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2024-2025 SEASON


Join Maestro Stephen Alltop and CUSO for our 65th season of magnificent music, as we perform works by Beethoven, Brahms, Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, and more! Tickets on sale now!

Oct 12, 2024: Music and Majesty
Nov 16, 2024: Baroque Highlights
Dec 11, 2024: Season of Glory
Mar 8, 2025: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
Apr 12, 2025: The Rite of Spring

24/25 Season

BAROQUE HIGHLIGHTS


Baroque Highlights
Saturday, November 16, 2024 | 4:00 p.m.
Faith United Methodist Church

Maria Arrua, violin
Mary Leathers Chapman, flute
Stephen Alltop, harpsichord and organ

Enjoy an afternoon of extraordinary Baroque music, featuring works by Handel, Lully, Rameau, and Bach’s famous Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. Details and tickets here.

FREE YOUTH CONCERTS!


The Carnival of the Animals
CUSO Youth Concerts at Krannert Center
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 10:00 a.m.

Educators are invited to bring students in grades 3–6 to Krannert Center for CUSO's 2025 Youth Concert, “The Carnival of the Animals” by Camille Saint-Saëns. This fun, interactive program turns the orchestra into a marvelous zoo! Admission is free. Registration is required. Get the details and register for the concert here.

CUSO MUSIC ONLINE


To experience the orchestral passion of Respighi’s “Pines of Rome,” performed by CUSO in Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center in April 2022, view the video on YouTube. Stream CUSO video and audio performances anytime on demand. Visit From the Hall to stream CUSO concert performances online. From the Heart features video performances by CUSO musicians. Go to From the Maestro for video talks by Stephen Alltop about composers and their music. Enjoy!

NOW HIRING

Development Director

Join the team that keeps the music playing! The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra seeks an outgoing and dynamic individual to lead our development program and oversee all aspects of successful fundraising and community engagement. Get more information about the opportunity here.

SUPPORT THE MUSIC YOU LOVE!

Donate Today

Since 1959, CUSO has thrived with generous community support. Your donation enables CUSO to continue this long tradition of musical excellence, showcasing the talents of local musicians to perform the music you love. Thank you!

Founded in 1959, the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra has a proud history made possible by extraordinary community support. Over the years, CUSO has performed more than 350 concerts and showcased the talents of hundreds of local, professional musicians, bringing the magic of music to audiences of all ages. Maestro Stephen Alltop and CUSO musicians are excited to share the vibrant music of our 65th season with you. Thank you for your support, which makes CUSO performances possible.

 


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CUSO is 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. The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra is the professional orchestra in residence at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois, and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Photos of the orchestra and Conductor Stephen Alltop by Darrell Hoemann Photography.