Join the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra for their 84th season and Music Director/Conductor Kirk Muspratt's 25th Anniversary Season!
The 2025-26 season kicks off with a night of Italian music at La Dolce Sinfonia, October 17 at 7:30pm. Celebrate Maestro Muspratt’s 25th anniversary season with a concert full of his favorite Italian pieces. From the soaring drama of Cavalleria Rusticana to the sweeping grandeur of Pines of Rome, this program brings Italy’s most beloved music to life. Tenor Jesse Donner lends his powerful voice to favorites like Nessun dorma, O sole Mio and Funiculì, Funiculà, while the orchestra shines in the lush beauty of Cinema Paradiso and Mendelssohn’s vibrant Italian Symphony. Music about Italy, music written by Italians, music from movies about Italy and Italians, and even a little Sinatra too! It’s going to be one big party!
The beloved Holiday Pops, a South Shore Holiday Tradition, will have two performances in two special locations: December 4 at the Hard Rock Live (age 21+), where you can enjoy an array of dining and cocktail options; and December 6 at Valparaiso High School. Both shows will be at 7:30pm.
On March 6, at 7:30pm, fairy tales come to life with Spellbound. Lost slippers and glowing feathers; fairytales will leap off the page! Prokofiev’s Cinderella enchants with its graceful melodies and playful twists on the classic fairytale with narration by Phil Potempa. Stravinsky’s Firebird ignites the stage with fiery rhythms and a thrilling battle between light and darkness. It will be a spellbinding journey full of wonder and excitement.
The season will conclude on May 22 at 7:30pm with The Music of Tina Turner at the Hard Rock Live (21+). All hail the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll! Superstar singers LaKisha Jones, Nova Y. Payton, and Armando Imagines will take you on a journey through Tina Turner’s legendary musical career as your orchestra elevates iconic songs like “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” “Disco Inferno,” “Proud Mary,” and more. As sentimental as it is powerful, this production pays tribute to the eight-time GRAMMY-winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in a way that proves Turner was “Simply the Best.”
Additionally, the Symphony has introduced the Spotlight Series of Sunday afternoon concerts at 2:30pm in Munster: Woodwind Quintet, Sunday, November 9 in the Center for Visual and Performing Arts Gallery; Stories with the Maestro, Sunday, February 15 in the Theatre at the Center; and Requiem for the Living with the Symphony Chorus, Sunday, March 29, in the Theatre at the Center.
Concerts are performed at Living Hope Church, 9000 Taft Street, Merrillville/Crown Point, unless stated otherwise.
Tickets range from $49 - $89 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 10% discount off regular ticket prices, or you can supersize your season by purchasing all 7 concerts and receive a 15% discount. Subscriptions are available until October 17. GROUP SALES ARE AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNT beginning at 10 people.
This Symphony Gala, Sabor Vivo!, will feature James Sanders and Conjunto. Join the Symphony for a sizzling evening of afro-Caribbean jazz, cocktails, dinner, entertainment and silent auction, October 10 at 6pm. Tickets are $175 per person, and tables of 10 start at $1750.
Call the Symphony office at (219) 836-0525 or visit the website at www.NISOrchestra.org for more information or to order tickets.