First Rehearsal on Wednesday, August 20!!

After a hiatus of over two months, orchestra members are gearing up for the first rehearsal.  The first concert (September 28) will be a thrilling group of orchestral pieces by Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss and Mussorgsky!

The players are anxious to get going on the music, just as audience members eagerly await the first concert of 2014/2015.

Orchestra members are particularly thrilled about a rehearsal on September 24 with Riccardo Muti, the world famous conductor of the CSO!

We have a few changes this year.  Some key players are moving out of state.  We say good-bye to Marybeth Harrison (assistant concertmaster), Doug Hettinger (principal cello) and Naomi Hildner (principal viola) as we look forward to meeting the new players who will replace them.

GOOD-BYE PARTY

TUESDAY JULY 15, 6:30 PM 

Doc Ryan's at 7432 W. Madison Street in Forest Park
for Doug Hettinger (cello) & Mary Beth Harrison (violin) before they leave for Seattle

Doug has been our prinicipal cellist for a number of years.

Mary Beth has been our assistant concertmaster for a number of years, also.

We will be saying a sad good-bye, also, to Jaren Hillard (oboe & Stage Manager)

as we wish him well with his new job in Miami

You may order off the menu

or

Take part in the following party packages:

All the pizza, draft beer/wine & tip for $25 a person

$20 for a pizz/pop option

$15 for kids12 and under

Under 5 free

Jaren Hillard, left - - David Barford, French horn, right

Annual Meeting at House Red in Forest Park.
A good time was had by all!

Everyone is invited to the Annual Meeting!

http://www.houseredvinoteca.com/

At 7403 W. Madison Street

Forest Park, IL

 

Thursday Night Out Was a Great Success!

Thursday Night Out was a great success!  

We had an appreciative audience and gained new subscribers!!

Maurice Boyer, Assistant Conductor, with David Leehey, Board President

Yi-Chen Huang, Violin, Sandra Korelc and Naomi Hildner, Viola

Players donated their time and talent for this event.

Suzanne McBride, Eliot Abarbanel, Donna Byrne, Edward Bingham

Beth Hoover, General Manager, with Tom Steffens

Paula Johanessen, Denise Boneau and Yi-Chen Huang, warming up.

THURSDAY NIGHT OUT!

May 22, 7. p.m.

Marion and Westgate Streets in Downtown Oak Park

Come and hear us play outside under the stars!  Get discount tickets from local restaurants.

A fun evening for all!

Click here to find out more.

YouTube Video

Rehearsing With Cynthia Yeh

Our general manager, Beth Hoover, managed to get this shot from last Wednesday's rehearsal with Cynthia Yeh.  Here she is shown rehearsing a new work that was written just for her!  It's the "Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra" by Richard Kvistad.  

The orchestra loved the piece!  It's unusual, yet amazingly beautiful . . . in a modern idiom!

Cynthia Yeh is the Principal Percussionist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which means she is a colleague of Jay Friedman, who is Principal Trombone of the CSO.  Also, it means she beat out many, many players for this position, which means she is a phenomenal musician!

This piece will be performed at our concert on May 18, 2014.  It's a World Premiere!