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IPOMUSIC.ORG // 708.481.7774

CELEBRATE!40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

PRELUDE DINNERSaturday, October 14, 2017

4:45PM at Zachary’s Grill in Palos HeightsTickets: $85

FRIENDS OF THE IPO26TH ANNUAL FASHION SHOW

Saturday, October 28, 201710:30AM at Idlewild Country Club

Tickets: $50

FRIENDS OF THE IPORISING STAR COMPETITION & RECITAL

Sunday, April 22, 20184:30PM at Flossmoor Community Church

ANNUAL GALASaturday, April 7, 2018

6PM at Olympia Fields Country Club

377 Artists WalkPark Forest, IL 60466Venue: Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE PAIDMILWAUKEE, WIPERMIT NO. 966

Welcome IPO’s new Music Director, Stilian Kirov!2016 & 2017 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance AwardDebut Berlin 2017 Conducting Competition Winner

IPOMUSIC.ORG

ADVANCING CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE SOUTHLAND

Stilian Kirov, Music Director

THANNIVERSARYSEASON

Zdraveyte!

That is how I greet my friends in Bulgarian, and so it is how I

greet you, my new friends at IPO.

Joining IPO is an inspiring beginning for me, as the

organization has all the right ingredients in place to make

an exciting transition to a higher artistic level. We have

extraordinary musicians, a new concert venue with excellent

acoustical qualities, a fantastic administrative team, a very

supportive family in our patrons and many more outstanding

assets. I think with all these aspects in place, the possibilities

are limitless.

I hope you will join me in the concert hall this year as we

CELEBRATE! IPO’s 40th Anniversary Season and experience

the joy that live classical music brings to those who hear it.

Very best wishes,

Stilian Kirov

2017 // 2018 SEASON

IPO’S 40TH ANDLEONARD BERNSTEIN’S 100TH

40TH SEASON OPENING NIGHT

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATIONSATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017, 7:30PM

Stilian Kirov, Conductor

RESPIGHI: The BirdsBEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto

The Hersh Trio, Guest ArtistsMENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”

CELEBRATE!

IPOANNIVERSARY

SEASON

CELEBRATE! IPO’S 40TH ANNIVERSARYTHROUGH THE BRILLIANCE OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH.

IPO’s 40th Anniversary Season applauds the brilliance of composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein on the 100th anniversary of his birth while celebrating 40 years of making beautiful music in the Southland.

Our spectacular Opening Night • embraces the clever charm of Respighi in incorporating other

composers’ work to create a musical painting of bird songs• reflects the connective power of music as the 3-generation Hersh Trio

joins IPO for their premiere of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto (for which Bernstein always played the piano part when it was performed)

• honors the historic and religious roots of our new venue, Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College, as IPO performs Mendelssohn’s majestic “Reformation” Symphony in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation

From generation to generation, music has the power to enrich our lives. CELEBRATE! with us!!

Sponsored by

ABOUT THE HERSH TRIO: A 4th generation string player, cellist Alexander Hersh made his Symphony Hall debut with the Boston Pops and at the Kennedy Center in 2015. Violinist Stefan Hersh enjoys a varied career, equally at home as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral musician and teacher, and is currently on the faculty of the Chicago College of the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Trio pianist Paul Hersh is professor of piano and viola at San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a member of multiple ensembles.

Chuck M

IPOMUSIC.ORG // 708.481.7774

CELEBRATE!40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

PRELUDE DINNERSaturday, October 14, 2017

4:45PM at Zachary’s Grill in Palos HeightsTickets: $85

FRIENDS OF THE IPO26TH ANNUAL FASHION SHOW

Saturday, October 28, 201710:30AM at Idlewild Country Club

Tickets: $50

FRIENDS OF THE IPORISING STAR COMPETITION & RECITAL

Sunday, April 22, 20184:30PM at Flossmoor Community Church

ANNUAL GALASaturday, April 7, 2018

6PM at Olympia Fields Country Club

377 Artists WalkPark Forest, IL 60466Venue: Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE PAIDMILWAUKEE, WIPERMIT NO. 966

Welcome IPO’s new Music Director, Stilian Kirov!2016 & 2017 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance AwardDebut Berlin 2017 Conducting Competition Winner

IPOMUSIC.ORG

THANNIVERSARYSEASON

Zdraveyte!

That is how I greet my friends in Bulgarian, and so it is how I

greet you, my new friends at IPO.

Joining IPO is an inspiring beginning for me, as the

organization has all the right ingredients in place to make

an exciting transition to a higher artistic level. We have

extraordinary musicians, a new concert venue with excellent

acoustical qualities, a fantastic administrative team, a very

supportive family in our patrons and many more outstanding

assets. I think with all these aspects in place, the possibilities

are limitless.

I hope you will join me in the concert hall this year as we

CELEBRATE! IPO’s 40th Anniversary Season and experience

the joy that live classical music brings to those who hear it.

Very best wishes,

Stilian Kirov

2017 // 2018 SEASON

IPO’S 40TH ANDLEONARD BERNSTEIN’S 100TH

40TH SEASON OPENING NIGHT

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATIONSATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017, 7:30PM

RESPIGHI: The BirdsBEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto

The Hersh Trio, Guest ArtistsMENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”

CELEBRATE!

IPOANNIVERSARY

SEASON

CELEBRATE! IPO’S 40TH ANNIVERSARYTHROUGH THE BRILLIANCE OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH.

IPO’s 40th Anniversary Season applauds the brilliance of composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein on the 100th anniversary of his birth while celebrating 40 years of making beautiful music in the Southland.

Our spectacular Opening Night • embraces the clever charm of Respighi in incorporating other

composers’ work to create a musical painting of bird songs• reflects the connective power of music as the 3-generation Hersh Trio

joins IPO for their premiere of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto (for which Bernstein always played the piano part when it was performed)

• honors the historic and religious roots of our new venue, Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College, as IPO performs Mendelssohn’s majestic “Reformation” Symphony in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation

From generation to generation, music has the power to enrich our lives. CELEBRATE! with us!!

Sponsored by

ABOUT THE HERSH TRIO: A 4th generation string player, cellist Alexander Hersh made his Symphony Hall debut with the Boston Pops and at the Kennedy Center in 2015. Violinist Stefan Hersh enjoys a varied career, equally at home as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral musician and teacher, and is currently on the faculty of the Chicago College of the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Trio pianist Paul Hersh is professor of piano and viola at San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a member of multiple ensembles.

Chuck M

WHEN ART IMITATES LIFE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017, 7:30PM

VLADIGEROV: Improvisation and ToccataCOPLAND: Symphony for Organ

& Orchestra David Schrader, Guest Organist

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

November 18 opens with “a little gift I bring from my native Bulgaria that is very much in the Romantic spirit,” says Maestro Kirov about Vladigerov’s Improvisation and Toccata. Next, acclaimed organist David Schrader showcases Ozinga’s magnificent pipe organ when he joins the orchestra for Copland’s symphony. Completing the evening is Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony—a Bernstein specialty. With the original subtitle “A Soviet Artist’s Response to Just Criticism,” the symphony reveals Shostakovich’s genius in composing according to strict Soviet nationalistic standards while still revealing shadows of the human despair that hover below the melodic surface.

WATERSHED WORKS

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2018, 7:30PM

BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 “Titan”

“It is one of the greatest masterpieces highlighting the composer’s first mark in the golden pages of the symphonic literature.”

~ Maestro Stilian Kirov on Mahler 1

Paired with Mahler’s stunning work are Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Beloved as both a composer and a conductor, orchestras and their patrons around the world are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Bernstein’s birth this year by programming his own pieces or those of composers he championed, like Mahler. Both of these “watershed works” have appeared on IPO programs numerous times over the past 40 years.

HOLIDAY POPS MOVIE MUSIC SPECTACULARSATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2017, 3PM

Francesco Milioto, Guest Conductor

IPO friend and 2016 holiday concert guest conductor Francesco Milioto returns to the IPO podium in December. No doubt you’ll be smiling and humming along as the orchestra performs excerpts from The Grinch, Frozen, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, A Charlie Brown Christmas and other nostalgic favorites. This is sure to be a concert filled with good cheer, good will and holiday spirit, along with a few special guest surprises. Remember, student tickets are just $10!

Season Finale

HEART AND SOULSATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2018, 7:30PM

RAZAZ: Arizona DreamsDVORÁK: Czech Suite TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5

In IPO’s Season Finale, Maestro Kirov introduces patrons to “an outstanding young composer gaining national and international recognition” with Gity Razaz and her composition, Arizona Dreams. This work pairs with Dvorák’s folk-inspired, nature-themed Czech Suite. The evening ends with Tchaikovsky’s expressive Fifth Symphony and a finale of musical fireworks.

ABOUT GITY RAZAZHailed by the New York Times as ‘ravishing and engulfing,’ Gity Razaz’s music ranges from concert solo pieces to large symphonic works. Ms. Razaz’s music has been commissioned and performed by the New York Virtuoso Singers, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Albany Symphony Orchestra and others. Her original score for Ballet Moscow had its world premiere in June 2017, as well as a work for the classical guitar duo, Duo Noire.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTEDAll-Beethoven Program

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2018, 7:30PM

Stefan Veselka, Guest Conductor

BEETHOVEN: Coriolan OvertureBEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 with

Winston Choi, Guest Pianist BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7

Currently Chief Conductor of the Münster Symphony Orchestra in Germany, Stefan Veselka will lead the orchestra in an all-Beethoven program, beginning with the dramatic Coriolan Overture. Chicago-based pianist Winston Choi joins IPO for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a repertoire favorite of Bernstein, as he both conducted and performed the solo piano part. On the second half, IPO presents Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with its distinctive use of rhythm and harmony that surprised audiences of Beethoven’s time.This visionary masterwork was also the last piece that Bernstein ever conducted (with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood).

David Schrader

Francesco Milioto

Winston Choi

Leonard Bernstein

Gity Razaz Programs and artists subject to change.

SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS• Bring a Friend

Voucher, 1 per subscription

• Subscriber pricing for additional single tickets all season

• Exchange privileges with 48-hour advance notice

• Shuttle service to Ozinga Chapel for $15/concert

• Invitations to open rehearsals and post-concert events

HOP ON THE BUSSubscribers can sign up to take the shuttle from the Village of Flossmoor free municipal parking lot (on Sterling south of Flossmoor Road) to Ozinga Chapel on concert nights for $15/concert roundtrip. Other departure locations are being considered. Please contact the office if interested in the shuttle. Call to reserve your seat, 708.481.7774.

GETTING TO OZINGA CHAPEL

Address: 6601 W. College Dr., Palos Heights• Easily accessible from Harlem Avenue,

I-294 or Cicero Avenue• Just 20 minutes from Homewood,

Flossmoor and Tinley Park• 30 minutes from Frankfort, Olympia Fields

and Park Forest

Sponsored by THE DAVEE FOUNDATION Sponsored by

“…a dashing, effusive performer, brimming with technique and capable of electrifying energy.”

~Houston Chronicle on David Schrader

“…playing was crystalline, each note, whether in dense chords or single-note melodic phrases, was crisply articulated.”

~Chicago Classical Review on Winston Choi“Just listening to the orchestra making music that appeared to flow out from their souls left me in a state of divine bliss.”

~ 2016-17 IPO Patron

Sponsored by

Harlem

geland

SPECIAL OFFERS FOR NEW

SUBSCRIBERS!

IPOMUSIC.ORG // 708.481.7774

Single tickets go on sale August 22, starting at $27 in advance for adults.

To order:

IPOMUSIC.ORG // 708.481.7774

IPOIPOIPO

ILLINOISP H I L H A R M O N I CORCHESTRA

ILLINOISPHILHARMONICORCHESTRA

We help make the music happen.

WHEN ART IMITATES LIFE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017, 7:30PM

VLADIGEROV: Improvisation and ToccataCOPLAND: Symphony for Organ

& Orchestra David Schrader, Guest Organist

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

November 18 opens with “a little gift I bring from my native Bulgaria that is very much in the Romantic spirit,” says Maestro Kirov about Vladigerov’s Improvisation and Toccata. Next, acclaimed organist David Schrader showcases Ozinga’s magnificent pipe organ when he joins the orchestra for Copland’s symphony. Completing the evening is Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony—a Bernstein specialty. With the original subtitle “A Soviet Artist’s Response to Just Criticism,” the symphony reveals Shostakovich’s genius in composing according to strict Soviet nationalistic standards while still revealing shadows of the human despair that hover below the melodic surface.

WATERSHED WORKS

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2018, 7:30PM

BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 “Titan”

“It is one of the greatest masterpieces highlighting the composer’s first mark in the golden pages of the symphonic literature.”

~ Maestro Stilian Kirov on Mahler 1

Paired with Mahler’s stunning work are Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Beloved as both a composer and a conductor, orchestras and their patrons around the world are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Bernstein’s birth this year by programming his own pieces or those of composers he championed, like Mahler. Both of these “watershed works” have appeared on IPO programs numerous times over the past 40 years.

HOLIDAY POPS MOVIE MUSIC SPECTACULARSATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2017, 3PM

Francesco Milioto, Guest Conductor

IPO friend and 2016 holiday concert guest conductor Francesco Milioto returns to the IPO podium in December. No doubt you’ll be smiling and humming along as the orchestra performs excerpts from The Grinch, Frozen, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, A Charlie Brown Christmas and other nostalgic favorites. This is sure to be a concert filled with good cheer, good will and holiday spirit, along with a few special guest surprises. Remember, student tickets are just $10!

Season Finale

HEART AND SOULSATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2018, 7:30PM

RAZAZ: Arizona DreamsDVORÁK: Czech Suite TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5

In IPO’s Season Finale, Maestro Kirov introduces patrons to “an outstanding young composer gaining national and international recognition” with Gity Razaz and her composition, Arizona Dreams. This work pairs with Dvorák’s folk-inspired, nature-themed Czech Suite. The evening ends with Tchaikovsky’s expressive Fifth Symphony and a finale of musical fireworks.

ABOUT GITY RAZAZHailed by the New York Times as ‘ravishing and engulfing,’ Gity Razaz’s music ranges from concert solo pieces to large symphonic works. Ms. Razaz’s music has been commissioned and performed by the New York Virtuoso Singers, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Albany Symphony Orchestra and others. Her original score for Ballet Moscow had its world premiere in June 2017, as well as a work for the classical guitar duo, Duo Noire.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTEDAll-Beethoven Program

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2018, 7:30PM

Stefan Veselka, Guest Conductor

BEETHOVEN: Coriolan OvertureBEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 with

Winston Choi, Guest Pianist BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7

Currently Chief Conductor of the Münster Symphony Orchestra in Germany, Stefan Veselka will lead the orchestra in an all-Beethoven program, beginning with the dramatic Coriolan Overture. Chicago-based pianist Winston Choi joins IPO for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a repertoire favorite of Bernstein, as he both conducted and performed the solo piano part. On the second half, IPO presents Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with its distinctive use of rhythm and harmony that surprised audiences of Beethoven’s time.This visionary masterwork was also the last piece that Bernstein ever conducted (with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood).

David Schrader

Francesco Milioto

Winston Choi

Leonard Bernstein

Gity Razaz Programs and artists subject to change.

SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS• Bring a Friend

Voucher, 1 per subscription

• Subscriber pricing for additional single tickets all season

• Exchange privileges with 48-hour advance notice

• Shuttle service to Ozinga Chapel for $15/concert

• Invitations to open rehearsals and post-concert events

HOP ON THE BUSSubscribers can sign up to take the shuttle from the Village of Flossmoor free municipal parking lot (on Sterling south of Flossmoor Road) to Ozinga Chapel on concert nights for $15/concert roundtrip. Other departure locations are being considered. Please contact the office if interested in the shuttle. Call to reserve your seat, 708.481.7774.

GETTING TO OZINGA CHAPEL

Address: 6601 W. College Dr., Palos Heights• Easily accessible from Harlem Avenue,

I-294 or Cicero Avenue• Just 20 minutes from Homewood,

Flossmoor and Tinley Park• 30 minutes from Frankfort, Olympia Fields

and Park Forest

Sponsored by THE DAVEE FOUNDATION Sponsored by

“…a dashing, effusive performer, brimming with technique and capable of electrifying energy.”

~Houston Chronicle on David Schrader

“…playing was crystalline, each note, whether in dense chords or single-note melodic phrases, was crisply articulated.”

~Chicago Classical Review on Winston Choi“Just listening to the orchestra making music that appeared to flow out from their souls left me in a state of divine bliss.”

~ 2016-17 IPO Patron

Sponsored by

Harlem

geland

SPECIAL OFFERS FOR NEW

SUBSCRIBERS!

IPOMUSIC.ORG // 708.481.7774

Single tickets go on sale August 22, starting at $27 in advance for adults.

To order:

IPOMUSIC.ORG // 708.481.7774

IPOIPOIPO

ILLINOISP H I L H A R M O N I CORCHESTRA

ILLINOISPHILHARMONICORCHESTRA

We help make the music happen.

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