New Philharmonic Announces 2024-2025 Season

New Philharmonic, the professional orchestra in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), has announced their 2024-2025 Season. “I’m excited to begin my 20th year with New Philharmonic,” says Maestro Kirk Muspratt. “At New Philharmonic we pride ourselves in our splendid performances of the best-loved classical music, but also enjoy performing orchestral music’s hidden gems to give audiences one of the most exciting symphonic experiences they can find anywhere.”

“New Philharmonic has blossomed under the Maestro’s baton,” observes MAC Director Diana Martinez. His passion for orchestra music, pursuit of excellence, dedication to education and endless curiosity never ceases to resonate with our long-time patrons and continues to draw new fans at a time when many organizations have seen their audiences wane. We are so lucky to have him on the podium for this landmark season as we anticipate what looks to be one of New Philharmonic’s best seasons yet.”

New Philharmonic’s 2024-2025 Season begins with “Ravel and Mahler” featuring Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G-Major with guest pianist Winston Choi and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D-Major (Oct. 5-6). Given the huge response to last year’s two “John Williams’ Music Makes the Movie” concert performances, this season New Philharmonic will present three performances of “Music Makes the Movies - John Williams 2.0” featuring even more works of the prolific movie score composer (Nov. 1-3).

For the holidays, New Philharmonic once again performs Tchaikovsky’s beloved “The Nutcracker” score live when Salt Creek Ballet returns to the MAC with this holiday favorite (Dec. 14-15). New Philharmonic will close out 2024 with three fun and celebratory New Year’s Eve performances featuring the return of dynamic operatic bass-baritone Richard Ollarsaba (Dec. 31).

New Philharmonic opens 2025 with a concert performance of Gaetano Donizetti’s popular comedic melodrama, “Elixir of Love,” showcasing a roster of exciting guest vocalists (Jan. 25-26). The season concludes with a final program featuring “Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto” with guest violinist Yang Liu, plus Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 (April 12-13).

All performances will take place in the McAninch Arts Center’s Belushi Performance Hall, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage. New Philharmonic concerts are frequently preceded by free informative MAC Chat presentations on site at the McAninch Arts Center to provide audiences with a greater understanding and appreciation of the accompanying program. For more information visit AtTheMAC.org.

Subscriptions for New Philharmonic’s 2024-2025 Season are now on sale. Subscribers can also secure tickets at a discount to Salt Creek Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” (Dec. 14-15) in advance of the general public. Single concert tickets go on sale July 24. Dates, artists and prices are subject to change. For more information visit AtTheMAC.org or call the MAC Box Office at 630.942.4000.

New Philharmonic has inspired classical music enthusiasts in Chicago and the suburbs for more than four decades and was recently honored with the Illinois Council of Orchestras’ 2020 ICO Award in the category Programming of the Year. Today, under the direction of Music Director/Conductor Kirk Muspratt, named 2018 Conductor of the Year (Professional Orchestra) by Illinois Council of Orchestras, New Philharmonic consists of more than 60 professional musicians and typically performs more than a dozen concerts a year, reaching more than 7,500 from the greater Chicago area annually.