In our largest and most ambitious concert event to date, Chicago Symphonic Winds closes the season featuring works of living, female, American composers who all actively compose for the wind medium. Works on the program will include Dragon Rhyme by Chen Yi,  Magenticfireflies by Augusta Read Thomas, Fascinating Ribbons by Joan Tower, and the world premier of Appetite Concerto for Amplified Harp and Wind Band by Heidi Joosten. Please join us for a full evening of events:

7:00pm - Panel Discussion: "The Intersectionality of Living Music"

8:00pm - Performance

General Admission Tickets: $20*
Student Tickets: $10*

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

*Tickets can also be obtained as a perk through composer Heidi Joosten's IndieGoGo campaign.

Chicago Symphonic Winds pays homage to Viennese musical tradition by dedicating this concert to Vienna’s most famous composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. But don't expect your typical Mozart-only concert! This program explores how Mozart dramatically influenced composers of various eras and nationalities, performing Jonathan Harvey’s Serenade in Homage to Mozart as well as Jean Francaix’s Hommage à l’ami Papageno, before ending the program with Mozart’s masterwork for winds: Gran Partita.

Join us following the concert for a reception sponsored by Hoover & Lissner Real Estate.

General Admission Tickets: $10 online, $15 at the door
Student Tickets: $5 online, $8 at the door

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British composers have provided the wind band with some of the most performed and well-known works for the wind ensemble. Enjoy an evening of these masterworks for the wind ensemble including Gustav Holst’s Hammersmith, Ralph Vaughan-Williams English Folk Song Suite, Malcolm Arnold’s Four Scottish Dances, and Gordan Jacob’s William Byrd Suite.

This concert is presented as part of CSW's Mainstage Series. A subscription to all 4 concerts in this series is $35. General admission tickets are $10 in advanced and $15 at the door. Student tickets are $5 in advanced and $8 at the door.

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Celebrate Oktoberfest with Chicago Symphonic Winds as we pay homage to the rich German tradition of classical music for winds. Led by Dr. Erica Neidlinger, the program will feature some of the most renowned composers including Richard Strauss’ Serenade for Winds, Felix Mendelssohn’s Notturno, and Louis Sporh’s Notturno. An Oktoberfest celebration will occur immediately following the concert and will include German refreshments, live polka music, and beer!

7:00 - Performance

8:15 - Reception

This reception is made possible by contributions from Metropolitan Brewing and Wünderbrass.

This concert is presented as part of CSW's Mainstage Series. A subscription to all 4 concerts in this series is $35. General admission tickets are $10 in advanced and $15 at the door. Student tickets are $5 in advanced and $8 at the door.

Click here to visit our tickets page and purchase yours today!

Join CSW for Storytime with Sousa, an interactive musical experience combining the art of narrative with music to create a multi-sensory storytelling concert for kids. Using a narrator to read excerpts from a children's book on the life of John Philip Sousa, the ensemble will complement the storyline with well-known American wind band favorites in the style of a traditional John Philip Sousa concert.

Admission for this concert is free.

This program is presented as part of the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks with the support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Arts programming in the neighborhoods across the city advances the goals of the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Cultural Plan. For more information about this series and other events in your area, please visit www.nightoutintheparks.com.

Join Chicago Symphonic Winds at Lincoln Park for an afternoon of family fun for children and adults of all ages! Sing, dance, and shake along to all your favorites in this concert highlighting family-friendly wind band classics. Make sure to arrive early to claim your picnic spot and pick up your very own egg shaker to join in on the music making! This concert is free and open to the public, so invite your friends, family, and neighbors!

This program is presented as part of the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks with the support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Arts programming in the neighborhoods across the city advances the goals of the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Cultural Plan. For more information about this series and other events in your area, please visit www.nightoutintheparks.com.