CONCERTS
The Joliet Symphony Orchestra performs works for small and large orchestra alike in the intimate
Sexton Auditorium on the University of St. Francis campus in Joliet, Illinois.
"NOTEWORTHY" (FREE PRE-CONCERT CHATS)
Join our conductor for a lively and engaging discussion of the music to be performed on our concerts.
These informal chats begin 45 minutes before each concert (6:15 p.m. on Saturdays and 3:15 p.m. on Sundays) and you are encouraged and welcome to engage in dialogue with the conductor.
22nd SEASON: 2026-2027
#1: Winter Reveries
Saturday, September 26, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. in Sexton Auditorium
Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 4:00 p.m. in Sexton Auditorium
W.A. MOZART
Overture to "Don Giovanni"
Eduardo LALO
Cello Concerto in d minor
Bob HAUSER, cello
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 1 in g minor, opus 13 "Winter Reveries"
#2: The Planets
Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. in Sexton Auditorium
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 4:00 p.m. in Sexton Auditorium
Sir Arthur SULLIVAN
Overture to "The Gondoliers"
Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
English Folk Song Suite
Gustav HOLST
The Planets, opus 32
[with special Guest Artist & projections!]
FAMILY CONCERT & INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO
Saturday, January 16, 2027 @ 11:00 a.m.
Moser Performing Arts Center: Sexton Auditorium
Jerry GOLDSMITH (arr. Calvin CUSTER)
Star Trek Through The Years
John WILLIAMS (arr. Stephen BULLA)
Star Wars Through The Years
Gustav HOLST
The Planets, opus 32 [selections]
[with special Guest Artist & projections!]
FREE ADMISSION BUT TICKETS ARE REQUIRED!
#3: Going Home
Saturday, February 20, 2027 @ 7:00 p.m. in Sexton Auditorium
Sunday, February 21, 2027 @ 4:00 p.m. in Sexton Auditorium
Aaron COPLAND
Our Town
Serge KOUSSEVITZKY
Concerto for Bass & Orchestra in e minor, opus 3
Hunter THOMS, bass
Antonin DVORAK
Symphony No. 9 in e minor, opus 95 "from the New World"
#4: Youthful Vigor
Saturday, April 24, 2027 @ 7:00 p.m. in Sexton Auditorium
Sunday, April 25, 2027 @ 4:00 p.m. in Sexton Auditorium
Raymond LEFEVRE
La Soupe Aux Choux ("Cabbage Soup")
Felix MENDELSSOHN
Fingal's Cave Overture, opus 26
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
Hyejin CHO, piano
Franz SCHUBERT
Symphony in C Major, D. 812 "Grand Duo"
SEXTON AUDITORIUM
Unless otherwise indicated, our performances take place in the intimacy of the 250-seat Sexton Auditorium which is located on the University of St. Francis campus in the Harold & Margaret Moser Performing Arts Center.
