Updated 7/26/2021 5:41 PM
The New Philharmonic, the professional orchestra in residence at College of DuPage s McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, plans to return to live, in-person performances for its 2021-22 season.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Philharmonic was forced to record and then stream performances online for its 2020-21 season.
Nothing can replace the experience of live performance, said New Philharmonic music director Kirk Muspratt in a statement. We are all looking forward with joyous anticipation to once again be performing before an in-theater audience for our 45th season.
The season opens with a Halloween Spooktakular on Oct. 2 and 3. It features classical French selections from Offenbach s Orpheus in the Underworld, Berlioz s The Damnation of Faust, plus pop cultural favorites drawn from films such as Psycho and The Nightmare Before Christmas.