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Evanston Symphony Orchestra

Lawrence Eckerling, Music Director

allthatjazz

Performance & Reception

Friday, October 23 at 7:00 pm

ESO & All That Jazz

Featuring Lawrence Eckerling & Don Cagen

Tickets on sale now ($50)

A fundraising concert and reception featuring Music Director Lawrence Eckerling on piano, and Principal Trumpet Don Cagen on trumpet leading a quartet in a concert of jazz favorites to support ESO community outreach programs.

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AKAR AUDITORIUM @The Church
2715 Hurd Ave. Evanston, IL

Musical Insights

Free Pre-Concert Preview Series!

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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. Get a chance to see and hear our guest soloist for each concert!

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.

Orchestra News

ESO named 2017 Community Orchestra of the Year

 

For immediate release March 15, 2017

Community Orchestra of the Year 

Evanston Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Eckerling, Music Director

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Improved Pick-Staiger Access

Breaking news (1/19/2015): Arts Circle Drive, leading up to Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, is now fully open. You can drive all the way up to the entrance now to drop people off.

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Musical Notes

Christian Lindberg: Overture from The Barber of Seville

"Christian Lindberg is one of the most amazing trombonists I have ever heard. He plays higher, faster, more accurately than what you would normally hear from even the best trombonists. Even though these videos are older, you will be dazzled. Enjoy!"

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Mstislav Rostropovich & Sviatoslav Richter - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No 2 in G minor Op 5

"This was a concert of the complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas, that started at midnight in August 1964 at the Edinburgh Festival. The performances are spontaneous, and phenomenal from these two young superstars."

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Danny Kaye Conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Danny Kaye Conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 8

"He is hilarious. And while he didn’t read music, his conducting instincts were quite stunning."

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