The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will present Tchaikovsky s Symphony No. 4 on Saturday and Sunday, April 1-2. The concerts, featuring violinist Blake Pouliot, will be led by Alex Amsel, a finalist in the music director search.
The naming of Gustavo Dudamel to lead the New York Philharmonic elicited national pride among Venezuelans and excitement among those who provide music training to children.
Acclaimed New York-based conductor Kyle Ritenauer will direct the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and guest pianist Albert Cano Smit at the Feb. 4-5 concerts. He is one of eight finalists in the ESO s search for a music director.
With a $250,000 grant from the Tides Foundation Unity Charitable Fund, Rotu Entertainment has created the Harmony Program in a year-long initiative to travel to under-resourced K–12 schools across the United States to help implement music education.