Calendar of Events
33rd Annual Concert Season: 2009-2010
The public concerts are in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the Music Building of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
Fall Concert: Happy 200th Birthday Felix Mendelssohn! |
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| When: | Saturday, October 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m. |
| Where: | NIU Boutell Memorial Concert Hall |
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Halloween Concert |
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| When: | Friday, October 30th, 2009, 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. |
| Where: | NIU Boutell Memorial Concert Hall |
The KSO will present a FREE concert of music with a Halloween theme and appropriate for children and adults. There will be trick-or-treating a half hour before the 5:30 concert.
These performances are supported in part by Prairie View Dental of Sycamore. |
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Children's Concert |
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| When: | Friday November 20, 2009, 10:00 a.m. |
Each year, the KSO presents a concert, not open to the general public, that is specifically for 3rd-, 4th, and 5th-grade students and their teachers from elementary schools in our region. |
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Holiday Pops Concert: Winter Wonderland |
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| When: | Saturday, December 12, 2009, 7:00 p.m. |
| Where: | NIU Boutell Memorial Concert Hall |
Let the KSO warm your hearts with the music of the holiday season. Many holiday favorites including Haydn's Toy Symphony and a seasonal sing-a-long are included in this traditional family concert. Who knows, maybe the “Big Guy in Red” will make an appearance…..?
This concert is sponsored in part by WNIJ. |
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ADM Young Artists Concerto Competition Concert |
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| When: | Sunday, February 28, 2010, 3:00 p.m. |
| Where: | NIU Boutell Memorial Concert Hall |
Be spellbound by the amazing talent found among Illinois young musicians. The winners of the KSO’s annual Young Artists Competition will perform with the orchestra. They are Ryan Murphy from Maine South High School in Park Ridge, and Nathan Noh, from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 by J.S. Bach
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47, by J. Sibelius
Piano Concerto in Bb Minor, Op. 23, by P.I. Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in Bb Major, Op. 100, by S. Prokofiev This concert is supported in part by the Mary E. Stevens Concert Trust. Find information on the concerto competition winners here. |
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WNIU and WNIJ are station sponsors of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
This programming is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.