The Rite of Spring
Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center
East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra
CUSO’s spectacular season finale features Stravinsky’s stunning work, The Rite of Spring. The East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra joins CUSO to perform Mussorgsky’s Night on the Bare Mountain and Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila. Get details 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.
Support the Music You Love
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!
Stay Tuned for Season 66!
Maestro Stephen Alltop and CUSO are planning another season of spectacular music for 2025-2026. Stay tuned as we announce our 66th season, “The Thrill of the Orchestra” in May!
Pines of Rome
Music can transport us to another time and place. Experience the orchestral passion of Ottorino Respighi’s “Pini di Roma” (Pines of Rome), performed by CUSO in Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center on April 23, 2022. View the video of this extraordinary concert performance on YouTube.
CUSO Music Online
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!
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.
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 at the University of Illinois. CUSO is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
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