30 Years Of Making Waves, A Gala Fundraiser
Show Times
- Date October 2nd, 2022 Time 5:00pm Venue
Chairs Carolyn and Duane Yockey; the Illinois Symphony Guild of Bloomington-Normal; the ISO Board of Directors invite you to attend our 30 Years of Making Waves, a Gala Fundraiser.
For 30 years, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra has been one of the pearls of the Bloomington-Normal community. Join us as we look forward to another 30 years of “making waves” with inspiring LIVE music. Celebrate with dinner, auctions and the fantastic musicians of the ISO.
Dress for the captain's table or for a walk along the beach!
Sunday, October 2, 2022 @ 5:00 pm
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel | 10 Brickyard Dr, Bloomington, IL
Gala Ticket $150 | Individual Sponsor Ticket $200 | Table Sponsor $1,500
Special Performances featuring the Music of the Sea performed by the Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra led by Jacobsen Woollen, ISO Assistant Conductor and ISYO Conductor.
RSVP by Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Reservations may be made online or by mailing a check payable to the Illinois Symphony Orchestra to P.O. Box 5191, Springfield, IL 62705.
Menu
Hors D'Oeuvres
Asparagus wrapped in phyllo, bacon-wrapped water chestnuts, vegetarian spring rolls with sweet & tangy sauce
Dinner
Dinner will include a plated Epicurean Salad and your choice of one of the three entrees listed below. Please list your entree selection with your reservation.
- Beef Option: Grilled Sirloin with shallots and a cabernet demi-glaze served with white cheddar Duchess potatoes and a vegetable medley
- Seafood Option: Pistachio-encrusted salmon with a lemon pink peppercorn glaze and steak au poivre in a bourbon glaze served with Polynesian rice pilaf and a vegetable medley
- Vegetarian Option: Italian ratatouille stuffed portabella mushroom with basil pesto and toasted gluten-free capellini
Dessert
Tuxedo truffle cake or strawberry shortcake
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Jacobsen Woollen Conductor - ISO Associate Conductor and ISYO Conductor
Jacobsen Woollen is a conductor, cellist, and tenor residing in Springfield, Illinois, where he serves as Associate Conductor of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Conductor of the Illinois Symphony Youth Orchestra, Director of the Springfield Choral Society, and Director of the UIS Orchestra.
An Indiana native, Jacobsen returns to the Midwest after spending six years in Vienna, Austria, where he completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in orchestral conducting under the tutelage of Prof. Mark Stringer at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, conducted professional ensembles including the Polska Filharmonia Baltycka and Ensemble Ultreia, served as assistant conductor of the Vienna Opera Festival, and led the Schlosschor Hadersfeld. During his Vienna years, Jacobsen was frequently called back to the Midwest to work at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, where he served as assistant conductor and led several workshops for new works, including Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones.
Jacobsen also maintains an active career as a tenor: he recently produced and performed a musical-theatrical concert evening, Lovelace Weave, which explores the father-daughter pair of Lord Byron and Ada Lovelace. As a member of the Grammy-winning Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Jacobsen has participated in opera productions at Theater an der Wien, as well as concerts in Europe’s most renowned venues, including Vienna’s Musikverein and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie.
Prior to his European sojourn, Jacobsen completed a Master’s Degree in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan under the guidance of Kenneth Kiesler. During this time, he was active in the Ann Arbor musical community as well, serving as founder and director of Paradigm Shift Chamber Orchestra, music director of the Ann Arbor Camerata, and assistant conductor of the Michigan Life Sciences Orchestra.
As a cellist, Jacobsen was a student of Susan Moses in the Indiana University String Academy and later completed a Bachelor’s Degree with Richard Aaron at the University of Michigan. He has appeared as a soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, Musical Arts Youth Orchestra, and Voces Novae Chamber Choir. As a chamber musician, he has had the pleasure of collaborating with Joshua Bell, Jaime Laredo, Soovin Kim, and many others. From 2013-16, Jacobsen was cellist and artistic curator with the new-music sextet Latitude 49, and he continues to serve on their Board of Directors.