2023-2024 Concert schedule
Sun Chang, piano
Saturday, May 4, 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre, Illinois Valley Community College
Sun Chang returns to the Illinois Valley with a performance of George Gershwin’s jazzy and forward-looking Piano Concerto in F. Also featured are “Three Dance Variations” from Leonard Bernstein’s Fancy Free and Symphony No. 3 in D minor by ground-breaker Florence Price.
Dr. Daniel Sommerville, music director and conductor
Music can be exciting and exhilarating, comforting and calming. It can lift our spirits or at times bring us into a more reflective state of mind. In short, music can inspire! But before we as listeners can be inspired, a composer must first be inspired. This season we will explore five of the many ways composers get their inspiration: from Songs, for Friends, through Dreams, from Stories, and by Vision. The music the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra performs this season covers a very wide range of eras and styles. Please join us for our exciting 74th season!
Sincerely,
Dan Sommerville
Music Director
The 2023-’24 concert season is proudly sponsored in part by Miller Group Charitable Trust.
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Recent News from the IVSO
IVSO’s March 10 performance, Be Inspired by Story!, has been relocated to the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre at Illinois Valley Community College, and the performance time is now 3:30 p.m. Featuring the amazing talents of our Young Performers’ Competition winners, Senior Division Gabrielle Mosley and Junior Division Hallee Loza.