Listen LIVE to your Illinois Symphony Orchestra (ISO) musicians at our happy hour summer concert series, Sips & Sounds! This popular concert series continues with two special performances by ISO’s Flute & Marimba Duo featuring Amanda Pond on Flute and Jeremy Brunk on Marimba on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at Keg Grove Brewing Company in Bloomington, Illinois and Friday, July 26, 2024 at Danenberger Family Vineyards in New Berlin, Illinois.
Whether it’s a brewery, restaurant, coffee house, or winery, we guarantee our music will mix with your favorite sips!
Mark your calendars and join us for this FREE summer concert series. Schedule and details listed below.
Sips & Sounds featuring ISO’s Flute & Marimba Duo
Thursday, July 25, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
Keg Grove Brewing Company | 712 E Empire St, Bloomington, IL
Friday, July 26, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
Danenberger Family Vineyards | 12341 Irish Rd, New Berlin, IL 62670
** Please note a new venue for this performance.
Sips & Sounds featuring ISO’s String Quartet
Thursday, August 22, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
Keg Grove Brewing Company | 712 E Empire St, Bloomington, IL
Friday, August 23, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
Casa Real Cantina & Grill | 1121 Lincolnshire Bl, Springfield, IL
Sips & Sounds featuring ISO’s Brass Quintet
Thursday, September 12, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
Keg Grove Brewing Company | 712 E Empire St, Bloomington, IL
Friday, September 13, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
Obed & Isaac’s Microbrewery Beer Garden | 500 S 6th St, Springfield, IL
Sips & Sounds concerts are funded by Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, Caitlin Beth Dungan Fund*, Ron & Josephine Gibbs Fund*, The Lilac Fund*, Harry & Deborah Berman, Brendan Bukalski, Esq., Bob & Sarah Bunn, Larry & Marlene Dietz, F. Lucille Foster, Mark Hansen, Mr. & Mrs. John P. Holland, Roger Hunt, Drs. Ann Abbott-Joseph & Jerry Joseph, Stephany Joslin, Sarah & William Ray, Dale T. Rogers, Dr. Patricia & Mr. Randall Rushing, Steve & Lynn Scott, Kristy Sullivan & Jeff Trower, Bradley & Carolyn Swanson, Don & Wanda Tracy, and William & Dawn Wetzel. * Funds of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln
For more information about the Sips & Sounds series, go to ilsymphony.org/sips.
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra (ISO), led by Music Director Taichi Fukumura, is central Illinois’ largest professional orchestra serving over 35,000 patrons in the communities of Bloomington-Normal, Springfield and the surrounding region with symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, and Concerts for Kids series in each community. In addition to concert performances, the Orchestra’s music education and outreach programs serve pre-K and elementary schools through the Itsy Arts and Music Matters education programs and reach middle schools, high schools, universities, community organizations and senior centers through guest artist residencies and musician and ensemble performances. The ISO also has an active Around the Town Chamber Music Series and virtual Sunday at Six Recital Series. The Illinois Symphony Orchestra has a budget of approximately $1.4 million.
In July 2020, the ISO acquired the Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony (SVYS) organization that was started in the early 1970s by parents, music teachers and musicians to keep string programs and youth orchestra in Springfield and surrounding communities following the elimination of all school orchestra programs. Now, the Illinois Symphony Youth Orchestras (ISYO) programs consist of Starter and Junior Strings, Preparatory Orchestra, Concert Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra serving over 300 students. The ISO also has a partnership in education and community engagement (PEACE) with the UIS-School of Music and Illinois State University’s Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts and School of Music.
Additional information about the Illinois Symphony Orchestra is available at www.ilsymphony.org.
The ISO is partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
