Events

Program: New York: Bernstein arr. Pennes, Overture to West Side Story Vienna: J. Strouss Jr., Wiener Blut London: Gershwin arr. Sayre, A Foggy Day Surprise City (It should come as no surprise!) Madrid: Glinka, Summer Night in Madrid Paris: Offenbach, La Vie Parisienne Overture Moscow: Mussorgsky, Dawn on the Moscow River Rome: Respighi, The Pines… Read More »Magnificent Cities

John Sharp Program: Berlioz, Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust Dvořák, Cello Concerto Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 2 ("Little Russian") Performers: Members of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra John Sharp, principal cello, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Performers: Members of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra St. Michael Music Ministry St. Francis Music Ministry Voices of the Valley Supported by: Busey Bank

Performers: Members of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra St. Michael Music Ministry St. Francis Music Ministry Voices of the Valley Supported by: Busey Bank

Program Debussy, Claire de Lune Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 2 Mozart, Benedictus sit Deus, K. 117 Mahler, Symphony No. 4 Performers Members of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra Emily Birsan, soprano Concordia University Chicago Kapelle, Dr. Charles P. Brown, Director Emily Birsan Concordia University Chicago Kapelle

Program: Bernstein, Overture to Candide Prokofiev, Lieutenant Kije Suite Sibelius, Finlandia von Suppe, Poet and Peasant Overture Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol Stravinsky, Berceuse & Finale from "Firebird Suite" Performers: Members of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra

Performers: Members of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra St. Damian Music Ministry St. George Music Ministry Voices of the Valley

Performers: Members of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra St. George Music Ministry Noonan Academy Children’s Chorus St. Damian Music Ministry Voices of the Valley

An hour-long concert, live from the Grand Lobby of the Ozinga Chapel, seen virtually by our audience. We'll be featuring the SSO String Quartet, SSO Woodwind Quintet, and the SSO Brass Quintet - appropriately socially distanced! - and also be doing an online raffle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7wuVhpJigc SSO String Quartet Remus Badea, Concertmaster Deborah Schmaltz, Violin II Margaret… Read More »Principals of the SSO

This 47 minute concert video was produced and distributed to area schools for musical education, however, it can be enjoyed by all ages. Feel free to watch and share this adventure with your family and friends. In this imaginary hot-air balloon journey, the SSO String Quintet, Woodwind Quintet and Brass Quintet land in eight countries… Read More »Educational Concert: Around the World in a Hot-Air Balloon!