Past Events
September 2016
River-Cruise Benefit Concert
Join the Philharmonic Woodwind Trio and Brass Quintet on the Fox River. Back by popular demand, the Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra will sponsor another river-cruise concert embarking on the “Fox River Queen” from Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles. As before, in the spirit of King George’s 1717 “Party on the Thames River”, our Philharmonic musicians will provide ambience music during a scenic one-hour paddlewheel-boat trip on the Fox River. The Philharmonic’s Woodwind and Brass ensembles will be performing popular light classics throughout…
June 2016
Summer Symphony Concert
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets to relax and enjoy the concert! Click here for parking map. Today’s Summer Symphony Concert is a rain or shine event. Please bring your umbrellas. The orchestras will play in the rain. If lightening is visible, we have to stop. The rain is predicted to stop at 4:15pm, the orchestras are predicted to start on schedule. The Fox Valley Academy and Philharmonic will perform its annual American Pops Summer Symphony Concert at 4:30pm on…
April 2016
Philharmonic Concerto Concert
Kristine Mertens, oboe Lily Johnson, viola The Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, and director Maryann Flock, will display a broad spectrum of virtuosic music at a 3:00pm concert. The Fox Valley Academy Concerto Competition Winner, twelve year-old Lily Johnson of Naperville, will perform Telemann’s energizing Viola Concerto in G major. Ms. Johnson has been a member of the Academy of Music Performance since 2012 performing in numerous concerts and recitals in the Chicagoland area. In addition to our youth winner, Kristine Mertens, Philharmonic…
March 2016
Access to Music Recital
This Access to Music recital is to celebrate the achievements of our students from the East Aurora School District 131. These students of the Access to Music program will perform music demonstrating the string techniques that they are learning in our string instruction classes. Access to Music 1st Year and 2nd Year students should arrive at 6:15pm to warm-up and tune their instruments. Beginning Access to Music students are invited to listen and watch the recital. ATTIRE: White…
June 2015
Academy Summer Symphony
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets to relax and enjoy the concert! All Academy ensembles, the Academy Orchestra, the Youth Strings, and the Access to Music Ensemble will participate in the 4:00 performance. Our FVAMP ensembles will be performing our nation’s anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, as well as American folk music of “days of old” by Stephen Foster. The Academy and Philharmonic invite the audience to bring a picnic dinner or enjoy Aliano’s pizza, light refreshments and water available…
Fox Valley Mayors in Concert with the Philharmonic ~ 4:30pm
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets to relax and enjoy the concert! The Fox Valley Academy and Philharmonic will perform its annual American Pops Summer Symphony Concert at 4:30pm on Sunday, June 28th at the Peg Bond Pavilion in Batavia. The Philharmonic welcomes back the mayors of Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles to conduct the American classic, Stars and Stripes Forever. Residents of all Fox Valley towns are encouraged to attend the concert and cast their votes for their favorite…
May 2015
10th Anniversary Concert
Please note the time of the 10th Anniversary Concert has been changed to 1:30pm. The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance and director, Katheryn Barrett-Brown, will perform a concert in commemoration of our organization’s 10th anniversary. The Academy Orchestra will perform composer Peter Heidrich’s Happy Birthday Variations which sets the familiar tune in the various styles of famous composers throughout music history. This year’s Academy Concerto Competition Winner, Clare Scheidler – of Aurora will present Vivaldi’s passionate Violin Concerto, La Stavaganza. Also on the program, the Youth Strings will bring new life…