Grammy Nominated Broadway Star Courtney Reed takes the stage to open The Hemmens Cultural Center’s 2025 Season accompanied by the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.

The Elgin Annual Holiday Tradition! Come experience this festive holiday performance including favorite carols, new spins on modern favorites, and an appearance by Santa Claus!

Chad Goodman, conductor
Elgin Master Chorale
Integrity School of Dance

The Elgin Annual Holiday Tradition! Come experience this festive holiday performance including favorite carols, new spins on modern favorites, and an appearance by Santa Claus!

Chad Goodman, conductor
Elgin Master Chorale
Integrity School of Dance

The Elgin Annual Holiday Tradition! Come experience this festive holiday performance including favorite carols, new spins on modern favorites, and an appearance by Santa Claus!

Chad Goodman, conductor
Elgin Master Chorale
Integrity School of Dance

The Elgin Annual Holiday Tradition! Come experience this festive holiday performance including favorite carols, new spins on modern favorites, and an appearance by Santa Claus!

Chad Goodman, conductor
Elgin Master Chorale
Integrity School of Dance

The ESO Brass and Percussion sections come to Schaumburg for a concert of Holiday music including arrangements of The Nutcracker, Sleigh Ride, Joy to the World, and more!

This free special Holiday event will be presented at the Saint Anne Catholic Community featuring members of the ESO Brass and Percussion sections.

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR | Overture to The Song of Hiawatha
GRIEG | Piano Concerto
DVOŘÁK | Symphony No. 7

Chad Goodman, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR | Overture to The Song of Hiawatha
GRIEG | Piano Concerto
DVOŘÁK | Symphony No. 7

Chad Goodman, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano

Donors at the $250 level and up receive an invitation to attend this exclusive open rehearsal with Chad Goodman, Joyce Yang, and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.

Listener’s Club is your chance to delve deep into the concert experience with a personal guided tour. Led by Music Director Chad Goodman, this is your chance to meet him, ask questions, and gain his personal insights about the upcoming program.

Listener’s Club is your chance to delve deep into the concert experience with a personal guided tour. Led by Music Director Chad Goodman, this is your chance to meet him, ask questions, and gain his personal insights about the upcoming program.

Commemorate loved ones at this special event, in partnership with Gail Borden Public Library and the City of Elgin. Featuring José Carlos Díaz singing favorites including Sabor a mi and La Llorona, plus music from Latin America including Sobre las olas and Huapango. Elgin's own BFH also joins the ESO in this unique collaboration.

The Elgin Master Chorale season kicks off with an exhilarating evening of choral mastery featuring Brahms' timeless Gesang der Parzen alongside Robert Hanson's vibrant Psalms of David. Experience the powerful fusion of classic and contemporary as we explore bravery and fate with our talented singers.

Bring the entire family to Barrington’s White House for spine-tingling music from the musicians of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. This Halloween-themed concert is perfect for families, children, and music lovers of all ages. Come dressed up in your favorite Halloween costume and enjoy a program that introduces younger audiences to the beauty and excitement of orchestral music. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the spooky season and foster a love for music in young listeners.

GABRIELA ORTIZ | Kauyumari
FALLA | Suites Nos. 1 & 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
RODRIGO | Fantasia para un gentilhombre
RAVEL | Bolero

Chad Goodman, conductor
Ana Vidovic, guitar

GABRIELA ORTIZ | Kauyumari
FALLA | Suites Nos. 1 & 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
RODRIGO | Fantasia para un gentilhombre
RAVEL | Bolero

Chad Goodman, conductor
Ana Vidovic, guitar

Listener’s Club is your chance to delve deep into the concert experience with a personal guided tour. Led by Music Director Chad Goodman, this is your chance to meet him, ask questions, and gain his personal insights about the upcoming program.

Listener’s Club is your chance to delve deep into the concert experience with a personal guided tour. Led by Music Director Chad Goodman, this is your chance to meet him, ask questions, and gain his personal insights about the upcoming program.

The Historic tradition of mariachi music originated in cities such as Guadalajara and Mexico City. As the ever-evolving genre’s influence spread, it reached Chicago and birthed the Mariachi Herencia de México. The 2x Latin GRAMMY®-nominated band has issued five chart topping albums and has performed all across the North American continent paving the way for a new generation of mariachi musicians.

A patriotic brass concert featuring Chad Goodman and the ESO Brass and Percussion sections at Citizens Park in Barrington.

Performing works by George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Leonard Cohen, Scott Joplin, and more.

Ross Beacraft, trumpet
David Gauger, trumpet
Mary Buscanics-Jones, horn
Adam Moen, trombone
Charles Schuchat, tuba

Due to the expected weather and for the safety of our patrons and guests, the concert at Lord's Park has been canceled by the City of Elgin.

Join your Elgin Symphony Orchestra for the annual Fanfare Gala commemorating 74 years of musical culture and community in "The City in the Suburbs." The Fanfare Gala Luncheon will include a live auction, champagne toast, musical performances, glamorous guests, and much more.

MOZART | Ave verum corpus
JESSIE MONTGOMERY | Hymn for Everyone
BEETHOVEN | Symphony No. 9

Chad Goodman, conductor
Elgin Master Chorale

MOZART | Ave verum corpus
JESSIE MONTGOMERY | Hymn for Everyone
BEETHOVEN | Symphony No. 9

Chad Goodman, conductor
Elgin Master Chorale

Listener’s Club is your chance to delve deep into the concert experience with a personal guided tour by our very own ESO Musicians. Hear them perform live and share their personal insight about each concert program. You can enjoy this FREE presentation at the Gail Borden Library and Barrington Area Library the week of each concert.

Listener’s Club is your chance to delve deep into the concert experience with a personal guided tour by our very own ESO Musicians. Hear them perform live and share their personal insight about each concert program. You can enjoy this FREE presentation at the Gail Borden Library (Wednesdays) and Barrington Area Library (Tuesdays) the week of each concert.

HAYDN | String Quartet Op. 33, No. 2 “Joke” 
DVORAK | String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96 “American" 

Eric Pidluski, violin
Maria Arrua, violin
Rebecca Swan, viola
Matthew Agnew, Cello