BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230507T000000Z DTEND:20230507T020000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Elmhurst Symphony Presents 'Beethoven 9' DESCRIPTION:Music Director Stephen Alltop conducts the Elmhurst Symphony and Elmhurst Choral Union in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - one of the greatest symphonies of all time\n\nThis concert features Beethoven's awe-inspiring masterpiece\, Symphony No. 9\, along with the beautiful and technically-challenging Violin Concerto by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Violinist Elinor Detmer\, a Stanger Young Artist Competition Winner\, and the Elmhurst Choral Union join ESO and music director/conductor\, Stephen Alltop\, for a magnificent evening. ESO's popular pre-concert lecture with Ted Hatmaker will be held before the concert at 5:45PM. This will be Mr. Hatmaker's last lecture before his retirement.\n\nWhat's Interesting About This Concert\n \n\n\n \n Joy! Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony adapts the text of the "Ode to Joy"\, a poem by Friedrich Schiller (with some additional text thrown in there by Beethoven himself). If there was ever a piece to feed your soul\, Beethoven's 9th Symphony is it!\n \n \n The very first symphony to ever employ a chorus (sung at this performance by the Elmhurst Choral Union)\, the work is considered Beethoven's greatest and one of the most significant pieces of music in history.\n \n \n The program opens by featuring violinist Elinor Detmer\, winner of the 2022 Stanger Competition\, in a performance of the Violin Concerto by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius\, widely considered one of the best (and most difficult) violin concertos ever written.\n \n\n \n\nWhat's Playing\n\nSibelius: Violin Concerto I. Allegro moderato\n\nBeethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor\, Op. 125\n \n\nWho's Performing\n\nElmhurst Symphony Orchestra\n\nElmhurst Choral Union\n\nMembers of Apollo Chorus of Chicago\n\nStephen Alltop Music Director & Conductor\n\nElinor Detmer Violin | 2022 Stanger Competition Winner\n\nMichelle Areyzaga Soprano\n\nTetyana Vakhnovska Mezzo-Soprano\n\nPeder Reiff Tenor\n\nBill McMurray Bass-Baritone X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Music Director Stephen Alltop conducts the Elmhurst Symphony and Elmhurst Choral Union in Beethoven&rsquo\;s Ninth Symphony - one of the greatest symphonies of all time

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This concert features Beethoven&rsquo\;s awe-inspiring masterpiece\, Symphony No. 9\, along with the beautiful and technically-challenging Violin Concerto by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Violinist Elinor Detmer\, a Stanger Young Artist Competition Winner\, and the Elmhurst Choral Union join ESO and music director/conductor\, Stephen Alltop\, for a magnificent evening. ESO&rsquo\;s popular pre-concert lecture with Ted Hatmaker will be held before the concert at 5:45PM. This will be Mr. Hatmaker&rsquo\;s last lecture before his retirement.

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What&rsquo\;s Interesting About This Concert

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What&rsquo\;s Playing

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Sibelius: Violin Concerto &mdash\; I. Allegro moderato
\nBeethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor\, Op. 125

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Who&rsquo\;s Performing

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Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
\nElmhurst Choral Union
\nMembers of Apollo Chorus of Chicago
\nStephen Alltop Music Director &\; Conductor
\nElinor Detmer Violin | 2022 Stanger Competition Winner
\nMichelle Areyzaga Soprano
\nTetyana Vakhnovska Mezzo-Soprano
\nPeder Reiff Tenor
\nBill McMurray Bass-Baritone

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\n LOCATION:Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - ESO's home venue 149 W Brush Hill Road Elmhurst\, IL Free and Accessible Parking UID:e.2864.6897 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260404T135130Z URL:https://business.obchamber.com/events/details/elmhurst-symphony-presents-beethoven-9-6897 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR