The ESO and Jeans 'n Classics interpret the iconic 'Sgt. Pepper'

Ask a group of musicologists to describe The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper” album, and you’ll hear a litany of vivid descriptors: psychedelic, avant-garde, art rock. Heralded as the start of the “album era,” and heralded as the first example of pop music being elevated to the level of fine art, Sgt. Pepper draws upon a collage of musical genres and highlights a broad range of instruments. This complexity is what makes it the perfect mash-up for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and Jeans ’n Classics.

With music by the ESO, Jeans ‘n Classics will interpret the music of this legendary Beatles’ album at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie on Friday, February 18, at 7:30 p.m., and at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 20, at 3 p.m.

Tickets for the Skokie performance can be obtained at www.NorthShoreCenter.org, www.ElginSymphony.org, or by calling the North Shore Center box office at 847-673-6300.

Tickets for the performances at the Hemmens Cultural Center are available at the ESO Box Office, 20 DuPage Ct., Elgin, or by phone at 847-888-4000, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.ElginSymphony.org.

Masks and proof of complete Covid-19 vaccination are required for all attendees.

90.9 FM WDCB is the media sponsor for these performances, which are also partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.