Upcoming Concerts
2019-2020 Season
September 22, 2019
Charleston Symphony Orchestra at Seabrook
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Smetana Three Dances from The Bartered Bride
Dvorak Slavonic Dance Op. 46 No. 8
September 27-28, 2019
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
George Walker Lyric for Strings
Edward Hart Under an Indigo Sky
Yuriy Bekker, violin
Mozart Symphony No. 39 in Eb major
October 18, 2019
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
October 19, 2019
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Wagner Forest Murmurs
Elgar Cello Concerto
Camille Thomas, cello
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
October 25-26, 2019
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Respighi Trittico botticelliano
Copland Lincoln Portrait
The Hon. Mayor John J. Tecklenberg, narrator
Mussorgsky-Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
November 3, 2019
Charleston Symphony Orchestra at Kiawah Island
Suppe Light Calvary Overture
Barry McKimm Piccolo Concerto
Regina Yost, piccolo
Schumann Symphony No. 4
November 15, 2019
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
November 16, 2019
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Superheroes and Villains!
November 22-23, 2019
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus
College of Charleston Concert Singers
Charleston Southern University Concert Choir
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Sir Hubert Parry Blest pair of sirens
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Natasha Paremski, piano
Faure Requiem
Saundra DeAthos-Meer, soprano
Alex Rosen, bass
Sir Hubert Parry Jerusalem
December 6, 2019
First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL
December 7, 2019
Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Corelli Concerto Grosso in D major Op. 6 No. 4
Vivaldi Nulla in mundo pax
sincera
Haydn Symphony No. 30
<Alleluia>
Mozart Exsultate, jubilate
Awet Andemicael, soprano
December 12-15, 2019
Charlesotn Symphony Chorus
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Handel Messiah
Awet Andimicael, soprano
Allegra Da Vita, mezzo-soprano
Edward Mout, tenor
Hans Tashjian, bass
December 20, 2019
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
December 21, 2019
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Pops
January 2-6, 2020
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Conducting Workshop
Bishop Gadsden, Charleston SC
Mark Gibson, faculty
Aik Khai Pung faculty
Ken Lam, faculty
January 10-11, 2020
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Corelli Concerto Grosso in F major Op. 6 No. 2
Sir Michael Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli
Micah Gangwer, violin
Alex Boissonault, violin
Norbert Lewandowski, cello
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 BWV1048
Stravinsky Concerto in Eb <Dumbarton Oaks>
Bach Bradenburg Concerto No. 6 BWV1051
Caleb Borick, piano
January 24, 2020
First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL
January 25, 2019
Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Jennifer Higdon To the Point
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
Roy Meyer, violin
Nicholas Jeffery, viola
Stravinsky Concerto in Eb <Dumbarton Oaks>
February 7-8, 2020
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Johann Strauss II Voices of Spring, Waltz for Orchestra
Schumann Symphony No. 1 <Spring>
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
Conrad Tao, piano
February 14, 2020
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
February 15, 2020
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Richard Strauss Don Juan
Tchaikovsky Selections from Swan Lake
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Micah McLaurin, piano
Thursday February 20, 2020
College of Charleston, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Magnetic South
Ligeti Ten pieces for wind quintet
Berio Sequenza V for solo trombone
Jeffrey Rathbun Three diversions for two oboes
James MacMillan ... as others see us...
February 28-29, 2020
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus
College of Charleston Concert Singers
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky Song of Nightingale
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Sunday March 8, 2020
Kiawah Arts Council Concert
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Bach Selections from the Art of Fugue
Vitali Chaconne for violin and strings
Asako Kremer, violin
Dvorak Rondo for cello and orchestra
Damian Kremer, cello
Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence
March 20, 2020
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
March 21, 2020
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Johann Strauss II Voices of Spring, Waltz for orchestra
Dvorak Violin Concerto
Itamar Zorman, violin
Schumann Symphony No. 1 <Spring>
March 27-28, 2020
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture
Bartok Viola Concerto
Jan-Marie Joyce, viola
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 <Scottish>
April 17-18, 2020
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Edmond Thornton Jenkins Charlestonia
Edward Hart A Charleston Concerto (World Premiere)
Shanghai Quartet
Dvorak Symphony No. 9 <From the New World>
April 23, 2020
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
April 24, 2010
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Education Concert
Holst Mars and Jupiter from the Planets and other selections
May 1, 2020
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
May 2, 2020
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Ravel Pavane for a dead princess
Grieg Piano Concerto
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Debussy La mer
Ravel Bolero
2018-2019 Season
September 21-22, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Brahms Symphony No. 3
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Stewart Goodyear, piano
October 4, 2018
Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Corelli Concerto Grosso in D major Op. 6 No. 4
Handel “Oh Had I Jubal’s Lyre” from Joshua
Handel “Lascia la spina cogli la rosa” from Il Trionfo del Tempo e della Verità
Handel “Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden” from Neun Deutsche Arien
Handel “Quoniam tu tolus sanctus … Cum sancto spiritu” from Gloria
Awet Andemicael, soprano
Handel Organ Concerto in G minor Op. 4 No. 1
Daniel Sansone, organ
Vivaldi Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera, RV 630
October 12, 2018
College of Charleston, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Magnetic South: Contrasts
Varèse Octandre
Nicholas Bentz A Cosmos in Stone, Respawning
Bartók Contrasts
David Maves The Captive
Kayleen Sanchez, soprano
October 19, 2018
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
October 20, 2018
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois State University Choruses
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Joan Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman #1
Copland Lincoln Portrait
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Desirée Hassler, Soprano
Elizabeth Thompson, Mezzo Soprano
Justin Vickers, Tenor
Ricardo Herrera, Baritone
October 26-27, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Barber Adagio for Strings
Michael Daugherty Raise the Roof
Beth Albert, timpani
Copland Third Symphony
November 3, 2018
Kiawah House Tour Concert
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Mozart Magic Flute Overture
Schumann Konzertstuck for four horns and orchestra
Brandon Nichols, Anne Holmi, Alex Depew, Kate []
Beethoven Symphony No. 1
November 9, 2018
First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL
November 10, 2018
Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL
Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Britten Simple Symphony
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1
Alon Goldstein, Piano
Amy Gilreath, Trumpet
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
November 16-17, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Chorus
College of Charleston Concert Choir
Charleston Southern University Concert Singers
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Grieg Holberg Suite
Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Jihye Chang, piano
Britten St Nicholas
Rodrick Dixon, tenor
December 6-9, 2018
Charlesotn Symphony Chorus
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Handel Messiah
Deanna Breiwick, soprano
Jennifer Luiken, alto
Victor Cardamone, tenor
Nathaniel Olson, bass
December 14, 2018
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
December 15, 2018
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Pops
January 4-5, 2019
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven Coriolan Overture
Yiorgos Vassilandonakis Oboe Concerto (World Premiere)
Zachary Hammond, oboe
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
January 6-10, 2019
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Conducting Workshop
Bishop Gadsden, Charleston SC
Mark Gibson, faculty
Aik Khai Pung faculty
Ken Lam, faculty
January 25, 2019
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
January 26, 2019
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Grieg Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1
Nielsen Clarinet Concerto
John Bruce Yeh, Clarinet
Sibelius Symphony No. 5
February 2, 2019
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo NY
Buffalo Philharmonic
Li Yuan Train Toccata
He Zhanhao/Chen Gang Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Xu Ke, erhu
Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia
Stravinsky Song of a Nightingale
February 8, 2019
College of Charleston, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Magnetic South: Stravinksy, Foss and Beyond
Call for Score Competition Winner TBD
Lukas Foss Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
Stravinsky L'Histoire de Soldat Suite
February 15, 2019
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
February 16, 2019
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Disney in Concert: Around the World
March 1-2, 2019
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Gounod Ballet Music from Faust
Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1
Robyn Bollinger, violin
Prokofiev Selections from Romeo and Juliet
March 3, 2019
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Side-By-Side Concert
March 9, 2019
Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati OH
CCM Concert Orchestra
Beethoven Coriolan Overture
Dvorak Cello Concerto
Schumann Symphony No. 4
March 17, 2019
Kiawah Arts Council Concert
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn Konzertstuck for two clarinets
Charlie Messersmith, Gretchen Roper, clarinet
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
March 22, 2019
First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL
March 23, 2019
Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, IL
Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Milhaud La création du monde
Saint-Georges Violin Concerto No. 9 in G major
Clayton Penrose-Whitmore, Violin
Haydn Symphony No. 85 <La Reine>
March 29-30, 2019
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Haydn Symphony No. 94 <Surprise>
Mozart Requiem
Awet Andemicael, soprano
Faith Sherman, alto
TBC, tenor
TBC, bass
April 5, 2019
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
April 6, 2019
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Carl Schimmel World-Premiere
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23
Sandra Wright Shen, Piano
Bruckner Symphony No. 2
April 19-20, 2019
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
Joyce Yang, piano
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
April 25, 2019
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
April 26, 2019
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Magic Circle Mime Company
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
May 3, 2019
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
May 4, 2019
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, Springfield, IL
Boulanger D'un matin de printemps
Bruch Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin
Respighi Pines of Rome
Past concerts
2017-2018 Season
December 7-10, 2017
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Handel Messiah
Awet Andemicael, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Owen McIntosh, tenor
Edmund Milly, bass-baritone
December 15-16, 2017
First Presbyterian, Springfield IL
Second Presbyterian, Bloomington IL
Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Piazzolla Las Cuatro Estaciones Portenas
Robyn Bollinger, violin
Vivaldi Arais for countertenor
Daniel Moody, countertenor
January 5-6, 2018 (resheduled due to hurricane Irma)
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak The Noonday Witch
Schumann Cello Concerto
Norbert Lewandowski, cello
Brahms Symphony No. 2
January 12-13, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins
Yuriy Bekker, Asako Kremer, Micah Gangwer, Alex Boissonnault, violin
Schnittke Concerto Grosso No. 1
Micah Gangwer, Alex Boissonnault, violin
Bach Double Concerto for Two Violins
Micah Gangwer, Alex Boissonnault, violin
Bach Keyboard Concerto in A major
Ivan Moshchuk, piano
January 17, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Young People's Concert
Beethoven Prometheus Overture
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1
Caleb Borick, piano
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Beethoven Grosse Fuge
Beethoven Symphony No. 2
January 18, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
CSOL Gala
January 26-27. 2018
BCPA, Bloomington IL
Sangamon Auditorium, Springfield IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Bernstein Serenade
Adele Anthony, violin
Mahler Symphony No. 1
February 2-3, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Schubert Rosamunde Overture
Gershwin Piano Concerto in F
Bernstein Symphony No. 2 <The Age of Anxiety>
Conrad Tao, piano
February 9, 2018
College of Charleston
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Edward Hart The Caged Bird Sings for Tenor and Ensemble
Nathan Michel Shelter (2002)
Yiorgos Vassilandonakis New Work
February 23-24, 2018
First Presbyterian, Springfield IL
Second Presbyterian, Bloomington IL
Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Mozart Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme
Ruth Marshall, cello
Mozart Symphony No. 41 <Jupiter>
March 2-3, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Sejoon Park, piano
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
March 9, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Young Peoples Concert
Carneigie Hall Link-Up
March 18, 2018
Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Johns Island
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV1049
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat K271
Caleb Borick, piano
Bloch Concerto Grosso No. 1
March 23-24, 2018
BCPA, Bloomington IL
Sangamon Auditorium, Springfield IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Bach-Elgar Fantasia and Fugue in C minor
Poulenc Organ Concerto
Felix Hell, organ
Saint-Saens Organ Symphony
March 30-31, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Webern Funf Satze
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26 <Coronation>
Sandra Wright Shen, piano
Mozart Symphony No. 41 <Jupiter>
April 13-14, 2018
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
Yuriy Bekker, violin
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
April 28-29, 2018
BCPA, Bloomington IL
Sangamon Auditorium, Springfield IL
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 <Pastorale>
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
Stephen Hough, piano
May 3-4, 2018
BCPA, Bloomington IL
Sangamon Auditorium, Springfield IL
Really Inventive Stuff
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Concert for Kids
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Kapilow Green Eggs and Ham
Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville