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Evanston Symphony Orchestra | Evanston Illinois’ Community Orchestra playing classical music concerts at Pick Staiger Hall
2025-2026 SERIES: The POWER of Music
Musical Insights
Free Pre-Concert Preview Series!
October 17, Friday, at 1:30 pm
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.
Adrian Munive, ESO Principal Clarinet, will be featured at Musical Insights.
Friday, October 17 at 1:30 pm,
Merion's Emerald Lounge at
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.
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Irina Muresanu - Cricket Dance by Mark O'Connor
"From frequent guest artist Irina Muresanu’s Four Strings Around The World program."
Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement Played By 24 Pianists
"This video features a mashup performance of the last movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, with 24 different pianists. This is in honor of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, which was on December 16, 2020. Happy Birthday, Beethoven!"
Respighi 'Roman Festivals' - Vasily Petrenko / National Youth Orchestra - Complete Performance
"This is a terrific performance from a “youth orchestra” performing at the Proms. (The Youth Orchestra is probably comparable to the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, which is HARDLY at a youth orchestra level)."