’s Tender Land Suite,
Bernstein’s On the Town, and others.
Beethoven Series 4 (3 concert and 1 family experiences) – Save 10%
Ludwig van Beethoven is arguably the world’s greatest composer
and the ESO will highlight his astounding range in several concerts
this year. The season will open with the powerful Beethoven’s 5th
and Beethoven later will be paired with Mozart in a “Spotlight on
Strings” that will feature the ESO Concertmaster, Isabella Lippi. The
final concert will feature his joyful Ninth Symphony of Beethoven. As
a special bonus, we will feature Beethoven Superhero for the final
Family Experience.
Includes the following 4 concert experiences: 1, 8, 9 & Family
Experience 3
Build Your Own Series 5 – Save 10%
What better way to enjoy your favorite music than to create your
own series? Simply choose three or more of the nine experiences
(not including the Family Series or the Holiday Concert) that fit your
schedule and your music preferences for a discount. The possibilities
are endless!
Includes and 3 or more concert experiences
Schaumburg Series 6 – Save 15%
Includes experiences 2,6 & 8 at Schaumburg Prairie Center for
the Arts
Includes the following 2 concert experiences: 3 & 6
To renew your ESO subscription, please call
the ESO Box Office at 847-888-4000.
New Subscriber? Please click here to download
an ESO 2014-2015 New Subscriber form.