The Illinois Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce that they have received grant funding through the McLean County Arts Center. The grant funding is to provide students (age 6-18) in McLean County an opportunity to attend a LIVE orchestral performance at no cost. The grant funding may also be used to help subsidize the cost of busing for schools that may want to consider an evening field trip to the symphony.
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra invites students (Ages 6-18) in McLean County to attend its Fantastic Finale concert featuring Grammy Award Winning Guitarist Jason Vieaux on Friday, May 5, 2017 at 7:30 PM at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. The ISO also extends an invitation to parents and/or guardians by offering up to two half price adult tickets with the reservation of one FREE student ticket.
Listen LIVE to the Illinois Symphony Orchestra’s Fantastic Finale!
Celebrate the close of a brilliant season with Dvorak’s jubilant Carnival Overture, the ever-popular Concierto de Aranjuez with the return of Grammy-Award winning Guitarist Jason Vieaux and Berlioz’s epic Symphonie Fantastique. A fantastic finale for everyone!
Friday, May 5, 2017, 7:30 PM | Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL
Concert Comments: 6:45 PM BCPA Ballroom
Experience the Illinois Symphony Orchestra for Yourself!
Tickets for this special promotion may be purchased in Bloomington through the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts Ticket Office at 309-434-2777. Please use Discount Code ISOKIDS. Single ticket prices range from $20 to $60 for premium seating. Student tickets available for $5 (6 years +). Senior discounts are also available. Tickets may also be purchased the night of the concert.
This special ticket promotion is funded through the McLean County Arts Center.
For more information on this special ticket promotion, please contact Beth Wakefield, Marketing & Communications Manager, by email bwakefield@ilsymphony.org or by phone 800-401-7222 Ext. 10.
Fantastic Finale is sponsored by Isringhausen Imports, WUIS 91.9 NPR, Illinois Issues and Guest Artist Sponsor Pete & Melinda LaBarre
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra marks its 24th season of critically-acclaimed music making in the 2016-2017 season. The ISO performs series of concerts in Springfield and Bloomington/Normal, Illinois with four Symphony Orchestra concerts, two Chamber Orchestra concerts, a Pops concert, a Holiday Pops concert and Concerts for Kids.
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra’s commitment to the community is highlighted through its engaging Concerts for Kids, free Around the Town Chamber Music Series and the award-winning Music Matters! in-school program for students in Kindergarten – 6th grade. The orchestra won the Illinois Council of Orchestras’ award for Meritorious Service in Outstanding Programming in 2002, and its Community Service award in 2004, both in recognition of overall service to the citizens of central Illinois. The orchestra performs throughout the year, bringing diverse repertoire and live musical experiences to audiences of all ages and backgrounds in both urban and rural settings. The orchestra performs in Bloomington/Normal at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts and Second Presbyterian Church and in Springfield at Sangamon Auditorium and First Presbyterian Church. The ISO has a budget of $1.1 million and proudly serves as a vital cultural resource, educational partners and an invaluable enhancement to the quality of life in its home bases of Springfield and Bloomington-Normal.
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Additional information about the Illinois Symphony Orchestra is available at www.ilsymphony.org.
The ISO is partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
