Our 2025-2026 Season

Our 4PM Sunday concerts at Concordia University include free parking at 1124 Bonnie Brae Place, River Forest, 3PM Preconcert Conversations with board president David Leehey, and free receptions to meet the performers afterward.

ALL tickets will be held at the Will Call table on concert day.

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For our River Forest concerts, single ticket prices are $30 through the day before the concert; $35 on concert day. Students through college are free.

Past Concerts for 2025-2026 Season

October 26, 2025 – Heroic Beethoven

Jay Friedman, conductor

BEETHOVEN

Triple Concerto

Michele Wynton-violin, David Leehey-piano, William Cernota-cello
BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55, Eroica

Click HERE for 10/26/2025 Program.

December 14, 2025 – Holiday Happening

Maurice Boyer, conductor

RAVEL
Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
TCHAIKOVSKY
Nutcracker Suite
BIZET
L’Arlésienne: Suites 1 & 2

HARRIS

Christmas: A Medley of Well-Known Carols (Holiday Sing-Along)

Click HERE for 12/14/2025 Program.

February 15, 2026 – Choral Concert

Maurice Boyer, conductor

BRAHMS
Tragic Overture
BRAHMS
Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
Featuring The S/OP&RF Chorus, William Chin, choral director also
Heritage Chorale,
Wen Chin Liu-Young,
artistic director

MAHLER

Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth’s Magic Horn)
Nathalie Colas, soprano
COPLAND
Quiet City
COPLAND
An Outdoor Overture

Click HERE for 2/15/2026 Program.

April 19, 2026 – Trombone Treat

Jay Friedman, conductor

HIGGINS

Concerto for Trombone (Midwest Premiére)
Tim Higgins, soloist

Maurice Boyer, conductor

SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
III Allegro vivace
Dylan Zhang, soloist
BERNSTEIN
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

Click HERE for 4/19/2026 Program.

June 14, 2026 – Superb Soloists

Jay Friedman, conductor

SUK
Märchen (Fairytale)

BRUCH

Violin Concerto No. 1
Nikki Chooi, soloist

GROESCH

Piano Concerto No. 1 (World Premiére)
Mio Nakamura, soloist
Photo credit: Benjamin Foote

Concert underwritten by S/OP&RF violinist Dr. Marylou Witz & Emerging Artists Chicago
Click HERE for a preview of Groesch Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring Mio Nakamura.

Click HERE for the 6/14/2026 Program.