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| | 88th Avenue Swing: Big Band Standards, Holiday Hits, and More!
Friday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Swinging into their 24th season, this 20-member big band explores a wide range of styles from the classic swing to soulful blues, burning Latin jazz to gritty funk.
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| | Christmas Music and More!
Sunday, Dec. 5, 3 p.m.
The Moraine Valley Concert Band presents their 17th season with three themed concerts, including our annual holiday concert, a celebration of the amazing and diverse range of music written for the wind band, and a concert featuring hits from the stage and screen.
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| | Moraine Valley Jazz Combo: December Concert
Tuesday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Comprised of both students and community members, the jazz combo celebrates a wide range of music styles such as jazz, funk, soul and Latin while exploring the art of small group improvisation. | Buy Tickets |
| | Percussion Ensemble Holiday Extravaganza
Thursday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m..
Join the always entertaining and engaging Percussion Ensemble for their 17th season with two dynamic, high-energy performances featuring a wide range of music styles performed on marimbas, vibraphones, xylophones, drum set, timpani, bongos, congas, trash cans, cookware, cowbells and much more. | Buy Tickets |
| | Christmas in Killarney - An Irish Christmas Celebration
NOTE: This performance is SOLD OUT. Please call the Box Office at (708) 974-5500 to be added to a Wait List.
Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021
7:30 p.m.
From the producers of Rockin' Road to Dublin comes this new sensational Christmas season musical. Set in Killarney, Ireland, in the late 1920s, Christmas in Killarney shows what it means to celebrate Christmas the “Irish” way, where many of our own Christmas traditions originated.
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| | Music Student Recitals
Recital Hall (F120) and John and Angeline Oremus Theater
Monday, Dec. 13, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, May 9, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, 6:30 p.m
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| | Still Rockin’!
A Hilarious Musical Tribute to Baby Boomers
Featuring Pam Peterson and Jan Slavin
Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022
2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m
The Boomer Babes celebrate and spoof their generation with zany wit and musical flair. Vocal duo Pam Peterson and Jan Slavin sing and schmooze about the ‘50s, ’60s, friendship, love, and facing their age with gut-busting humor. | Buy Tickets |
| | The Second City Remix
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022
7:30 p.m.
The Second City has been the world’s first name in laughter for over 60 years! Come join the next generation of comedy superstars as they mash up Second City’s greatest hits and brand-new material along with our signature improvisation in this hilarious show. secondcity.com | Buy Tickets |
| | Koresh Dance Company presents 'La Danse'
Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022
7:30 p.m.
This production is a tender, joyful, passionate and humorous interpretation of Matisse’s three permutations of the painting starting with Le bonheur de vivre followed by the two versions of La Danse – danced to original musical composition by John Levis and poetry by Karl Mullen. Koresh Dance Company was founded in 1991 by Israeli-born choreographer and artistic director Ronen (Roni) Koresh. | Buy Tickets |
| | An Evening of Irish Music and Song
Featuring: Catherine O’Connell, vocalist; Jimmy Moore, guitar; Kathleen Keane, fiddle and penny whistle
Saturday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m.
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| | BOY
by Anna Ziegler
Feb. 25-March 6
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m.
John and Angeline Oremus Theater
Inspired by a true story, BOY explores the complicated terrain of trying to find love in a new body, and the inextricable bonds between doctor and patient. In the 1960s, a well-intentioned doctor convinces the parents of a male infant to raise their son as a girl after a terrible accident. Two decades later, the repercussions of that choice continue to unfold. | Buy Tickets |
| | Remembering Saxophonist, Carl Coan
Featuring the Moraine Valley Jazz Ensemble and Special Guests
Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
Swinging into their 24th season, this 20-member big band explores a wide range of styles from the classic swing to soulful blues, burning Latin jazz to gritty funk.
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| | Bandtastic!
Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m.
The Moraine Valley Concert Band presents their 17th season with three themed concerts, including our annual holiday concert, a celebration of the amazing and diverse range of music written for the wind band, and a concert featuring hits from the stage and screen.
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| | New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players present “The Pirates of Penzance”
Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Everyone has pretended to be a pirate at some point. Set sail with this classic comedy that boasts one of the most famous patter songs in musical theatre history. Thrill to the lush sounds of legitimate voices and a full orchestra in an evening filled with energetic action, lively choreography, and broad comedy. | Buy Tickets |
| | Moraine Valley Flute Choir: Tropical Adventures
Wednesday, March 16, 7 p.m.
The Flute Choir explores flute music from a wide range of eras and styles. | Buy Tickets |
| | Giordano Dance Chicago
Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
America’s original jazz dance company has captivated generations of audiences around the world with dynamic performances and the diversity and wide appeal of its powerful repertoire. For more than 55 seasons, Giordano Dance Chicago has created innovative choreography, often redefining and expanding the very definition of jazz dance. | Buy Tickets |
| | Small Island, Big Song
Friday, April 1, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Here you will hear those who sing for the seas -- islanders who share an ancient seafaring ancestry and language. Small Island, Big Song is a multi-media concert performance and residency featuring eight musicians and vocalists from nations of New Zealand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia, Madagascar, Easter Island, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. | Buy Tickets |
| | Niyaz presents “The Fourth Light Project – An Immersive Multimedia Experience”
Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
This ground-breaking and immersive experience combines live musical and sacred dance performance with interactive technologies and advanced projection/body-mapping techniques that respond to sound and movement in real time. At the center of The Fourth Light Project is the work of Rabia Al Basri, the first female Sufi mystic and poet. Born in the 8th century in what is now Iraq, she served as the main source of inspiration for the production. | Buy Tickets |
| | Games & Gaming: Music in Play
Sunday, April 10, 3 p.m.
A year after the pandemic, the Moraine Valley Orchestra renews its charge to perform gaming music and other game works (pun intended). Join the MVO for classical music (really!) from video games: "World of Warcraft", "Advent Rising", "Super Mario" and more. | Buy Tickets |
| | Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
April 29-May 8
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m.
John and Angeline Oremus Theater
Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. | Buy Tickets |
| | “That’s Entertainment!” Music Hits from Stage and Screen
Thursday, May 5, 7:30 p.m.
The Moraine Valley Concert Band presents their 17th season with three themed concerts, including our annual holiday concert, a celebration of the amazing and diverse range of music written for the wind band, and a concert featuring hits from the stage and screen.
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| | Spring Jazz Spectacular
Friday, May 6, 7:30 p.m.
Swinging into their 24th season, this 20-member big band explores a wide range of styles from the classic swing to soulful blues, burning Latin jazz to gritty funk.
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| | Broadway/Pop/Motion Picture Spectacular!
Saturday, May 7, 7:30 p.m.
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| | Moraine Valley Jazz Combo: May Concert
Tuesday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
Comprised of both students and community members, the jazz combo celebrates a wide range of music styles such as jazz, funk, soul and Latin while exploring the art of small group improvisation. | Buy Tickets |
| | Percussion Comedy and Pops!
Thursday, May 12, 7:30 p.m.
Join the always entertaining and engaging Percussion Ensemble for their 17th season with two dynamic, high-energy performances featuring a wide range of music styles performed on marimbas, vibraphones, xylophones, drum set, timpani, bongos, congas, trash cans, cookware, cowbells and much more. | Buy Tickets |
| | Unforgettable: Songs and Stories from The Great American Songbook
Featuring Jodi Beach with the Jodi Beach Trio
Sunday, May 15, 2022
2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Stardust to Moonglow, Gershwin to Nat King Cole, Jodi’s warm and engaging performance takes you on a journey through The Great American Songbook weaving elegant arrangements with sentimental stories of the music, composers, and cherished musicians from this timeless era of American music. | Buy Tickets |
| | Swingin’ Summer Jazz!
Friday, July 29, 2022, 7:30 p.m..
Swinging into their 24th season, this 20-member big band explores a wide range of styles from the classic swing to soulful blues, burning Latin jazz to gritty funk.
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| | Summer 2022 Patriotic Concert
Saturday, July 30, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
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