IPO Announces Return to Live Performances at Ozinga Chapel
IPO makes its jubilant return to the stage of Ozinga Chapel Auditorium for the 2021-22 season with world-renowned featured soloists Rachel Barton Pine, William Wolfram, collaborations with The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet and Anima-Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus.
OPENING NIGHT: COPLAND, EWAZEN & PRICE: October 16, 2021 – 5:30 PM
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
Naomi Bensdorf Frisch, Oboe
Yoshihisa Aria, Choreographer
PRICE: Andante Moderato from String Quartet in G major
EWAZEN: Down a River of Time
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring featuring The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet
Act II Opening Night
Post-Concert Celebration Dinner at Palos Country Club
MOZART & BEETHOVEN: November 13, 2021 – 7:30 PM
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
Naomi Bensdorf Frisch, Oboe
Trevor O’Riordan, Clarinet
Erin Kozakis, Bassoon
Lee Shirer, Horn
MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante for Winds
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8
THE SNOWMAN & OTHER HOLIDAY FAVORITES: December 11, 2021 – 3 PM
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
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STILL, BOLOGNE, & DVORAK: February 19, 2022 – 7:30 PM
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin
STILL: Mother and Child
BOLOGNE: Violin Concerto in G major
DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 “New World”
RAVEL, ABELS & THOMAS: March 12, 2022 – 3 PM
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
Anima-Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus
ABELS: Frederick’s Fables
RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite
THOMAS: World premier Co-commission with Anima-Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus and text featuring Gwendolyn Brooks’ Bronzeville Boys and Girls
ALL BRAHMS: April 30, 2022 – 7:30 PM
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
Azusa Tashiro, Violin
Jacob Hanegan, Cello
BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances 5 & 6
BRAHMS: Double Concerto
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2
SCHEHERAZADE: May 14, 2022 – 7:30 PM
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
William Wolfram, Piano
Martha Horst, Composer-in-Residence
HORST: Reverberations
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 75/79
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
Composer Competition: September 22, 2021 – 6:30 PM
Marg Kallemeyn Theatre inside the Art & Communications Center at Trinity Christian College
To learn more and purchase tickets, visit the IPO website.
ABOUT IPO
Now in its 44th season, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) in residence at Trinity Christian College is a leading performing arts organization in Chicago’s Southland providing professional orchestral music of beauty and excellence to the region. IPO’s repertoire ranges from Baroque and Classical masterpieces, to world premieres and modern favorites. The Illinois Council of Orchestras named IPO the “Illinois Professional Orchestra of the Year” in 1992, 2010, and 2020, recognizing IPO’s overall artistic excellence.
