Elgin Symphony News Today

The St. Charles Public Library has announced a new community partnership with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. This partnership will bring more incredible performances to the library throughout the year...

The Norris Cultural Arts Center’s “Wednesdays @ One” event series continues April 3 at the Baker Community Center in downtown St. Charles, with a program featuring Chad Goodman, the new music di...

Ongoing “Downton Abbey — The Exhibition”: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through March 31 at Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center, 4905 Old Orchard Center, Skokie. See ne...

Algonquin resident Janice Larson Razaq has been named the 2023 Teacher of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association. Razaq is the director of Keyboard Studies at Harper College in Palatine, where she has been teaching since the 1970s.

Algonquin native and Harper College piano teacher Dr. Janice Larson Razaq named 2023 Teacher of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association

Chad Goodman loves all kinds of music, but he’s passionate about classical — something he wants audiences to feel when he assumes his new job as musical director and conductor of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.

On Saturday, April 15, the Elgin Master Chorale will perform "The Ordering of Moses" by R. Nathaniel Dett, featuring the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.

Ten heirloom violins played by musicians before and during the Holocaust, instruments that symbolize the strength, resilience and hope of the Jewish people, are part of a traveling exhibit on display at Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library.

If you need a laugh, Marlon Wayans, Paul Reiser and a variety of comedy shows are happening this weekend. Plus, dont miss the concerts, fairs, fests, stage productions and experiences taking place all week long.

On the first Thursday of each month, Forest Preserve District naturalists will lead a leisurely walk through a Kane County forest preserve and share the site’s natural and cultural history along the way, district officials said.