45th Annual Concert Season: 2021-2022
For 44 concert seasons, the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra has been proud and privileged to provide classical and popular musical performances for our region. The 2021-2022 season will provide the following concerts, held in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Northern Illinois University Music Building.
We would be thrilled to have you join us for live performances. As we return, your health and safety are our number one priority. To help ensure that, you must follow the mask requirements of Northern Illinois University. Masks must be worn properly, over the nose and mouth, by all persons for the duration of their time in the Music Building.
More information about the university’s health protocols and guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic may be found here.
Parking: There is a parking lot off of College Avenue, south of the Music Building, that may be used. The parking lot across Lucinda Avenue, north of the Music Building, is normally reserved at all times for vehicles with university parking permits, but the University Police will not ticket vehicles in that lot on weekends or from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. on weekdays. However, there are a few “reserved” signs that prohibit parking in specified parking spaces.
“Belated Happy Birthday, Beethoven!”
Saturday, October 9, 2021, at 7:30 p.m.*
Overture to “Egmont”, Op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Anthony Padilla, Piano
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
This concert was dedicated to healthcare workers.
The printed program for this concert is available here.
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Holiday Pops Concert: “Winter Wonderland”
Friday, December 10, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 12, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.
A Christmas Festival
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
Russian Christmas Music
Alfred Reed (1921-2005)
Winter from The Four Seasons
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Ann Montzka Smelser, violin
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1858)
The Bells of Christmas
arr. Bob Krogstad (1950-2015)
Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
Festive Sounds of Hanukah
Bill Holcombe (1924-2010)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24
Paul O’Neill (1956-2017) and Robert Kinkel, arr. Bob Phillips
Stille Nacht
Franz Gruber (1787-1863), arr. Chip Davis and Calvin Custer
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
George Friderick Handel (1685-1759)
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“Arthur D. Montka Memorial Concert”
Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.*
Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Esme Arias-Kim, violin
Winner of the 2022 Arthur D. Montzka Young Artists Concerto Competition
Symphony No. 9 in Eb Major, Op. 70
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
The printed program for this concert is available here.
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Spring Pops Concert
Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
88 Degrees in the Shade (2000)
Robert Chappell (1949-)
orch. Patrick Sheehan
Branches of Snow (1981)
Robert Chappell (1949-)
orch. Patrick Sheehan
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (1801) – I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
arr. Abe Breiling, orch. Linc Smelser
Dream, dedicated to Dr. Clifford Alexis (2021)
Liam Teague (1974-)
Ivory Coast (2006)
Robert Chappell (1949-)
orch. Patrick Sheehan
The above musical selections feature
the Northern Illinois University Steelband.
Liam Teague and Yuko Asada, Co-directors.
Intermission
Wiener Blut Waltz, Op. 354 (1873)
Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899)
Prayer of St. Gregory (1946)
Alan Hovhannes (1911-2000)
Kevin Davis, trumpet
Aurora (2015)
Ian Cook (1990-)
Trombone Concerto in C (1966)
Nino Rota (1911-1979)
Kirk Lundbeck, trombone
Superman March (1978)
John Williams (1932-)
Information about trumpet soloist Kevin Davis is found here.
Information about trombone soloist Kirk Lundbeck is found here.
Information about composer Robert Chappell is found here.
Information about composer Ian Cook is found here.
Information about Steelband Co-director Liam Teague is found here.
Information about Steelband Co-Director Yuko Asada is found here.
Information about the Northern Illinois University Steelband is found here.
The printed program for this concert is here.
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“Happy 45th Anniversary, KSO”
Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.*
Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genevieve Smelser, Violin
Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan”
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
The program notes for this concert are here.
*On these three dates, join KSO Music Director Linc Smelser for a pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. in Room 173 near the concert hall.
Note: Changes in programs, dates, times, and location of concerts will be posted at this website.