Enjoy Music You Know with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 13

Mention Classical Music and many people will claim they don’t know a thing about it. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s Friday Favorites, Music You Know concerts set out to prove them wrong.

“Classical music is everywhere – in movies, commercials, cartoons. People may say they don’t know anything about classical music, but when the Symphony starts playing, they will recognize many of the pieces,” said Marc Thayer, CEO of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.

The “Music You Know” concerts make orchestra music approachable to newcomers with its shorter, recognizable pieces, while providing longtime symphony fans a chance to hear some of their favorite compositions in a more intimate setting. The concerts start at 6:30 p.m. and run without intermission until approximately 8 p.m.

The Friday, Oct. 13, program at Elgin Community College’s Blizzard Theatre will include:

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

Tickets, available through the Elgin Community College Arts Center at www.eccartscenter.org, are $10 for students and $20 - $35 for adults. More information is available at www.ElginSymphony.org. Free parking is available at Elgin Community College’s Blizzard Theatre.

Generous support for the ESO’s 2023-24 season comes from Otto®, Seigle Foundation, The Pepper Family Foundation, Willow Springs Charitable Trust, John B. Sanfillipo & Son, Inc., Elgin Symphony League, and Elgin Cultural Arts Commission. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra also acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.