Join the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra and Music Director/Conductor Kirk Muspratt for their 82nd Season! Concerts will be performed at the Auditorium at Living Hope Church, 9000 Taft Street, on the Merrillville/Crown Point border, plus there will be a special performance of Holiday Pops! performed at Valparaiso High School.
The 2023-24 season kicks off with the return of the fan favorite Halloween concert, with two performances October 26 & 27 at 7:30pm. The Symphony last performed their Halloween pops 10 years ago at the Star Plaza Theatre. The concert will feature light and spooky classical pieces as well as fun music from movies and television. Members of the fantastic Symphony Youth Orchestra will perform several pieces with the orchestra as well. Musicians, and especially Maestro, will be dressed in their finest Halloween costumes, and the audience can join in the fun. Prizes will be awarded each evening for best costume! It’s fun for the whole family!
The beloved Holiday Pops, a South Shore Holiday Tradition, will be on December 7 and 8, at Living Hope Church and 9 at Valparaiso High School and will feature the Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Brown, vocalist, and the Just for Fun Ukelele Strummers.
In the spring, Carmen & Carmina will feature Chicago Symphony assistant concertmaster David Taylor performing the virtuoso Carmen Fantasy, and guest soloists and our own Symphony Chorus will perform the beloved choral masterwork Carmina Burana on March 22.
Finally, the season will conclude with Romeo and Juliet which will include both Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev’s interpretations of Shakespeare’s famed romantic tragedy on May 10.
Additionally, the Symphony has introduced a series of Sunday afternoon concerts in Munster: Sing-Along Messiah with the Symphony Chorus on November 11 at 3pm at St. Thomas More Church, Percussion Ensemble on February 4 at 2:30pm at the Theatre at the Center, and Flute Ensemble on April 21 at 2:30pm at the Theatre at the Center.
Tickets range from $40 - $75 for the season concerts, and $30 general admission for the Sunday afternoon concerts. Students are just $10 for all concerts. Subscriptions are available for the 4 season concerts at a 20% discount off regular ticket prices, or you can supersize your season by purchasing all 7 concerts and receive a 25% discount. Subscriptions are available until October 27. GROUP SALES ARE AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNT beginning at 10 people.
This season will also see the return of the Symphony Gala, featuring the CoverGirls Violin Show, a colorful, high-energy, musical revue of the greatest pop and rock hits all performed on their signature purple electric violins. Join the Symphony for cocktails, dinner, entertainment and silent auction, October 6 at 6pm. Tickets are $165 per person, and tables of 10 start at $1650.
Call the Symphony office at (219) 836-0525 or visit the website at www.NISOrchestra.org for more information or to order tickets.
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