Symphony Orchestra in Illinois and Classical Music Guide - Media and entertainment Review

Grant Park Symphony Orchestra
The Orchestra performs at the Grant Park Music Festival, outdoor, the nation's only free, municipally funded
 
Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest
Lead by Jay Friedman, this community symphony of both amateur and professional musicians perform classical music concerts in the Chicago, Illinois area.
 
Quincy Symphony Orchestra
These include a holiday concert with the Symphony Chorus, a spring pops concert, and the Young Artists Concert. The Orchestra performs five concerts annually.
 
Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra
The SYSO is composed of about sixty young musicians from Chicago's southern suburbs who present an annual subscription series as well as a number of other performances in the Chicago area.
 
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Web site contains biographies and history about this symphony orchestra.
 
Waukegan Symphony Orchestra
Trapp Auditorium at Waukegan High School. Community-based orchestra presenting a four-concert series performed in the Orlin D.
 
Peoria Symphony
Music director and conductor William Wilsen leads this symphony that provides concerts and community music education to the Peoria, Illinois community.
 
Classical Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra's rehearsals are open to the public. Offers orchestral training in a range of repertoire.
 
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Web site also provides concert and ticketing information. Professional organization that was formed by the consolidation of the Bloomington-Normal Symphony Society and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra Association.
 
Philharmonic Society of Belleville
Arts society that supports the Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra, the nation's second oldest continuously performing symphony orchestra.
 
Augustana College Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra performs three full programs a year and joins with the Handel Oratorio Society in yearly performances of Messiah and a major oratorio in the spring. In addition, the orchestra perfor. Full-size orchestra of approximately 75 members.
 
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
Provides music experience to high school musicians through an organization comprising three orchestras, a chamber music program, international touring and an annual summer residency at Chicago's Grant Park Music Festival.
 
Music of the Baroque
Professional chorus and orchestra specializing in 16th, 17th and 18th century music.
 
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Symphony orchestra offering subscription concerts in Hammerschmidt Chapel at Elmhurst College.
 
Rockford Symphony Orchestra
Presents a classics, pops and family series.
 
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