Illinois Symphony Orchestra launches new happy hour concert series - Sips & Sounds starts July 26 & 27, 2023!
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Now’s the time to take a sip while enjoying the LIVE sounds of classical and popular music by musicians from your Illinois Symphony Orchestra. It’s ISO’s hip NEW happy hour concert series, Sips & Sounds, coming soon to a location near you. From breweries and restaurants to coffee houses and wineries, we guarantee our music will mix with your favorite sips!
Mark your calendars and plan to join us for this FREE summer concert series. Schedule and details listed below.
Sips & Sounds featuring ISO’s Brass Quintet
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
Harvest Market | 3001 S Veterans Pkwy, Springfield, IL
Thursday, July 27, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
Keg Grove Brewing Company | 712 E Empire St, Bloomington, IL
Sips & Sounds featuring ISO musicians
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
Harvest Market | 3001 S Veterans Pkwy, Springfield, IL
Thursday, August 31, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
Keg Grove Brewing Company | 712 E Empire St, Bloomington, IL
Sips & Sounds featuring ISO musicians
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
Harvest Market | 3001 S Veterans Pkwy, Springfield, IL
Thursday, September 14, 2023 @ 6:00 PM
Keg Grove Brewing Company | 712 E Empire St, Bloomington, IL
Sips & Sounds concerts are sponsored by Robert & Jo Ellen Bahnsen, F. Lucille Foster, Mark Hansen, Pete & Melinda LaBarre, Sue O’Neal, Dale Rogers, Barbara & Charles Schweighauser, Dr. Stephen & Lisa Stone, Carolyn & Brad Swanson, Vicki & Tim Tilton, Bob & Anita Walbaum, Leroy Wehrle, and Randy Western.
For more information about the Sips & Sounds series, go to ilsymphony.org/sounds.
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra is central Illinois’ largest professional orchestra serving over 35,000 patrons in the communities of Bloomington-Normal, Springfield and the surrounding region with symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, and Concerts for Kids series in each community. In addition to concert performances, the Orchestra's music education and outreach programs serve pre-K and elementary schools through the Itsy Arts and Music Matters education programs and reach middle schools, high schools, universities, community organizations and senior centers through guest artist residencies and musician and ensemble performances. The ISO also has an active Around the Town Chamber Music Series and virtual Sunday at Six Recital Series. The Illinois Symphony Orchestra has a budget of approximately $1.3 million.
In July 2020, the ISO acquired the Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony (SVYS) organization that was started in the early 1970s by parents, music teachers and musicians to keep string programs and youth orchestra in Springfield and surrounding communities following the elimination of all school orchestra programs. Now, the Illinois Symphony Youth Orchestras (ISYO) programs consist of Starter and Junior Strings, Preparatory Orchestra, Concert Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra serving over 150 students. The ISO also has a partnership in education and community engagement (PEACE) with the UIS-School of Music and Illinois State University’s Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts and School of Music.
Additional information about the Illinois Symphony Orchestra is available at www.ilsymphony.org.
The ISO is partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
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