Elgin Symphony Principal Flute Jean Bishop

BEETHOVEN’S TRIPLE CONCERTO April 29 (8:00pm) - Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts April 30 (8:00pm) & May 1 (3:30pm), 2011 – Hemmens Theatre Kazem Abdullah, conductor | Inon Barnatan, piano | Alisa Weilerstein, cello | Chee Yun, violin Beethoven Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello “Triple Concerto” Hindemith Mathis der Maler Four rising stars and one of Beethoven’s most unique yet seldom  heard works create a program full of once-in-a-lifetime moments. With his 2009 Metropolitan Opera debut, conductor Kazem Abdullah  has quickly become one of the most watched talents of the classical world. He leads Beethoven’s “Triple Concerto” and the return of three  of the season’s soloists for your chance to hear them again, this time performing together! http://www.elginsymphony.org/beettriple.html

Depaul Faculty Recital: 
Charles Vernon, Bass Trombone
Yoko Yamada, Piano










Sunday, May 1 · 5:00pm - 8:00pm


Depaul Concert Hall




Romeo and Juliet Sergei Prokofiev
Suite for Bass Trombone and Piano: arranged by Charles Vernon

Intermission

Ballade for Bass Trombone and Piano Eric Ewazen

Concerto for Bass Trombone and Piano (Band) Derek Bourgeois


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GERSHWIN IN BLUE

April 15 (1:30pm), 16 (8:00pm) & 17 (3:30pm), 2011 – Hemmens Theatre

Stephen Squires, conductor | Jodie De Salvo,piano | Ollie Watts Davis, soprano |
Leon Williams, baritone | Elgin Choral Union

From the iconic Rhapsody in Blue to the popular and controversial Porgy and Bess, Gershwin was a champion “mixmaster,” bringing the sounds and vibrancy of American cultures to the concert stage. Stephen Squires, celebrating his 20th Season as the ESO’s Associate Conductor, presents some of the most loved Gershwin moments!

This program is available as part of the 2010-2011 GRAND, POPS or FRIDAY MATINEE Series.

Stephen Squires http://www.elginsymphony.org/gershwin.html

SIMPLE GIFTS: Copland’s  Appalachian Spring April 2 (8:00pm) & 3 (3:30pm), 2011 – Hemmens Theatre Robert Hanson, conductor | Chee Yun, violin Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Lalo Symphonie Espagnole Copland Appalachian Spring Maxwell Davies Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise Celebrate with American pioneers in Copland’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Appalachian Spring.  This program of landscapes and cultures includes a stop in Spain with Lalo’s Symphonie  Espagnole and Mendelssohn’s colorful Hebrides Overture, inspired by a visit to Scotland’s Fingal’s Cave. http://www.elginsymphony.org/copeland.html