Performance List
Summer Music at Ravisloe I - 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 7:00 PM [buy tickets]
The Southland Jazz Ensemble returns for another great evening at Ravisloe. The Southland Jazz Ensemble promises an evening of hard-driving swing, intricate Latin grooves, tender ballads, and provocative soloing.

This concert will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

Programs and artists subject to change.
Summer Music at Ravisloe II - 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 7:00 PM [buy tickets]
Strings and Friends - Including Samuel Barber's Summer Music

This concert will be held indoors.

Programs and artists subject to change.
Summer Music at Ravisloe III - 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 7:00 PM [buy tickets]
Celebrate summer with Schubert's beautiful and inspiring String Quintet

This concert will be held indoors.

Programs and artists subject to change.
Summer Music at Ravisloe IV - 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 7:00 PM [buy tickets]
Finish the Ravisloe season with our always popular Brass Quintet performing classics from across the musical spectrum!

This concert will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

Programs and artists subject to change.
Season Opener "Your Orchestra" (GA)
Saturday, November 10, 2012, 8:00 PM [buy tickets]
Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center
19900 S. Harlem Avenue, Frankfort

Suppe
Poet and Peasant

Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34

Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
Season Opener "Your Orchestra" (Sun - GA)
Sunday, November 11, 2012, 3:00 PM [buy tickets]
Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center
19900 S. Harlem Avenue, Frankfort

Suppe
Poet and Peasant

Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34

Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique
2012 BMO Harris Bank Holiday Concert (Sat) GA
Saturday, December 15, 2012, 3:00 PM [buy tickets]
Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center
19900 S. Harlem Avenue, Frankfort

Bring family and friends to the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra's annual holiday event for all ages! The orchestra, choruses, and soloists celebrate the season: classic holiday tunes, sing-alongs, and magical surprises will get you into the spirit of the season. Don't miss this special Southland holiday tradition - Hubert the Lion will greet you before the concert!
2012 BMO Harris Bank Holiday Concert (Sun - GA)
Sunday, December 16, 2012, 3:00 PM [buy tickets]
Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center
19900 S. Harlem Avenue, Frankfort

Bring family and friends to the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra's annual holiday event for all ages! The orchestra, choruses, and soloists celebrate the season: classic holiday tunes, sing-alongs, and magical surprises will get you into the spirit of the season. Don't miss this special Southland holiday tradition - Hubert the Lion will greet you before the concert!
Voyage of Discovery (GA)
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 8:00 PM [buy tickets]
Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center
19900 S. Harlem Avenue, Frankfort

Handel
Water Music

Debussy
La mer

Mendelssohn
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27

Britten
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Winter Surprise (GA)
Saturday, February 16, 2013, 8:00 PM [buy tickets]
Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center
19900 S. Harlem Avenue, Frankfort

Golijov
Siderius

Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Haydn
Symphony No. 94 (Surprise)
Winter Surprise (Sun - GA)
Sunday, February 17, 2013, 3:00 PM [buy tickets]
Ozinga Chapel
Trinity Christian College
6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights

Golijov
Siderius

Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Haydn
Symphony No. 94 (Surprise)
Timeless Masterpieces (GA)
Saturday, March 23, 2013, 8:00 PM [buy tickets]
Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center
19900 S. Harlem Avenue, Frankfort

Rossini
William Tell Overture

Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
The Sound of Joy (GA)
Saturday, May 11, 2013, 8:00 PM [buy tickets]
Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center
19900 S. Harlem Avenue, Frankfort

All Beethoven Concert

Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op.93

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
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About the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra

The 75-member Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) is the largest performing arts organization in the Chicago Southland providing professional, orchestral music of beauty and excellence to the region. It draws audiences from over 68 south and southwest suburbs including Chicago, Indiana and Michigan. The IPO's Condcutor Laureate is Maestro Carmon DeLeone.

Now in its exciting 34th "Conductor-Idol" Season, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra is engaged in finding a new Music Director. Four of Seven final conductor candidates will lead the IPO in the
months ahead (see Season Schedule for details).

The IPO integrates a broad range of repertoire, artistry, education, diversity and collaborations with its performances. From November through May, the Orchestra performs a six-concert Saturday Evening Series at the 900-seat Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center in Frankfort, Illinois. Series concerts include five Symphonic Classics programs a December Holiday Pops concert. In addition, the Orchestra repeats selected programs on its Sunday Matinee Series.

The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra has received several coveted awards for artistic achievements from the Illinois Council of Orchestras. In 1992, the IPO was named Illinois Orchestra of the Year, and in 1995 Maestro DeLeone was named Illinois Music Director of the Year. Most recently, the IPO was named the "2010 Professional Orchestra of the Year."

The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra is a member of the League of American Orchestras, the Illinois Council of Orchestras, and the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Review Excerpt:

Those who have never seen and heard DeLeone and the IPO in action are missing symphonic virtuosity at its best. The orchestra, drawing its professional membership from around the Midwest, is ranked among the best not just in Illinois but around the country.

We urge Southland residents to sample the compelling musical fare this marvelously talented aggregation delivers; it's one of the best treasures we have going for us here in our suburbs."

Star Newspapers Opinion Page
November 2, 2002
Dennis Wheeler