Elmhurst Symphony Presents Season Finale: Orchestral Brilliance

Join us for a memorable evening of music with an incandescent program of blockbuster works, when the award-winning Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra presents “Orchestral Brilliance” at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. Recently named 2022 Community Orchestra of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras, the ESO will welcome guest artist, percussionist She-e Wu, whose extraordinary talents will be showcased in Grammy Award-winning Jennifer Higdon’s imaginative Percussion Concerto. The ESO brass will shine in Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, and the brilliant Symphonic Dances of Rachmaninoff round out the program. This is a season finale you will not want to miss!

The concert takes place at the ESO’s home venue, Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, located at 149 W. Brush Hill Rd in Elmhurst. The church has accessible parking and facilities; parking is free.

The concert experience at ECRC is enhanced by the informative and lively discussion, Behind the Music Stand, led by audience favorite Dr. Ted Hatmaker, which takes place at 5:45 p.m. prior to the concert.

This concert is dedicated to the memory of Wanda Maxson, a long-time supporter of the Elmhurst Symphony and the first president of the orchestra’s Auxiliary.

The concert is underwritten in part by generous gifts from Ralph Maxson (Shostakovich’s Festive Overture) and Keith and Irmgard Olson ( Higdon’s Percussion Concerto and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.)

Concert tickets, which can be purchased on the ESO website www.elmhurstsymphony.org or by calling the Box Office at 630-941-0202, are $35 for adults, $32 for seniors, and $12 for students (school-age or college with ID.) Group and family rates are available. For more information please call the Box Office or visit the website. For updated COVID protocols closer to the concert date, go to the Visit Us tab on the website.