You may not know the names, but you know the music through movies, television, radio, and commercials. Hear this Music You Know and love performed LIVE with Chad Goodman and the ESO - find out where some of your favorite music comes from.  

From Copland and Tchaikovsky to Mendelssohn and Bizet, you will be surprised!

Chad Goodman, conductor

A concert featuring the Strings of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra! Join us again this year for another enjoyable afternoon of music inside our Elgin community.

Chad Goodman, conductor

Have all your burning questions answered over a cup of coffee at our Coffee & Conversation event later this month! Just stop by our offices any time between 10 AM and noon on March 22nd. Chad Goodman, along with the ESO Staff, will be there to give you a glimpse into what keeps your favorite orchestra chugging along.

We invite everyone interested to drop by, meet, and chat with us!

BACH | Sonata in D Major
POULENC | Suite Francaise
RACHMANINOFF | Sonata in g minor

Brant Taylor, cello
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano

This free special Holiday event will be presented at the Saint Anne Catholic Community featuring members of the ESO Brass and Percussion sections.

DONIZETTI | Sinfonia in G minor
RAVEL | Pavane pour une infante défunte
MARTEAU | Serenade for Winds
STRAUSS | Serenade in E-flat major
MOZART | Serenade No. 12 in C minor K. 388

Matthew Sheppard, conductor

J. STRAUSS, Jr. | Thunder and Lightning Polka
HUMPERDINCK | Witch’s Ride from Hansel and Gretel
ELGAR | Nimrod from Enigma Variations
MOZART | Don Giovanni Overture
BERLIOZ | March to the Scaffold from Symphonie fantastique
RAVEL | Pavane for a Dead Princess
GRIEG | In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
DEBUSSY | Clair de lune
BIZET | Selections from Carmen

Chad Goodman, conductor

A passion-filled, energetic celebration of Latin American orchestral hits paired with the firework performances of acclaimed Costa Rican trumpeter José Sibaja and vocalist Mónica Abrego. Sibaja, who is lead trumpet of the renowned Boston Brass, has recorded with such artists as Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Celia Cruz and has performed on television at the MTV awards, Grammy Awards, and Saturday Night Live, among many others. Featuring “Bésame mucho,” “Estrellita,” popular selections from Carmen, and other Latin American favorites.

Celebrate the holidays with your favorite scenes from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and other holiday favorites such as Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and Christmas all with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and the Elgin Master Chorale! With any luck, we may have a special visitor from the North Pole as well…

This free special Holiday event will be presented at the Saint Anne Catholic Community featuring members of the ESO Brass and Percussion sections.

MENDELSSOHN | String Symphony No. 10 in B minor
ELGAR | Serenade for Strings
EFRAÍN AMAYA | Angelica
DVOŘÁK | Serenade for Strings

Matthew Sheppard, conductor

As Halloween shadows begin to fall, join the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for an early evening of spooky classics. Night on Bald Mountain, Danse macabre, music from Psycho, and more. The music will be scary, but prices aren’t: $8 for students and $20-35 for adults.