Contemporary video games are accompanied by the cinematic soundtracks we traditionally associate with movies, adding to the symphonic canon of our time. Joining the RSO with Big Band interpretations of “vintage” video games is Rockfordian Joel Baer’s Blueshift Big Band.

Chamber Concerts offer audiences the opportunity to hear from RSO musicians about the music on the program and how it inspires them.

Join us as Music Director Yaniv Attar speaks with Conductor of the Nielsen Chorale Marti Bein about her experiences, and what she is most excited about for the concert. RSVP requested. Lunch is available for purchase.

The season comes to a triumphant close with Beethoven’s joyous immortal classic, Symphony No. 9, performed by the Nielsen Chorale, world-class soloists, and your Rockford Symphony Orchestra.