Atlanta Public Library kicks off 2018-19 season with Illinois Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet

 

[September 22, 2018] 

The Atlanta Public Library will kick off its annual program season with a visit from the Illinois Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet on October 6, 2018. The evening begins with dinner catered by the Palms Grill Café at 5:30pm, with the performance to follow at 7:00pm in the Union Hall Performance Space adjacent to the Atlanta Museum. The concert is sponsored by the Illinois Arts Council Agency and the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation.

The concert is free with the purchase of dinner. There are a limited number of tickets available for the concert only. These will be available at the door beginning at 6:45pm. For more information, contact the Library at 217-648-2112.

The Woodwind Quintet reprises an exciting performance by the Illinois Symphony Brass Quintet in 2016. The concert will feature a variety of music inspired in part by the rural landscape and experience. The event kicks off a season dedicated to celebrating community in conjunction to the Smithsonian exhibit entitled “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” to be hosted by the Atlanta Library and Museum in February and March 2019.

The Illinois Symphony Orchestra marks its 25th anniversary this year under the direction of Music Director Kenneth Lam.

The ISO was formed in 1993 as a consolidation of two well established organizations: the Springfield Symphony Orchestra Association and the Bloomington-Normal Symphony Society.

The Orchestra has won numerous awards and appeared at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall during the tenure of Conductor Laureate Kenneth Kiesler. It has performed statewide at the Illinois State Fair, Millennium Park in Chicago, and the Ravinia Festival.

The ISO is actively involved in community engagement, winning the “Community Event of the Year” from the Illinois Council of Orchestras for its 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration involving over 1,000 performers. In 2015, the Orchestra performed a commemorative concert for the 150th Anniversary of the Lincoln Funeral Train with over 25o performers drawn from throughout central Illinois.

[Cathy Maciariello, Library Director]