Joliet, Ill. – The Joliet Symphony Orchestra (JSO) is pleased to announce the final concert set of its 2023-2024 Season with Artistic Director & Conductor, Dr. Sean Paul Mills, leading a program of works by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, and Antonin Dvorak, and featuring trumpet soloist Gilmar Cavalcante.
Titled 鈥淩ejoice!鈥�, the JSO will be performing Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold鈥檚 鈥淶ampa Overture鈥�, Johann Nepomuk Hummel鈥檚 鈥淭rumpet Concerto in E-flat Major鈥� with trumpet soloist Gilmar Cavalcante, and Antonin Dvorak鈥檚 鈥淪ymphony No. 8 in G Major鈥� on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 4 p.m. Both performances will take place in Sexton Auditorium, which is located in the Harold & Margaret Moser Performing Arts Center on the University of St. Francis (P站色情片) campus at 500 Wilcox Street in Joliet.
A native of Brazil, Gilmar Cavalcante is an active performer, teacher, and music entrepreneur who currently resides in East Central Indiana. Cavalcante earned his Doctor of Arts degree from Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) as well as a Master of Music Performance from Valdosta State University (Valdosta, Ga.) and a Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance from Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB – Jo茫o Pessoa Campus, Brazil). With experience in both classical and popular styles, he performs with the Manchester Symphony Orchestra (North Manchester, Ind.) and Anderson Symphony Orchestra (Anderson, Ind.), and teaches at both Manchester University and Anderson University.
New to the JSO this season is a series of free pre-concert discussions titled 鈥淣oteworthy.鈥� These discussions will take place 45 minutes prior to each performance and provide audience members with an opportunity to learn more about the composers, selections, orchestra, and soloists as well as ask questions and interact with the conductor and guests.
Tickets for JSO concerts are available through the JSO website at , the P站色情片 Music at Moser website at stfrancis.edu/music-at-moser/, and at the door beginning one (1) hour before each performance. Ticket prices are as follows: adults, $10 each; seniors, alumni & non-P站色情片 students, $5 each; P站色情片 students (with a current ID), music educators (with a current ID), and youth (18 & under) are admitted free of charge.
Please join the JSO as it concludes this season of exploration and discovery featuring both familiar and new works for symphony orchestra.
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