Past Events
April 2019
Tribute & Memorial Concert
The Fox Valley Philharmonic and the Aurora Community Chorale to Provide aFree-Admission “Home of the Brave” Tribute & Memorial Concert on Sunday, April 14th The Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra and the Aurora Community Chorale, under the direction of Stephen Thurlow and Kristin Young, will close the Philharmonic’s concert season with a free-admission concerton Sunday Afternoon, April 14th, at 3:00 p.m., to be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 West Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. The concert will feature a musical tribute…
June 2018
Philharmonic Children’s Concert
At 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, June 10th, the Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra joins with the Community Players of Naperville in presenting a most unusual collaborative concert for kids. While many may be familiar with the plot in Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, it’s likely that most don’t know there’s a sequel to the classic tale, Justin Locke’s clever courtroom drama for kids’ concerts, Peter versus the Wolf. This collaborative orchestral/theatrical production presents the entire Philharmonic Orchestra on stage performing Prokofiev’s original music while actors from…
April 2017
Academy Spring Concert
The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance and director, Katheryn Barrett-Brown, will perform a 1:00pm concert that will feature the Fox Valley Youth Strings and Academy Orchestra. Admission is free, donations are welcomed.
Philharmonic “Virtuoso” Concert
In its upcoming scheduled free-admission 3:00 p.m. concert on Sunday, April 23rd, the Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of James Yarbrough, will feature solo virtuoso performances by its principal chair wind players in concerto works by Mozart and Cimarosa. Two Mozart works are on the program: the jocular first movement from the Third Horn Concerto and the ever popular Sinfonia Concertante for Wind Quartet, with its delightful musical dialogue between 4 soloists & orchestra. The Cimaraso work, Concerto…
January 2017
Youth Orchestras Auditions
The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance invites students, ages 8-18, to audition for the second half of its 2016-2017 season. Our orchestras are principally looking for string and woodwind players. The FVAMP is comprised of various orchestral ensembles. Its members study challenging music, work with music professionals, perform in the Fox Valley community and enjoy the camaraderie of other student-musicians. Auditions on January 8th are at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Aurora. Students should prepare scales, and a solo…
December 2016
Sing-Along Messiah
The Fox Valley Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra will join forces with guest soloists and the community from the greater Fox Valley area to sing together the choruses from George Frederic Handel’s “Do-It-Yourself” Messiah and other holiday music. The Philharmonic’s concert performance will include the “Christmas Section” of Messiah along with the famous “Hallelujah Chorus”. Adding support to the do-it-yourself audience will be the Philharmonic Chorus with Choirmaster, John Douglas. This is the Fox Valley area’s 6th annual “Do-It-Yourself” performance. This…
Youth Orchestras Holiday Concert
The Academy of Music Performance Academy Conductor Katheryn Barrett-Brown present their Holiday Concert. Sunday’s concert will include well-known classical pieces performed by the Access to Music Program, Youth Strings, and Academy Orchestra. Ensembles will delight the audience with memorable classical favorites and familiar Christmas carol sing-alongs. Admission to the concert is free. Donations are welcome. The concert will be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 420 West Downer Place, Aurora. (Parking lot is behind the church on Garfield Ave.).