SEPT
DEC 31
24—25
3 SHOWS
SAT at 7:30p, SUN at 3p TICKETS $49
Passionate Virtuosity
Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky Award-winning Egyptian pianist Wael Farouk joins New Philharmonic’s season opening celebration with Prokofiev’s first concerto. Tchaikovsky’s last symphony, the powerful “Pathetique” reflects his personal heartbreak while his “Overture of 1812” inspiration and triumph. And of course, there will be cannons! PROKOFIEV
TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concerto no.1, op. 10, D-flat major
Symphony no.6, op. 74, B minor (Pathetique)
NEW YEaR’S EVE Forty Years of New Philharmonic
OCT
8—9
JAN
28—29
SAT at 7:30p, SUN at 3p TICKETS $49
Gilbert&Sullivan’s
Gershwin! MIKADO THE
MUSICAL COMEDY OPERA
100 VOICE Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus Nancy Menk, Director
Michael LaTour Stage Director
Overwhelming audience requests for the return of CSO assistant principal violinist David Taylor made him an easy choice to close our 40th anniversary season. Performing the Lalo concerto the piece that prompted Tchaikovsky to compose his violin concerto is an exquisite taste of Spain. Saint-Saens’ ingeneous use of piano two and four hands and organ brought a fresh approach to the symphonic form and a reason for us to debut the new MAC organ. LALO
SAINT-SAENS
Symphonie Espagnole, op. 21
Symphony No. 3, op. 78, (Organ)
Kim Jones sings the most angelic Summertime this side of Heaven. –Lawrence Vittes, LA Reader (June 1995)
Bill McMurray, baritone
American music at its finest! Enjoy Gershwin’s unique mix of classical and jazz styles with his “Rhapsody in Blue” for piano and the orchestra’s “An American in Paris”. One hundred voices, orchestra, and our two soloists unite in the riveting songs from “Porgy and Bess” including “Summertime”, “I Got Plenty O’Nuttin,”, “Bess You Is My Woman Now” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So”.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s most performed light opera has been in constant production for the last 130 years. “The Mikado” is a comedic masterpiece of British political satire. Thinly disguising the farce by setting it in a fictional Japanese locale where flirting is a capital crime our characters maneuver arranged marriages, disguises, jilted lovers, and greedy, inept government officials. Sung in English.
MOVIES, CONCERTS, JAZZ july – august
pavilion
AUGUST 7 at 7:30p
New Philharmonic Light classics, broadway favorites and music from popular films
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Make it a Date MAC CHATS are free and begin one hour prior to performance.
For pre-show meals and post-show bites, our restaurant partners provide MAC patrons exclusive discounts and offers.
CARLUCCI, 1801 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, (630) 512-0990 GLEN PRAIRIE, 1250 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, (630) 613-1250 PARKERS’, 1000 31st St, Downers Grove, (630) 960-5700 WARREN’S ALE HOUSE, 51 Town Square, Wheaton, (630) 462-5126
Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet and New Philharmonic present a holiday tradition at the MAC.
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Live orchestra. Magical choreography. Lavish scenery. This full-scale production is a wondrous treat for the entire family.
Marta Aznavoorian, piano
Free
special pricing Subscribers Only
Holiday Discount for Subscribers
Kimberly Jones, soprano
2015 lakeside pavilion starlight summerstage series
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Revel in New Philharmonic’s musical spectrum with traditional Viennese musical selections from Strauss and Lehar to light classical from Von Suppe and Tchaikovsky to movie favorites.
SAT at 7:30p, SUN at 3p TICKETS $49
SAT at 7:30p, SUN at 3p TICKETS $49
Encore! Lalo Saint-Saëns
Maestro Kirk Muspratt welcomes Luminarts Foundation and Metropolitan Opera National Council award-winning tenor, Jessie Donner. Mr. Donner appeared in the Lyric Opera of Chicago production of “Nabucco” and will be singing in “Der Rosencavalier”. His NYE selections will include “Freunde, das lebel is lebenswert” from Lehar’s Giuditta and “La fleur que tu m’avait jetee” from Bizet’s Carmen.
Overture 1812, op.49
22—23
APR
SAT at 2p, 5:30p, and 9p TICKETS $49
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SAT, DEC. 17, 2p & 7p SUN, DEC. 18, 1p & 5p TICKETS $31 subscribers only
MUSIC BY
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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