Holiday Spectacular at the Raue Center
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
Holiday Spectacular
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
Holiday Spectacular
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
Holiday Spectacular
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
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony
MISSY MAZZOLI | These Worlds in Us
SAINT-SAËNS | Cello Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY | Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
Chad Goodman, conductor
Matthew Agnew, cello
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony
MISSY MAZZOLI | These Worlds in Us
SAINT-SAËNS | Cello Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY | Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
Chad Goodman, conductor
Matthew Agnew, cello
Beethoven Violin Concerto
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS | Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN | Violin Concerto
Chad Goodman, conductor
Stella Chen, violin
Beethoven Violin Concerto
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS | Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN | Violin Concerto
Chad Goodman, conductor
Stella Chen, violin
Tchaikovsky & Sibelius
JIMMY LÓPEZ | Fiesta!
TCHAIKOVSKY | Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS | Symphony No. 5
Chad Goodman, conductor
Samuel Vargas, violin
Tchaikovsky & Sibelius
JIMMY LÓPEZ | Fiesta!
TCHAIKOVSKY | Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS | Symphony No. 5
Chad Goodman, conductor
Samuel Vargas, violin
The Planets
LIGETI | Lontano
MOZART | Symphony No. 31, “Paris”
HOLST | The Planets
Chad Goodman, conductor
Women of the Elgin Master Chorale
The Planets
LIGETI | Lontano
MOZART | Symphony No. 31, “Paris”
HOLST | The Planets
Chad Goodman, conductor
Women of the Elgin Master Chorale
Joyce Yang Plays Grieg
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR | Overture to The Song of Hiawatha
GRIEG | Piano Concerto
DVOŘÁK | Symphony No. 7
Chad Goodman, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
Joyce Yang Plays Grieg
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR | Overture to The Song of Hiawatha
GRIEG | Piano Concerto
DVOŘÁK | Symphony No. 7
Chad Goodman, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
Día de los Muertos
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.
Bolero!
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
Bolero!
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
Beethoven’s 9th
MOZART | Ave verum corpus
JESSIE MONTGOMERY | Hymn for Everyone
BEETHOVEN | Symphony No. 9
Chad Goodman, conductor
Elgin Master Chorale
Beethoven’s 9th
MOZART | Ave verum corpus
JESSIE MONTGOMERY | Hymn for Everyone
BEETHOVEN | Symphony No. 9
Chad Goodman, conductor
Elgin Master Chorale
Schumann Piano Concerto
BRAHMS | Academic Festival Overture
R. SCHUMANN | Piano Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY | Symphony No. 2, “Ukrainian”
Chad Goodman, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
Schumann Piano Concerto
BRAHMS | Academic Festival Overture
R. SCHUMANN | Piano Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY | Symphony No. 2, “Ukrainian”
Chad Goodman, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
Isabella Lippi Plays Mozart
REVUELTAS | Janitzio
MOZART | Violin Concerto No. 4
PROKOFIEV | Symphony No. 5
Chad Goodman, conductor
Isabella Lippi, violin
Isabella Lippi Plays Mozart
REVUELTAS | Janitzio
MOZART | Violin Concerto No. 4
PROKOFIEV | Symphony No. 5
Chad Goodman, conductor
Isabella Lippi, violin
The Magic of Hollywood
Featuring musical moments from Hollywood’s biggest movies. “E.T,” “Star Wars,” “Cinema Paradiso,” and music from the “Harry Potter” series.
Chad Goodman, conductor
The Magic of Hollywood
Featuring musical moments from Hollywood’s biggest movies. “E.T,” “Star Wars,” “Cinema Paradiso,” and music from the “Harry Potter” series.
Chad Goodman, conductor
Flute Virtuoso Brandon Patrick George
BACEWICZ | Overture
IBERT | Flute Concerto
SCHUBERT | Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
HINDEMITH | Symphonic Metamorphosis
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
Brandon Patrick George, flute
Flute Virtuoso Brandon Patrick George
BACEWICZ | Overture
IBERT | Flute Concerto
SCHUBERT | Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
HINDEMITH | Symphonic Metamorphosis
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
Brandon Patrick George, flute
Holiday Spectacular
Featuring The Nutcracker, Sleigh Ride, Navidad Latina!, the Music of John Rutter, plus your favorite carols, and an appearance by Santa Claus!
Chad Goodman, conductor
Integrity School of Dance
Elgin Master Chorale
Holiday Spectacular
Featuring The Nutcracker, Sleigh Ride, Navidad Latina!, the Music of John Rutter, plus your favorite carols, and an appearance by Santa Claus!
Chad Goodman, conductor
Integrity School of Dance
Elgin Master Chorale
Holiday Spectacular
Featuring The Nutcracker, Sleigh Ride, Navidad Latina!, the Music of John Rutter, plus your favorite carols, and an appearance by Santa Claus!
Chad Goodman, conductor
Integrity School of Dance
Elgin Master Chorale
Holiday Spectacular
Featuring The Nutcracker, Sleigh Ride, Navidad Latina!, the Music of John Rutter, plus your favorite carols, and an appearance by Santa Claus!
Chad Goodman, conductor
Elgin Master Chorale
Beethoven & Brahms
R. HALFFTER | Obertura festiva
BRAHMS | Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra
BEETHOVEN | Symphony No. 2
Chad Goodman, conductor
Stephen Rose, violin
Brant Taylor, cello
Beethoven & Brahms
R. HALFFTER | Obertura festiva
BRAHMS | Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra
BEETHOVEN | Symphony No. 2
Chad Goodman, conductor
Stephen Rose, violin
Brant Taylor, cello
Opening Weekend With Christine Brewer
MOZART | The Magic Flute Overture
R. STRAUSS | Four Last Songs
RACHMANINOFF | Symphonic Dances
Chad Goodman, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Opening Weekend With Christine Brewer
MOZART | The Magic Flute Overture
R. STRAUSS | Four Last Songs
RACHMANINOFF | Symphonic Dances
Chad Goodman, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Violins of Hope
JOHN WILLIAMS | Theme from Schindler’s List
MAHLER | Adagietto
MENDELSSOHN | String Symphony No. 10 in B minor
Matthew Sheppard, conductor
Rhapsody in Blue
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR | Ballade in A minor
GERSHWIN | Rhapsody in Blue
BEETHOVEN | Symphony No. 7
Chad Goodman, conductor
Drew Petersen, piano
Rhapsody in Blue
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR | Ballade in A minor
GERSHWIN | Rhapsody in Blue
BEETHOVEN | Symphony No. 7
Chad Goodman, conductor
Drew Petersen, piano
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
CARLOS SIMON | Fate Now Conquers
SAINT-SAËNS | Violin Concerto No. 3
TCHAIKOVSKY | Symphony No. 4
Alex Amsel, conductor
Blake Pouliot, violin
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
CARLOS SIMON | Fate Now Conquers
SAINT-SAËNS | Violin Concerto No. 3
TCHAIKOVSKY | Symphony No. 4
Alex Amsel, conductor
Blake Pouliot, violin
The Music of Star Wars
Join the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for an otherworldly musical experience. Guest conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez leads the orchestra through “The Music of Star Wars.” This concert promises music you know from the acclaimed saga including “A New Hope”, “The Phantom Menace”, “The Force Awakens”, “Rogue One” and more!
Dvořák Cello Concerto
IVES | The Unanswered Question
JUAN DAVID OSORIO | El Paraíso segun María (The Paradise According to María)
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ | Danzón No. 2
DVOŘÁK | Cello Concerto
Lee Mills, conductor
Thomas Mesa, cello