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The CUSO is a professional orchestra

dedicated to enhancing the quality of life

in the community by providing symphonic

music of the highest caliber through live

performances and music education in the

schools, the concert hall, and

the community.

As an outstanding symphony orchestra, the

CUSO showcases our community’s cultural

and economic strength. Over 95% of our

musicians live and work in Champaign-

Urbana, and together with our Board

members, music director, and guest

artists, they participate visibly in our

cultural life and share the gift of

music in retirement communities,

hospitals, University events,

social occasions, and more.

We imagine a community

in which the power and

beauty of the finest

symphonic music

reaches everyone.

DEAR FRIENDS,

Come take a musical journey with us and enjoy “Music of the Heartland”, the exciting season that awaits you in the splendor of the Foellinger Great Hall at the Krannert Center.

The brilliance of the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra will shine in dazzling works including Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Stravinsky’s Petrushka, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5. Be amazed by the talents of soloists Debra Richtmeyer in John Williams’ Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Ran Dank in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, and Stefan Milenkovich in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto. A midseason delight will be our “Music of the Heartland” concert, featuring the Illinois premiere of From the Blue Ridge: Concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra, played by its composer Jeffrey Midkiff, and Dvorak’s ever-popular Symphony No. 9 (From the New World). Nothing compares to the thrill of hearing magnificent music performed by an outstanding orchestra. Secure your seats and support the artistic treasure that is the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra! Musically yours,

Stephen AlltopStephen AlltopMusic Director & Conductor

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VOYAGES | Saturday, October 25, 2014

HOLIDAY SPLENDOR | Thursday, December 11, 2014

MUSICAL REVOLUTIONARIES | Saturday, January 31, 2015

MUSIC OF THE HEARTLAND | Friday, March 6, 2015

THE TRIUMPH OF MUSIC | Saturday, April 25, 2015

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The four concerts you would like to attend (pick 4 only):❍ Voyages ❍ Music of the Heartland❍ Holiday Splendor ❍ The Triumph of Music❍ Musical Revolutionaries

SEAT PREFERENCE❍ Please renew my seats from last year.❍ I would like new seats on the main floor. ❍ Left ❍ Center ❍ Right❍ I would like new seats in the balcony. ❍ Left ❍ Center ❍ Right❍ I would like wheelchair seating.

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$35 standard | $31 senior | $5 student/child

Orders are due by August 11, 2014 to keep your favorite seats or choose the best available new seats in the Great Hall. For phone orders, call (217) 351-9139. Subscriptions will be processed in the order received. Tickets will be mailed after September 15, 2014. Programs, artists, dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice.

TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONSThe legacy of the CUSO is made possible entirely by patrons and donors who share our belief that music is critical to a fulfilled life and who support our commitment to provide incalculable benefits to our children and grandchildren.

Through stirring Classics concerts, the celebration of the Holiday Concert, and the annual full-orchestra Youth Concerts in the Foellinger Great Hall, the CUSO reaches nearly 7,500 audience members each season, including thousands of young people, with the uplifting power and beauty of some of the finest music ever created.

CUSO musicians enrich Champaign-Urbana as teachers, performers, colleagues, mentors, and friends, and a vibrant CUSO makes Champaign-Urbana a better place to live and work. The CUSO is your orchestra, and your support is critical. Each season, the CUSO must raise $170,000 in donations. Every gift is important.

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VOYAGESSaturday, October 25, 2014 at 7:30pm

Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Op. 26John Corigliano: Voyage for Flute and Strings Mary Leathers Chapman, fluteJohn Williams: Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra from the film score Catch Me If You Can Debra Richtmeyer, saxophoneNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35

The season opens with a musical voyage, beginning with the dramatic portrayal of Scotland’s Hebrides Islands by the well-traveled Felix Mendelssohn. John Corigliano’s Voyage for Flute and Strings soars with lyric expression and lush harmo-

nies. Drawn from one of the finest film scores of recent times, John Williams’ clever suite from Catch Me If You Can deftly portrays international jet-setting and features a solo alto saxophone. Finally, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade weaves a tale of Arabian princes and sailing ships into one of the most colorful orchestral works ever written.

HOLIDAY SPLENDORThursday, December 11, 2014 at 7:30pm

A holiday treat for the entire family, this program features a delightful array of music for the season! The CUSO will be joined by the Central Illinois Children’s Chorus and the singers of the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, and of course, jolly old St. Nick!

MUSICAL REVOLUTIONARIESSaturday, January 31, 2015 at 7:30pm

Igor Stravinsky: PetrushkaLudwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major Ran Dank, piano

Stravinsky and Beethoven each charted new directions in music with their bold creations. Stravinsky’s Petrushka,

written for the famed Ballets Russes of Paris in 1911, calls forth an immense orchestra and pulsates with vivid details and evocative textures. With his Piano Concerto No. 5, often called the Emperor Concerto, Beethoven blazed new trails in the concerto form and offered some of his most heroic music in this epic work.

MUSIC OF THE HEARTLANDFriday, March 6, 2015 at 7:30pm

Aaron Copland: The Tender Land SuiteJeffrey Midkiff: Concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra (From the Blue Ridge) Jeffrey Midkiff, mandolinAntonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 (From the New World)

This concert celebrates music from the American heartland and salutes the dedicated farmers who tend the bountiful fields of our country. No composer seemed to capture the essence of Americana better than Aaron Copland. The Suite from his beautiful opera The Tender Land includes the well-known tunes “Zion’s Walls” and “The Promise of Living.” The next work features Jeff Midkiff, who is creating a sensation across the country with his Concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra, melding bluegrass and classical styles. The timeless, soaring melodies of the final piece, Dvorák’s New World Symphony, reflect the compos-er’s experiences in the United States and his time in the American Midwest.

THE TRIUMPH OF MUSICSaturday, April 25, 2015 at 7:30pm

Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor , Op. 47 Stefan Milenkovich, violinDmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47

Few concertos offer the solo violinist more expressive and he-roic passages than Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto. In the gifted

hands of violinist Stefan Milenkovich, this virtuousic, lyrical, and darkly ener-getic work will electrify audiences in a thrilling performance. Dmitri Shosta-kovich poured inner turmoil and indomitable spirit into his Fifth Symphony. From intense pathos to bold fanfare, the poetry and power of this majestic work bring the CUSO season to a triumphant conclusion.

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CU Ballet Presents THE NUTCRACKERThursday, December 4 at 7:30pmFriday, December 5 at 7:30pmSaturday, December 6 at 2:00pm and 7:30pmSunday, December 7 at 2:00pm and 6:00pm

The CUSO partners with CU Ballet for six performances of The Nutcracker at the Krannert Center!

Tickets for this special event must be purchased from the Krannert Center at (217) 333-6280 or krannertcenter.com and are not included in CUSO season subscriptions.

Stephen Alltop

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usic Director & Conductor

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Thank you for your support!