Featured Events
Symphony at 70
Join us in celebrating our 70th ANNIVERSARY SEASON with a pre & post show party!
September 14 starting at 6:00 pm
September 15 starting at 12:30 pm
Heritage Ballroom
Liszt & Rachmaninoff
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 70th season with Liszt & Rachmaninoff.
September 13 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance
September 14 at 7:30 pm
September 15 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Bravo Broadway!
BRAVO BROADWAY! is an exciting and wildly popular evening of Tony-winning favorites performed by stars from the Broadway stage along with our very own Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
October 4 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Center for the Arts
October 5 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
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Symphony at 70
Join us in celebrating our 70th ANNIVERSARY SEASON with a pre & post show party!
September 14 starting at 6:00 pm
September 15 starting at 12:30 pm
Heritage Ballroom
Liszt & Rachmaninoff
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 70th season with Liszt & Rachmaninoff.
September 13 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance
September 14 at 7:30 pm
September 15 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Bravo Broadway!
BRAVO BROADWAY! is an exciting and wildly popular evening of Tony-winning favorites performed by stars from the Broadway stage along with our very own Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
October 4 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Center for the Arts
October 5 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Bolero! Chabrier, Edwards & Ravel
This remarkable journey of music, culture, and fantasy will leave you with a deeper appreciation of the world around you.
November 2 at 7:30 pm
November 3 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
November 4 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance
Bach & Dvořák
Imagine a jam session with some of the greatest composers of all time, and you would get this performance of Bach, Stravinsky, and Dvorak.
November 23 at 7:30 pm
November 24 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
The Nutcracker
Local dancers and actors share the stage with seasoned professionals to create an inclusive production full of elaborate and enchanting surprises.
December 7th @ 2pm & 7pm
December 8th @ 2pm
Deck the Halls Holiday Concert
An Elgin Holiday Tradition! The ESO’s Deck The Halls Holiday Concert is a community sing-a-long for the entire family!
December 14 at 2:30 pm
December 14 at 7:30 pm
December 15 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Magnificent Mozart
The ESO’s Magnificent Mozart gives the audience a glimpse into the brilliance that was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.
January 10 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Center for the Arts
January 11 at 7:30 pm
January 12 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Abbey Road: Tribute to the Beatles
Join the ESO and Jeans ‘n Classics as they perform the best-selling Beatles album – Abbey Road
January 24 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance
January 25 at 7:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
The Power of Fate: Verdi, Strauss & Wagner
Love, revenge, war, and reflection are all themes that come to life in this intense, heart-stopping performance.
February 7 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance
February 8 at 7:30 pm
February 9 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Mariachi!
The ESO is excited to collaborate with Mariachi Acero for this one of a kind performance.
March 7 at 7:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Debussy and Brahms
Before Marvin Gaye, there was Debussy & Brahms. Andrew Grams and the musicians of the ESO will light the fires of love.
April 4 at 7:30 pm
April 5 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
Season Finale: The Planets
Experience the celestial finale of the 70th season with Music Director Andrew Grams, the ESO and the Elgin Master Chorale
May 2 at 7:30 pm
May 3 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center
