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The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra begins its 46th concert season on Saturday, October 15, 2022, with "The Price is Right: Celebrating Life of Florence Price," led by Linc Smelser, KSO music director and conductor. The concert will be held at 7:30 pm, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. The concert will feature works by Black composers Florence Price and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. <br/><br/>Those attending the concert are invited to join Smelser for a free pre-concert talk to learn more about the composers and themes presented in their music, at 6:30 pm in a room near the Concert Hall.<br/><br/>This concert is supported in part by Ann and James Tucker.<br/><br/>On the evening's program:<br/>• Symphony No. 3 in C Minor and Piano Concerto in One Movement, by Florence Price, Sung Hoon Mo, piano soloist<br/><br/>• Ballade in A Minor, Op. 33, by Samuel C
The Community School of the Arts at NIU is holding their annual CSA Sinfonia Concerto Competition once again Auditions will be held in the Recital Hall of the NIU Music Building at 11 a.m. on Nov. 12. One audition winner will receive a $200 cash prize and the opportunity to perform with the school’s youth.
As the Independence Day holiday weekend continues, families are looking to make plans to line the streets along parade routes and watch firework shows.