Acclaimed trumpet player Mary Elizabeth Bowden, a native of northern Illinois, joins the DSO to perform the seldom-heard Trumpet Concerto of 1963 by Welsh composer Grace Williams.  For a festive close to the year, the DSO presents Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story – and more!

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Above and Beyond: "Modern and Melodious "

North Central College

This starlit evening will feature a Musical Showcase of the DSO’s chamber ensembles and select solo performances. Plus a gourmet 3-course dinner, scrumptious dessert, socializing, and more!

The DSO's 70th Anniversary Celebration Starry, Starry Night

Cress Creek Country Club

Along with a performance by the DuPage Symphony’s 2024 Young Artists Auditions Winner, the DuPage Symphony celebrates the cultural holidays of spring: with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Overture, Richard Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, and Victor Herbert’s Irish Rhapsody.

Above and Beyond: "Springtime Celebrations"

Concert Artists Guild Winner Adam Sadberry – one of the Washington Post’s 23 for ’23 Artists to Watch – performs Aram Khachaturian’s virtuosic Flute Concerto, originally written for violin.  The DSO also brings you Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3 in D Major, known as The Polish.

Above and Beyond: "Reflections of the Rus’"

Holiday creations by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel Barber, and Ottorino Respighi complement a selection of popular medleys fashioned for the season, and the Spectrum Youth Singers will join DSO once again for our holiday concert. And who knows: will that special visitor in a fancy red suit take over the podium for another rousing rendition of Sleigh Ride?

Above and Beyond: "Holly Jolly Harmonies"

“Three Merry Gentleman & A Scrooge” present holiday tunes at the Naperville 95th Street Library. FREE mini-concert on Friday, December 9 at 7:30 -8:30 PM. Q & A with DSO trombones and instrument demo!

Three Merry Gentleman & A Scrooge

Naperville Public Library

Rich Hungarian flavors prevail, with Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1, Zoltán Kodaly’s Háry János Suite, and Carl Maria von Weber’s Andante e Rondo ungarese, performed by acclaimed bassoon soloist Eleni Katz. Liszt’s stirring tone poem Les préludes caps the evening.

Above and Beyond: "Magic of the Magyars"

Concert Artists Guild and Sphinx Competition Winner Gabriel Martins performs Edward Elgar’s deeply moving Cello Concerto of 1919. Two works by Ralph Vaughan Williams – his tuneful Overture to The Wasps and his powerful Symphony No. 9 in E minor – round out the program.

Above and Beyond: "Echoes of the English Soul"

The DuPage Symphony’s free, outdoor concert on Saturday, September 9, offers a lively, engaging, and thought-provoking retrospective on a turbulent and transformative decade in American history. This very special program – “The Sixties: In Sound & On Stage” – will feature a collage of Broadway medleys symbolizing the gradual but profound cultural shift that took place over the years: from The Music Man and The Sound of Music to HAIR, an “American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” that premiered in 1967.  Chart-topping hits by The Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, and of course The Beatles showcase a similar trajectory in style and intensity.  And who can forget the iconic theme songs from Mission: Impossible and James Bond, still at the forefront of memories of the 1960’s. Join us at the beautiful Memorial Park Bandshell in downtown Wheaton as the DSO paints a picture of the seminal decade that helped inspire the artistry of Andy Warhol – and watch local artist Lewis Achenbach create a vibrant painting on stage during the concert itself, as a tribute to Warhol’s distinctive style.

The DSO at Wheaton Memorial Park

Memorial Park

The DuPage Symphony Orchestra returns to beautiful Cantigny Park the last Saturday in June to celebrate popular music that reached the Top o’ the Charts in the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and beyond. Hit tunes from the Big Band Era and Rock ’n Roll to the Sounds of the Sixties – including the Beach Boys and The Beatles, The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, and even a little Motown – will have you tapping your feet, humming along, and maybe even dancing on the lawn! We showcase an incredible array of orchestral medleys with musical styles that both reflected and defined popular culture in the second half of the twentieth century, complementing the College of DuPage’s vibrant Andy Warhol exhibit. Join us for a fun-filled and nostalgic evening featuring some of the most energetic, inspiring, and enduring highlights of American popular song!

The DSO at Cantigny Park

Cantigny Park

DSO Woodwind Quintet

Poplar Creek Public Library

ZAZZ Jazz Combo

featuring the DSO Woodwind Quintet (use DSO WW pic again); free and family-friendly.

DuPage Symphony Orchestra

May 18, 2024

Above and Beyond: "Modern and Melodious "

Apr 27, 2024

The DSO's 70th Anniversary Celebration Starry, Starry Night

Mar 17, 2024

Above and Beyond: "Springtime Celebrations"

Feb 11, 2024

Above and Beyond: "Reflections of the Rus’"

Dec 17, 2023

Above and Beyond: "Holly Jolly Harmonies"

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