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UPCOMING CONCERTS
Illinois State UniversitySymphony
2019– 2020 Concert Season
Dr. Glenn Block, Music Director and Conductor
(as of September 1, 2019)
FIRST SEMESTER
1.Sunday, September 29, 2019 – 5:00 PM – IMEA CLINIC: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (CPA)
Samuel Barber – SecondEssay for Orchestra (12’)
Gounod – Ballet Music from “Faust” (18’)
Dvorak – Symphony No. 8, Op. 88 in G Major (38’)
Maestro James Liu, guest conductor (Wuhan, China)
2) Sunday, November 3, 2019 – 3:00 PM – Choral/Orchestral Program (CPA)
Michael Tippett – A Child of Our Time (60’)
Karyl Carlson, conducting
Faculty Vocal Soloists
3. Wednesday, November 6 – Thursday, November 7 – ISU Symphony Chicago Tour
Yorkville, York High Schools, more schools TBA
Gounod – Ballet Music from “Faust” (18’)
Dvorak – Symphony No. 8, Op. 88 in G Major (38’)
4) Saturday, November 9, 2019 – 10:00 AM – MUSIC FOR ALL CONCERT - Special Needs Concert
Gounod – Ballet Music from “Faust” (18’)
Movie/Broadway Repertoire TBA
5) Saturday, December 7, 2019 – 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM -
Sunday. December 8, 2018 #3/3 - 3:00 PM
(3 performances)
29th Annual MUSIC FOR THE HOLIDAYS Concerts (CPA)
Anderson –Sleigh Ride (4’)
Shaw/Bennett – Many Moods of Christmas #4 (12’)
Handel – “Worthy is the Lamb” and final “Amen” from Messiah
Richman – Hannukah Festival Overture (6’)
Williams – Home Alone Suite (8’)
Hollywood Christmas – Steven Allen Fox, guest conductor
SECOND SEMESTER
1) “GUYS AND DOLLS” – staged musical: February 28, 2020 – March 6, 2020 – CPA Theater
Performances: Fri. February 28 #1/7, Sat. February 29 #2/7 (7:30 PM)
Sun. March 1 #3/7 (2:00 PM) – Matinee
Tues. March 3 #4/7, Wed. March 4 #5/7, Thurs. March 5 #6/7, Fri. March 6 #7/7 (7:30 PM)
2)Sunday, March 29, 2020 – 7:00 PM - ISU Symphony, Maestro Maurizio Colasanti, guest conductor (Italy)
Rossini – Overture to “William Tell”(8’)
Mahler – Ruckert Lieder (20’) – Elizabeth Thompson, mezzo-soprano
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” (45’)
3) Saturday, April 18, 2020 – 7:00 PM Lincoln Trustees Concert Braden Auditorium
Rossini – Overture to “William Tell”(8’)
Copland – A Lincoln Portrait(15’)
President Larry Dietz, narrator
4)Sunday, April 26, 2020 – 7:00 PM: Concerto-Aria Concert (CPA Concert Hall)
Concertos TBA
Respighi – Festae Romanae (22’)
NOTE: All dates, repertoire and artists are subject to change.