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Upcoming 2026/2027 Concerts: Season subscriptions and Tickets for each performance
Symphony Series
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
The Orpheum Theatre
57 South Kellogg Street Galesburg, IL
Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Maurice Cohn, conductor
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, 1st mvmt. – Mozart
Antrópolis – Ortiz
Scheherazade– Rimsky-Korsakov
Saturday, September 19, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Conductor: Maurice Cohn
Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik (meaning A Little Night Music) is one of his most famous compositions.
The second piece, Antrópolis, written in 2019 by Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz, is based on the composer's personal memories of her visits to Mexico City's legendary dance halls and nightclubs with its high energy urban music and nightlife. ("Antró" is Mexican slang for "nightclub.")
The third piece, Scheherazade, by the Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov, is based on the legendary stories of the "One Thousand and One Nights" (also known as "Arabian Nights”) about a young woman who staves off execution at the order of the sultan by telling him stories night after night.
LIGHT, LYRIC, AND LOFTY
Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Conductor: Justin Swearinger
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro Overture is light, moving quickly though fiery at times.
Carl Reinecke’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra is lyrical, featuring our principal flutist Paul Mizzi.
Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 is lofty, one of the most prominent pieces of late 19th-century European art music by one of the genre’s most prominent composers.
Saturday, November 14, 2026
7:00 p.m
SEA CLIFFS, FOLK DANCES, AND BEETHOVEN
Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Saturday, March 6, 2027
7:00 p.m.
Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Conductor: Laura Lane
Felix Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides Overture is a stand-alone orchestral piece that evokes imagery of the Scottish Hebrides sea cliffs.
Miguel del Aguila’s Malambo features KGS bassoonist Kian Hyatt accompanied by string orchestra (the KGS string section). A malambo is a folk dance of Argentinian horsemen of the plain.
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major is one of the major works by one of the most famous European art composers, well-known for his impassioned fiery swings in dynamics and intensity. This piece is also known for evoking the sounds of folk dances.
A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Saturday, June 19, 2027
7:00 p.m.
Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Conductor: Richard Cangro
The final concert of the 2026-2027 season is a jazz/blues-centered Juneteenth celebration concert featuring singer Pippi Ardennia and pianist Daniel Leahy, performing their music with their band, as well as singer Semenya McCord (all local musicians) along with the KGS. The orchestra will also perform Douglass Portrait, the recently-composed-and-premiered work by Capt. J. Kimo Williams that features the life and writings of social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman (and former slave) Frederick Douglass.
ticket prices
Adult Mezzanine: $35
Adult Orchestra/Main Floor: $30
Student: Orchestra/Main Floor: $5.00
Community Series
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Programs forthcoming.
Soirée Series
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