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SUMMARY:Favorite Adventures
DESCRIPTION:With the KVSO chorus\n\n\n\nJohannes BRAHMS – Hungarian Dance #1 in g minor\, WoO 1; Hungarian Dance #5 in g minor\, WoO 1  \n\n\n\nJohann STRAUSS – Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz\, opus 314 \n\n\n\nPeter BOYER – On Music’s Wings \n\n\n\nModest MUSSORGSKY – Pictures at an Exhibition      \n\n\n\nOnline ticket ordering is no longer availalbe for this concert. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
URL:https://www.kvso.org/event/favorite-adventures/
LOCATION:Asbury United Methodist Church\, 196 S. Harrison Avenue\, Kankakee\, Illinois\, 60901
CATEGORIES:Regular Season Concerts
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SUMMARY:The British Isles
DESCRIPTION:George BUTTERWORTH – The Banks of the Green Willow \n\n\n\nRalph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Oboe Concerto in a minor; Laura NEISLER\, oboe \n\n\n\nFelix MENDELSSOHN – Symphony No. 3 in a minor\, opus 56 “Scottish”  \n\n\n\nOnline ticket ordering for this event is no longer available. Tickets can be purchased at the door. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura Neisler has been a member of the KVSO since 2007. She has studied with Rob Botti (New York Philharmonic)\, Scott Holstetler (Chicago Symphony) and John Dee (Florida Philharmonic/University of Illinois). She received her Bachelor’s of Music Education degree (K-12) from the University of Illinois in 2006 and a Master’s of Music Performance from the same institution in 2007. Laura is currently serving as adjunct faculty for the University of St. Francis in Joliet\, IL in Applied Oboe. Along with being principal oboist for the KVSO\, she is also a member of the KVSO Woodwind Quintet and the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra. She is a past member of  the West Suburban Symphony Orchestra\, the West Suburban Chamber Orchestra and the West Suburban Festival Orchestra. She has also played with the Joliet Symphony Orchestra\, Quincy Symphony Orchestra\, Kankakee Civic Band\, Joliet American Legion Band\, Northern Illinois University Wind Symphony\, Quincy Concert Band\, Wheaton Municipal Band and New Lennox Community Band. She has previously been featured as soloist with the Quincy Symphony Orchestra (Haydn Oboe Concerto) and the KVSO (Mozart Oboe Quartet\, Cimarosa Oboe Concerto).  
URL:https://www.kvso.org/event/the-british-isles/
LOCATION:Asbury United Methodist Church\, 196 S. Harrison Avenue\, Kankakee\, Illinois\, 60901
CATEGORIES:Regular Season Concerts
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SUMMARY:A Baroque Christmas
DESCRIPTION:With the KVSO chorus\n\n\n\nRalph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves \n\n\n\nJ.S. BACHUns ist ein Kind geboren\, BWV 142 \n\n\n\nW.A. MOZARTSymphony No. 25 in g minor\, K. 182 \n\n\n\nG.F. HANDELSelections from The Messiah \n\n\n\nOnline ticket ordering for this event is no longer available. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
URL:https://www.kvso.org/event/a-baroque-christmas/
LOCATION:Asbury United Methodist Church\, 196 S. Harrison Avenue\, Kankakee\, Illinois\, 60901
CATEGORIES:Regular Season Concerts
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SUMMARY:Bohemian Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Franz von SUPPEPoet & Peasant Overture \n\n\n\nAmanda HARBERGConcertino for Piccolo & OrchestraStephanie LUPO\, piccolo             \n\n\n\nAntonin DVORAKSymphony No. 7 in d minor\, opus 70 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephanie LUPO\n\n\n\nA dynamic performer\, teacher\, and scholar\, Dr. Stephanie Lupo is the flute professor at Olivet Nazarene University. A published author and composer\, her method book\, The Piccolo Intonation Book (ALRY Publications)\, praised as a “sacred piccolo text” by Carolyn Nussbaum\, is an international bestseller\, and it was a finalist in the 2024 National Flute Association (NFA) Newly Published Music Competition. It was the first book of piccolo etudes written by a female composer. Dr. Lupo has also published more than a dozen articles for several prominent flute-community publications: Flute Talk Magazine\, The Flutist Quarterly\, the Chicago Flute Club’s Pipeline\, and the newsletters of the New York Flute Club and the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia. In addition to being principal flute of the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra\, Dr. Lupo regularly performs with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra on flute and piccolo\, and she can be heard on the Albany Records label. She was also principal piccolo of the Wheaton Symphony Orchestra and co-principal flute and piccolo of the Ohio Light Opera. She has also performed with the Heartland Festival Orchestra\, La Crosse Symphony Orchestra\, and the Peoria Bach Festival Orchestra. As a chamber musician\, she plays regularly in the KVSO Woodwind Quintet and her flute duo\, Whisper Tones. She performs with a 22K gold J.R. Lafin headjoint with a 9K/Ag Burkart body and a Keefe piccolo made of grenadilla wood with 14K rose gold fittings. At Olivet\, Dr. Lupo has offered individual and group flute lessons\, weekly flute studio\, flute literature and pedagogy\, and flute choir; additionally\, she has taught Body Mapping\, class piano\, and music history. At the ONU School of Music Summer Camp\, she has taught flute lessons\, chamber music\, and five-day Body Mapping and ukulele courses.As a Licensed Body Mapping Educator\, Dr. Lupo is excited to serve as the ABME President Elect for the Board of Directors and as Co-Chair of the Education Committee. She has presented and performed at the biennial conferences for the Association for Body Mapping Education; she has also presented a webinar during the season. She offers private Body Mapping lessons for all musicians.Active in the national flute community\, Dr. Lupo serves on the National Flute Association Piccolo and Performance Health Care Committees. She has performed\, presented\, and adjudicated at festivals around the country\, including the NFA Conventions\, the New York Flute Fair\, the Upper Midwest Flute Association Flute Fest\, the Iowa Flute Festival\, and the Atlanta Flute Fair. She has been a judge for the NFA Piccolo Artist Competition and the Kujala International Piccolo Competition. She has also adjudicated for the Society of American Musicians\, the FBA P.I.L.O.T.S. Convention\, and IESA Solo & Ensemble contest. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Flute Club as voting program chair\, webmaster\, and Pipeline copy editor for four seasons.Dr. Lupo holds a DMA in flute performance and pedagogy with a secondary area in music theory from the University of Iowa. Her thesis won the 2022 NFA Graduate Research Competition. She earned an MM from the University of Akron and a BM from Bradley University. Her primary flute teachers include Nicole Esposito\, George Pope\, and Kyle Dzapo\, and her main ABME teachers include Amy Likar and Kelly Mollnow Wilson.
URL:https://www.kvso.org/event/bohemian-adventures/
LOCATION:Asbury United Methodist Church\, 196 S. Harrison Avenue\, Kankakee\, Illinois\, 60901
CATEGORIES:Regular Season Concerts
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SUMMARY:The Journey Begins
DESCRIPTION:Samuel BARBEREssay for Orchestra No. 1\, opus 12 \n\n\n\nAaron COPLANDOld American SongsErik CHALFANT\, baritone     Leonard BERNSTEINCandide Overture \n\n\n\nHoward HANSONSymphony No. 2\, opus 30 “Romantic” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline ticket ordering for this concert is no longer available. Tickets are available for purchase at the door. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nErik CHALFANT\, baritone\n\n\n\nBaritone ERIK CHALFANT\, is an adopted\, Midwestern son of the Kankakee River Valley. Born in Indiana\, Erik was raised in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, the son of the late Reverend Morris Chalfant and his mother\, longtime Kankakee resident\, Yvonne Chalfant. Erik is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University\, where he earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in Voice Performance and French Literature. His vocal studies at the Tanglewood Music Center led him to earn the Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from Boston University\, where he was a private student of the esteemed American operatic soprano\, Phyllis Curtin. \n\n\n\nErik’s performing life as a singer has been eclectic. He has appeared in opera\, concert and recital performances\, and has enjoyed success as a colorful cabaret artist in his hometown\, San Francisco. He performed the national anthem for San Francisco Opera at Oracle Park\, appeared as soloist with the San Francisco Civic Symphony Orchestra and in recital at San Francisco’s Legion Of Honor Museum\, and maintains an active teaching roster of private voice & theater students. \n\n\n\nSpeaking of his current performance with the KVSO: “I am thrilled to again perform with the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra. Many moons have passed since I last sang here in 1999\, for the Duke Ellington Centennial Concert. With these iconic Old American Songs of Aaron Copland\, I feel a literal return to my Midwestern roots. These hymn tunes & folk melodies speak of the America that I grew up knowing. They remind us of the faith\, hope\, resilience and genuine sense of community that has always defined our great nation. Tonight\, I dedicate my performance of these songs to the sacred memory of my father\, The Reverend Morris Chalfant – yes dad\, we will soon gather with the saints by the river\, that flows by the throne of God! – and to my beloved mother\, Yvonne Chalfant\, who has always unwaveringly believed in me\, and the promise of my gifts. I love you mom.”
URL:https://www.kvso.org/event/the-journey-begins/
LOCATION:Asbury United Methodist Church\, 196 S. Harrison Avenue\, Kankakee\, Illinois\, 60901
CATEGORIES:Regular Season Concerts
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SUMMARY:Millikin University Collegiate Chorale
DESCRIPTION:With Herscher High School Choirs and Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra Chorus. In addition to pieces performed by Millikin\, the repertoire is as follows: “Cum Sancto Spiritu” by Antonio Vivaldi and “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” by Peter C. Lutkin. “Domine\, Fili Unigenite” by Antonio Vivaldi will serve as a combined piece for all 3 choirs. \n\n\n\nThere is no charge for this concert.
URL:https://www.kvso.org/event/millikin-university-collegiate-chorale/
LOCATION:Asbury United Methodist Church\, 196 S. Harrison Avenue\, Kankakee\, Illinois\, 60901
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SUMMARY:Concert: Hope for Love for All of Us
DESCRIPTION:Featuring organist Kavin Sampson. The program includes works for chamber orchestra and organ as well as love songs from Italian Operas.
URL:https://www.kvso.org/event/concert-hope-for-love-for-all-of-us/
LOCATION:Asbury United Methodist Church\, 196 S. Harrison Avenue\, Kankakee\, Illinois\, 60901
CATEGORIES:Regular Season Concerts
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