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For our 48th season, Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra brings you sweet Sunday Treats that will make you hunger for more. We invite you to join us as we present beautiful music chock-full of the sweet things you remember from years gone by. Led by the always-entertaining Maestro Francesco Milioto, the season features music that you know and love. Our first treat is an October concert of American music - All That Jazz and more - by Copland, Bernstein, Gershwin, and Barber. Our next treat (in December features the winners of our 29th Young Artist Competition as well as Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - a perfect concert for you to bring your children and grandchildren. In March, we will treat you to two of the best-loved pieces of symphonic music ever composed - Vivaldi's Four Seasons featuring violinist Yuan-Qing Yu, assistant concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Brahms's Symphony No. 2. Our final treat transports you to Paris in the Spring with music by Ravel, Debussey, Saint-Saens, and Chabrier, and features internationally recognized pianist Matan Porat. As a special gift to you, each subscription will come with a coupon that can be exchanged for a free ticket to one of our concerts. This way, you can share a sweet Sunday Treat with a friend. Subscribe by July 1, 2009, for the Early Bird price and guarantee your seat for this delicious season of musical treats. |
| All That Jazz, Sunday, October 18, 2009, at 3 pm | Program Notes |
| Appalachian Spring Suite | Copland |
| Knoxville Summer of 1915 | Barber |
| On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite | Bernstein |
| An American in Paris | Gershwin |
| Story Time, Sunday, December 6, 2009, at 3 pm | Program Notes |
| Overture to Nabucco | Verdi |
| Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra | Britten |
| Winners of the Young Artist Competition: Meredith Crawford and Benjamin Lash | |
| Classy Classics, Sunday, March 14, 2010, at 3 pm | Program Notes |
| The Four Seasons | Vivaldi |
| Symphony No. 2 | Brahms |
| Paris in the Spring, Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 3 pm | Program Notes |
| Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun | Debussey |
| Piano Concerto in G Major | Ravel |
| Espana | Chabrier |
| Symphony No. 3 in C minor ("Organ Symphony") | Saint-Saens |
All programs are subject to change.
Join us at 1:30 pm on concert days for an informative preconcert lecture.
Regular Season Ticket Prices
| 4-Concert Subscriptions | |
| Adults ages 26-61 | $84-$94 |
| Seniors (62 and up) and Students (18-25) | $74-$84 |
| Youth (17 and under) | $34 |
| Single Tickets | |
| Adults ages 26-61 | $25-$30 |
| Seniors (62 and up) and Students (18-25) | $22-$27 |
| Youth (17 and under) | $8.50 |
All performances are held at:
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie.
For tickets, please call the box office at 847-673-6300.
| AUDITIONS | |
Please join us! The orchestra always has openings for section string players. Previous orchestral experience preferred. To schedule an audition time and obtain audition repertoire or for more information, please call us at 847-679-9501 x3014 or e-mail info@svso.org |
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| SVSO Young Artist Competition | |
The 30th Young Artist Competition will be held May 1, 2010, at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Watch this space this coming fall for more information about next year's competition. An application form will be available to download February 15, 2010. The SVSO also sponsors the Mittenthal Chair Scholarship. The audition is held during the Young Artist Competition and is open to string players aged 15-25. This scholarship, now in its 20th year, is named in honor of Harvey E. Mittenthal, a long-time member of the orchestra and board of directors. |
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For additional information, please call the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra office at 847-679-9501 x3014 or e-mail info@svso.org.