Free one-hour concert in the park!
Rain date: Wednesday, August 20, 7:00 p.m.
(Rain date is at Gillson Park if weather is good; at ETHS Auditorium if raining or still wet. Decision will be announced Tuesday morning.)
Sponsored by Optima Verdana
Program
- Rossini
- Overture to The Barber of Seville
- Strauss Jr.
- Artist’s Life Waltzes, Op. 316
- Tyzik
- Hot Soul Medley
I Heard It Through The Grapevine, My Girl, Touch Me In The Morning, Reach Out I’ll Be There, Love Machine
- Saint-Saëns
- Bachanalle from Samson and Delilah
- Schwartz/arr. Rickets
- Highlights from Wicked
No One Mourns The Wicked, The Wizard and I, Dancing Through Life, Popular, Defying Gravity
- Williams
- Theme from Schindler’s List
(Julie Fischer, violin)
- Williams
- Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back
- Sousa
- Stars and Stripes Forever
Tickets
All tickets are assigned seating.
Please call 847-864-8804 for wheelchair accessible tickets.
Advance Sales
$42 Adult, $36 Seniors, $5.00 Full-Time Student
Children Free
Children 12 and younger are admitted absolutely FREE, but must have an assigned seat.
Please call 847.864.8804 or email tickets@evanstonsymphony.org for all orders with children’s tickets.
At the Door Sales
$47 Adult, $41 Seniors, $5.00 Full-Time Student
2026–2027 SERIES SUBSCRIPTION
Three-concert Subscription
$111.75 Adults, $99.00 Seniors, $15 Students
Soloist
Family friendly. Something for everyone.
We will be partnering with Baker Demonstration School, which will provide fun child activities before and during the concert, including an instrument petting zoo.
Bring a picnic to enjoy and your own chairs or you can sit on the semi-circular stone and grass seats.
This project is partially supported by a grant from the Evanston Arts Council, a city agency supported by the City of Evanston, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
Activities for children provided by Baker Demonstration School
Musical Insights
Free Pre-Concert Preview Series!
Enhance your concert experience with a sneak preview — Composers come alive and their passions take center stage when ESO Maestro Lawrence Eckerling takes you on an insider’s tour of the history and highlights behind the music.
Series Sponsored by The Merion
Merion’s Crystal Ballroom
529 Davis St, Evanston.
FREE and open to the public.
Please RSVP to 847-570-7815.
Light refreshments will be served and casual tours of apartments will be available after the program.