EYSO's 37th season: "INVENTION"

Music is more than just a pleasant diversion. It is a lens to view the human experience, a special way of understanding reality, a way to communicate what we know about the world (and ourselves). The EYSO has long believed that the comprehensive study and performance of great music offers just such an opportunity to dig deeper. Music sharpens our thinking, engage our imagination, and expand our perception.

 

Because music is a way of "knowing" (like math or science or language), it has much to teach us about the way we think, the way we use symbols, the way we create systems - the way we are human.

 

INSPIRATION

November 4, 2012 @ 2pm, 4:30pm & 7:30pm

 

The Wright Brothers, Beethoven, Edison, Steve Jobs - revolutionary thinkers who saw something new, saw it first, and pushed past the skepticism of others. here did they get their ideas? What is creativity? Why do some people look at the same thing as others, but see something new in it? How can I develop my own creative eyes and ears? This concert explores creativity and the genius of great musical works.

 

 

Chamber Music Institute Concerts

November 18, 2012
1:00, 2:15, 3:30 and 4:45pm
ATC Auditorium, Elgin Community College (ECC)

Free concerts featuring chamber groups from the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra's CMI.

 

 

2nd Annual Faculty Recital

January 6, 2013
ATC Auditorium, Elgin Community College (ECC)

Free concert concert by the EYSO conductors and staff. Do not miss this rare opportunity to see your conductor off the podium and perform for you!

 

 

BLUEPRINT

March 17, 2013 @ 2pm, 4:30pm & 7:30pm

 

Composers, inventors, playwrights, and architects all depend on a piece of paper to communicate their ideas, so someone else can realize them. Comparing a musical score with play scripts and architectural drawings reveals the difficulties in conveying complex ideas with words and abstract symbols. This concert traces the path from composition to performance, via the blueprint of a musical score.

 

 

Brass Choir Concert

April 13, 2013 - Congregational Church of Batavia, 21 South Batavia Ave., Batavia, IL 60510

Concert details being developed.

 

 

Chamber Music Institute Concerts

April 21, 2013
1:00, 2:15, 3:30 and 4:45pm
ATC Auditorium, Elgin Community College (ECC)

Free concerts featuring chamber groups from the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra's CMI.

 

 

CRITICAL MASS(ES)

May 5, 2013 @ 2pm, 4:30pm & 7:30pm

 

The telephone, lightbulb, the personal computer, and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. All ridiculed when they appeared and now universally accepted as the creations of genius. How does a crazy idea earn respect? How does edgy new music finally join the canon of standard repertoire? This concert will explore revolutionary ideas and new music throughout history.

 

 

 

 

Tickets

Concert tickets are sold in advance and at the door at the ECC box office (847-622-0300). Tickets are for reserved seating.

 

Directions

The Blizzard Theatre is located in the Visual & Performing Arts Building (VPA) at Elgin Community College (ECC), 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin IL.

 

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