DEKALB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC issued the following announcement on Oct. 4.
KSO to Open 42nd Season with “Romantic Legends” on Saturday, October 13
Violinist Stephanie Jeong of the CSO Featured Soloist
DeKalb, Ill. – The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra is proud to present its first concert of its 42nd season, “Romantic Legends,” on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at 7:30 pm, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall inside the Music Building, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. There will be a free pre-concert talk led by Music Director and Conductor Linc Smelser, at 6:30 pm in the Recital Hall.
On the evening’s program will be Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin, by Richard Wagner, dedicated to the memory of Thomas Sims and Susan Huhta; Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, Op.61, by Camille Saint-Saëns, featuring soloist Stephanie Jeong; and Symphony No.6 in D Major, Op. 60, by Antonin Dvorák.
Violinist Stephanie Jeong is the associate concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra. Prior to joining the CSO, she was a member of the New York Philharmonic. For more information about Jeong, visit kishorchestra.org/stephanie-jeong-violin.
This concert is supported in part by the Kishwaukee Symphony Associates. WNIU/WNIJ is the radio station sponsor for the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, featuring KSO concerts on select Monday nights on its Encore program.
Changes in programs, dates, times and location of concerts will be posted on kishorchestra.org. Tickets go on sale at the concert hall 30 minutes prior to each concert. All seats are general admission (no reserved seating).
Tickets may also be purchased, with cash, check, or credit card, by visiting the box office at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb, between 3 and 6 pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Tickets can be purchased with cash, check, or credit card. Tickets may also be purchased with a credit card via telephone at 815.758.1225.
Visit kishorchestra.org/ticket-info for information about purchasing tickets online.
Individual ticket prices are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors 62 and over, $7 for students with school ID, and $7 for children under 12. Season tickets may be purchased at special prices for the five regular concerts of the season, using the order form found on the website or in person at the first concert.
Highlights of the 42nd annual concert season include (all concerts are held in the NIU Boutell Memorial Concert Hall):
•Two free Halloween concerts on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm, with a theme appropriate for children and adults. There will be trick-or-treating in the NIU Music Building a half hour before the 5:30 concert. This concert is supported in part by the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation.
•Winter Wonderland, on Friday, December 7, 2018, at 7 pm, and on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at 2 pm. This concert is supported in part by the George E. and Betty B. Dutton Foundation.
•Arthur D. Montzka Memorial Concert, on Saturday, February 23, 2019, at 7:30 pm, featuring the winner of the KSO’s annual Young Artists Concerto Competition. (The public is invited, at no admission charge, to the live annual competition on Saturday, January 5, 2019, from 10 am to 4 pm, where the winner will be determined.) This concert is sponsored in part by Northwestern Medicine, The Mary E. Stevens Concert Trust, and WNIU/WNIJ Station Sponsorship.
•Spring Pops Concert, on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at 7:30 pm.
•Aaron Copland: An American Music Icon, on Saturday, May 4, 2019, 7:30 pm, featuring soloist Stephen Beus, piano. This concert is sponsored in part by Ideal Industries with a generous gift from Jean Juday.
For more information about the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra or season tickets, please call 815.756.3728 or visit kishorchestra.org and on Facebook.
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Photo attached: Stephanie Jeong, guest soloist. Additional photographs are available upon request.
Thank you!
Tammy
Tamara Farrell
Publicist and Music Librarian
Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 310
DeKalb, Illinois
815.517.3700 cell
kishorchpr@gmail.com
www.kishorchestra.org
www.facebook.com/kishorchestra/
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