23/24 (Re)Building Community
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Upcoming Performances
Elgar Cello Concerto
Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Kenny Lee, cello
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: “Danse nègre (No. 4)” from African Suite, Op. 35
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Jessie Montgomery: Coincident Dances
Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Thursday, April 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Summerfest: The Art of Song
Saturday, June 22, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Carl Sandburg at Home
Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Join us for a summer festival celebrating art songs and local lyrics! This concert will focus on Carl Sandburg, and feature works by local composers as part of the KGS Summerfest series.
Saturday, July 13, 2024
2:00 p.m.
Sharing Our Voices
Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401
This concert features new works by summer festival participants, resident composers, and intersects Galesburg stories with songwriting curriculum. This performance is a part of the KGS Summerfest series.
Saturday, July 13, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Traditional Vs. Contemporary
Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Members from the Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Soloist TBA
Christian Jost: Dichterliebe
based on "Dichterliebe" Op. 48 by Robert Schumann
Past performances
A Season of (Re)Building
Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Saturday, September 9, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: “Overture” from Egmont, Op. 84
Errollyn Wallen: Mighty River
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 (Rhenish)
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Symphony String Quartet
Symphony Center
95 N Seminary St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Thursday, October 19, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Central Congregational Church
60 Public Square, Galesburg, IL 61401
Yu-Kun Hsiang, violin
Karen Martin, violin
Dominique Archambeau, viola
Adrián Gómez Hernández, cello
Rebecca Clarke: Music for String Quartet
Michelle Isaac:*world premiere
Florence Price: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor (1935)
Christmas Baroque
Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Friday, December 8, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Local Soloists & Choir
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 (Christmas Concerto)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Noëls pour les instruments, H. 534
Johann Sebastian Bach: Selig ist der Mann (Blessed is the man), BWV 57
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
7:30 p.m.
WIU Camerata Winds
Symphony Center
95 N Seminary St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Thursday, November 9, 2023
7:30 p.m.
First Lutheran Church
364 E Water St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Suyeon Ko, flute
Paul Chinen, oboe
Eric Ginsberg, clarinet
Jena Gardner, horn
Andrea Baker, bassoon
Eugene Bozza: Scherzo for Wind Quintet, Op. 48
Franz Danzi: Quintet in B-flat Major, Op.56, No.1
Jean Francaix: Quator à vents
Henri Tomasi: Cinq Danses (profane et sacrées) pour quintet à vent
Alyssa Morris: Motion
Valery Coleman: Tzigane
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Symphony Piano Trio
Symphony Center
95 N Seminary St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Thursday, February 8, 2024
7:30 p.m.
First Lutheran Church
364 E Water St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Yu-Kun Hsiang, violin
Adrián Gómez Hernández, cello
Solee Lee-Clark, piano
Janell Johnson, piano
Reena Esmail: Piano Trio
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Celebrating Music In Our Schools Month®
Symphony Center
95 N Seminary St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Hegg Performing Arts Center
1135 W Fremont St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Program TBA