ISYO Spring Showcase
- Date April 30th, 2023 Time 3:00pm Venue UIS Performing Arts Center - Springfield
All ages and ensembles of the ISYO and UIS musical family will join forces for this joyful celebration of orchestral music in Springfield. The program will culminate with Tchaikovsky’s beloved Swan Lake Suite, brought to life by the ballet dancers of the Springfield Youth Performance Group, along with a packed stage of ISYO/UIS musicians. Don’t miss it!
This concert is part of the Partnership for Education And Civic Engagement (PEACE), the UIS Orchestra will share the stage with the ISYO Concert and Symphony Orchestras in a colorful and exciting program. From symphonic favorites to lesser-known musical gems, this is a concert you won't want to miss.
Springfield
Sunday, April 30, 2023 @ 3:00 PM
UIS Performing Arts Center
Free concert
Jacobsen Woollen, Conductor
All ISYOs Orchestra Ensembles
UIS Orchestra
Springfield Youth Performance Group
Support Provided By:
Memorial Health, Pete & Melinda LaBarre, Harvey & Judy Stephens
Springfield Venue UIS Performing Arts Center - Springfield
1 University Plz #397, Springfield, IL 62703
1 University Plaza, Springfield, IL 62703
Ticket Office Information: The UIS Ticket Office is located in the UIS PAC Lobby on Level 2 of the Public Affairs Center on the campus of the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Phone: (217) 206-6160 or online
Box Office Hours:
Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Performance Days: Opens Two Hours Prior to Performance
Parking: There is a $5 per vehicle event parking fee (cash only) in effect during all concerts at the UIS Performing Arts Center events. Event parking signage and staff will guide you into the appropriate parking lots and collect the $5 cash fee upon entry. Persons displaying valid UIS parking hang tags have already paid a parking fee for the semester and do not have to pay an event parking fee if they park in the areas designated by their hang tag
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Featured:
Jacobsen Woollen Conductor - ISO Assistant Conductor and ISYO Conductor
Jacobsen Woollen is a conductor, cellist, and tenor residing in Springfield, Illinois, where he serves as Assistant Conductor of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Director 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.