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Wear your costumes and celebrate Halloween early with a spine-tingling program of spooky symphonic sounds.
Featuring the award-winning Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra in concert with conductor Linc Smelser.
Mozart’s iconic and beloved Symphony No. 40 alongside Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto makes for a program of Classic-era music that’s sure to delight.
Featuring the award-winning Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra in concert with conductor Linc Smelser.
Join us for a holiday classic presented in partnership with the Rockford Dance Company and featuring professional lead dancers from the region's top ballet companies.
Join us for a holiday classic presented in partnership with the Rockford Dance Company and featuring professional lead dancers from the region's top ballet companies.
This annual Holiday Tradition will feature The Nielsen Chorale and the RSO performing old and new holiday favorites at the Coronado.
Matinee added! This annual Holiday Tradition will feature The Nielsen Chorale and the RSO performing old and new holiday favorites at the Coronado.
Mozart meets Mahler in this concert featuring RSO’s own Concertmaster Michèle Lekas and Principal Viola Rebecca Swan.
Chamber Concerts offer audiences the opportunity to hear from RSO musicians about the music on the program and how it inspires them.
This concert celebrates Rockford’s long history of welcoming immigrants, and the heritage shared by these newcomers that has created Rockford’s own unique culture.
Featuring the award-winning Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra in concert with conductor Linc Smelser.
Chamber Concerts offer audiences the opportunity to hear from RSO musicians about the music on the program and how it inspires them. Brilliant Brass will feature modern music for brass quintet by a variety of composers, centered around Michael Tilson Thomas’s Street Song.
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.
Featuring the award-winning Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra in concert with conductor Linc Smelser.
Upcoming Performances
Elevate Your Experience
Prelude Talks
All Masterworks performances include a Prelude Talk, during which you can learn more about what you will hear from Music Director Yaniv Attar. Prelude Talks begin at 6:30pm before each concert.
Postlude Talks
All Chamber concerts include a Postlude Talk, during which you can hear directly from the musicians in a casual Q&A format. Postlude Talks begin directly following the performance.
Subscriber Lounge
The Subscriber Lounge is back! Join us on the 3rd-floor lobby of the Coronado at 6pm before each performance. The lounge will have a cash bar, light hospitality, live music, and a chance to chat with other subscribers and RSO Staff!
SoundBites
Features a conversational interview between Music Director Yaniv Attar and our current Guest Artist. Soundbites begin at noon on Fridays before select RSO performances. Free to attend, lunch is available for purchase.
Podcasts
Our Podcast aims to inform about our upcoming events and give insight into behind-the-scenes happenings at the RSO. Listen on your preferred podcast app or directly on our website here.
Join Classical WNIU host Eric Hradecky for this one-hour broadcast featuring excerpts from Tchaikovsky And Rachmaninoff, recorded live on September 14, 2024 at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
Join Classical WNIU host Eric Hradecky for this one-hour broadcast featuring excerpts from Spooktacular, recorded live on October 26, 2024 at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
Join Classical WNIU host Eric Hradecky for this one-hour broadcast featuring excerpts from Symphonic Classics, recorded live on November 16, 2024, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
Join Classical WNIU host Eric Hradecky for this one-hour broadcast featuring excerpts from Holiday Pops, recorded live on December 21, 2024, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
Join us as Music Director Yaniv Attar speaks with Guest Artist Laura Strickling about her experiences, and what she is most excited about for the concert. RSVP requested. Lunch is available for purchase.
Join Classical WNIU host Eric Hradecky for this one-hour broadcast featuring excerpts from Mozart Meets Mahler, recorded live on January 18, 2025, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
Join us as Music Director Yaniv Attar speaks with Guest Artist Kinan Azmeh about his experiences, and what he is most excited about for the concert. RSVP requested. Lunch is available for purchase.
Join Classical WNIU host Eric Hradecky for this one-hour broadcast featuring excerpts from Ellis Island: Dream Of America, recorded live on March 8, 2025, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
Join Classical WNIU host Eric Hradecky for this one-hour broadcast featuring excerpts from RSO At The Arcade, recorded live on April 5, 2025, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
Join Classical WNIU host Eric Hradecky for this one-hour broadcast featuring excerpts from Beethoven’s 9th, recorded live on May 10, 2025, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
Other Events
Subscriber Benefits
Priority Seating
Our subscribers get the best seats! By purchasing a subscription before single tickets go on sale, you have access to the best seats in the house. Additionally, we hold a number of seats in each section for our Flex Pass subscribers until a week prior to the concert.
Keep your seats
Our curated subscription packages allow you to keep the same seats for every concert in your package.
Bring-a-friend ticket vouchers
Introduce a friend to the RSO while helping us build our audience! Subscribers are provided with vouchers to bring a friend with them to a concert and share their RSO experience.
Subscriber Presales
Subscribers get presale access to our non-subscription series concerts and events such as the Star Spangled Spectacular and The Nutcracker.
Single Ticket Discount
Subscribers are eligible for a 10% discount on any additional adult tickets purchased throughout the season.
Waived Ticket Fees
All single ticket purchase fees for additional tickets are waived for subscribers throughout the season.
Free ticket exchange
Life is busy and sometimes we double-book ourselves! If you have a conflict with a concert in your package, you have two options. Prior to the concert you may exchange your tickets for comparable tickets to another upcoming concert or convert the value of your tickets into Stored Credit which you can use for a future purchase.
Lost ticket replacement
Don’t panic! If you lose your tickets, we can easily reissue them at no charge.