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Overview
September 30, 2023
Elmhurst Symphony season opens with a diverse program of composers and an internationally-acclaimed soprano.
What’s Interesting About This Concert
American composer Michael Abels is best known for his award-winning scores for the Jordan Peele films Get Out, Us, and Nope. Unlike those horror films, Outburst is a dazzlingly buoyant and colorful work, and an exciting roller coaster ride to kick off our 23/24 season!
Soprano Amanda Majeski, acclaimed for her voice of “silvery beauty” (Musical America), has appeared with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Metropolitan Opera of New York, and countless opera houses and concert halls around the world. A native of Chicagoland and graduate of Northwestern where she studied with ESO conductor Stephen Alltop, Majeski returns to the Elmhurst Symphony for the first time since 2007.
On October 21 1898, Edward Elgar sat down to noodle at the piano after a long day of teaching. His wife Alice suddenly interrupted, saying “Edward, that’s a good tune… Play it again, I like that tune!” The tune of which Alice was so enamored eventually became the Enigma Variations — one of the greatest and most popular orchestral works of all time!
What’s Playing
Michael Abels Outburst
Richard Strauss Four Last Songs
Edward Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (“Enigma Variations”)
Who’s Performing
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Alltop Music Director and Conductor
Amanda Majeski Soprano
Buy Tickets and Learn More About This Concert
2023/24 season subscriptions and single concert tickets are on sale now. Subscribers can save up to twenty-five percent off single ticket prices and take advantage of discounted tickets throughout the season. Additional subscriber benefits include priority seating and flexible ticket exchange privileges.
Subscriptions and single tickets may be ordered online, by phone, or at the box office the day of the event. Visit ElmhurstSymphony.org/elgars-enigma or call the ESA office at 630-941-0202. -
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