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.
2023 - 2024 SEASON
CONCERT #1: RENEWAL
Saturday, October 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
Moser Performing Arts Center: Sexton Auditorium
Sunday, October 8 @ 4:00 p.m.
Moser Performing Arts Center: Sexton Auditorium
A FREE pre-concert chat with the conductor and special guests will occur 45 minutes prior to each performance!
Giuseppe VERDI
La Forza del Destino Overture
Antonin DVORAK
Suite in A Major, Op. 98b “American”
Modest MUSSORGSKY
Night on Bald Mountain
Felix MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 107 “Reformation”
CONCERT #2: REVITALIZE
Saturday, December 9 @ 7:00 p.m.
Moser Performing Arts Center: Sexton Auditorium
Sunday, December 10 @ 4:00 p.m.
Moser Performing Arts Center: Sexton Auditorium
A FREE pre-concert chat with the conductor and special guests will occur 45 minutes prior to each performance!
Edward ELGAR
Froissart Overture, opus 19
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major for French horn & Orchestra, K. 447
Emily WHITTAKER, soloist
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, opus 68 "Pastoral"
FAMILY CONCERT & INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO
Saturday, January 20 @ 11:00 a.m.
Moser Performing Arts Center: Sexton Auditorium
FREE ADMISSION BUT TICKETS ARE REQUIRED!
CONCERT #3: REMEMBER
Saturday, February 24 @ 7:00 p.m.
Moser Performing Arts Center: Sexton Auditorium
Sunday, February 25 @ 4:00 p.m.
Moser Performing Arts Center: Sexton Auditorium
A FREE pre-concert chat with the conductor and special guests will occur 45 minutes prior to each performance!
Aaron COPLAND
An Outdoor Overture
Florence PRICE
Andante moderato
Leonard BERNSTEIN
West Side Story
John Knowles PAINE
Symphony No. 1 in c minor, opus 23
CONCERT #4: REJOICE!
Saturday, April 20 @ 7:00 p.m.
Moser Performing Arts Center: Sexton Auditorium
Sunday, April 21 @ 4:00 p.m.
Moser Performing Arts Center: Sexton Auditorium
A FREE pre-concert chat with the conductor and special guests will occur 45 minutes prior to each performance!
Ferdinand HEROLD
Zampa Overture
Johann Nepomuk HUMMEL
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
Gilmar CAVALCANTES, soloist
Antonin DVORAK
Symphony No. 8 in G Major, opus 88
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.
