Updated 7/26/2021 5:41 PM The New Philharmonic, the professional orchestra in residence at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, plans to return to live, in-person performances for its 2021-22 season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Philharmonic was forced to record and then stream performances online for its 2020-21 season.
"Nothing can replace the experience of live performance," said New Philharmonic music director Kirk Muspratt in a statement. "We are all looking forward with joyous anticipation to once again be performing before an in-theater audience for our 45th season." The season opens with a "Halloween Spooktakular" on Oct. 2 and 3. It features classical French selections from Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld," Berlioz's "The Damnation of Faust," plus pop cultural favorites drawn from films such as "Psycho" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas."