North Suburban Symphony rocks to hit songs by the Beatles, Chicago, Moody Blues, etc.

North Suburban Symphony Presents 25th Anniversary Celebration

The North Suburban Symphony, based in Lake Forest at Gorton Community Center, invites the community to attend and participate in a celebration of its 25th Anniversary Season on Sunday, November 17th, at 4:00 p.m.

This is Ron Arden’s 7th season as music director and conductor of this fine community orchestra. Musicians travel from as far away as Chicago, McHenry, Morton Grove, and Wisconsin to be part of the orchestra. Two of the symphony’s youngest players are students at Lake Forest High School, Hannah Hart, principal bassist, and Niko Kyriacou, 3rd trombonist. All total, there are four student musicians who perform with the North Suburban Symphony despite their demanding school schedules.

The theme of the North Suburban Symphony 25th Anniversary Season — “Historic Past – Dynamic Future!” — was brought home, in part, at its initial concert of its 2013-2014 Concert Season on October 6th, when the NSS performed the program from its first concert in October of 1988. As firm believers in the positive role of community orchestras, it was a group of former members of the LFS who founded the North Suburban Symphony after the LFS elected to go professional. Several of its founding members are still dedicated and enthusiastic musicians of the North Suburban Symphony

Expect to be blown away on Nov. 17th with what will be the NSS’s official celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary year. The title of the concert, “Symphonic Explosion,” is but a hint of what will occur, but it is the substance of the event that will convince both young and age that here is a concert you can’t afford to miss.

A group of seven rock musicians, including two guitarists, a keyboardist, a percussionist, a bassist and a vocalist, will be on stage to perform with the full NSS to provide an afternoon of rock classics from the 80′s. Featured will be rock tunes by the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Chicago, Moody Blues, and much more. Among the selections chosen for your enjoyment are “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “California Dreaming,” “Stairway to Heaven,” “Horse with no Name,” and “Long Train Running.”

The husband of the NSS’s principal bassoonist, LoriLee Bieski, plays guitar with the group, Art Bieski. The drummer, Michael Hubbard, is the vice president for a Fortune 500 technology company. Egon Doppenberg, bass, is a neurosurgeon by day. Matt Berger is a composer as weill as a Chicago guitarist. Each musician brings to the group his own unique background outside their passion for performing classic rock together.

There is no doubt that your musical appetite will be satisfied, but there is still more to enjoy on November 17th. To satisfy your basic appetite, tasting stations will be set up that are sure to please the gourmet in us all. Participating will be The Grille on Laurel, Authentico, Francesca’s Intimo, Grille No. 43, Market House, and Bent Fork. For those of you who enjoy having “bubbly” with your food, libations will be available.

A live auction will be held during the concert. When you’re not enjoying the music or the food, a silent action will offer items to bid on for your future enjoyment.

Perhaps the most exciting event of the concert for members of the North Suburban Symphony will be the unveiling of our new name, as the new name is unknown to most members. One lucky concert attendee’s ticket will be drawn and the holder will get to unveil our new name.

Due to the popularity of this concert, we encourage you to purchase tickets in advance for what really will amount to a “Symphonic Explosion.” If you wait, we cannot guarantee day-of ticket availability. Tickets are $35.00 each, but the price does grant you access to all of the afternoon’s festivities. Order tickets at our webssite: WWW.NORTHSUBSYMPHONY.ORG or call (847) 295-1035.

We hope to see you on Sunday, November 17th at Gorton Center in Lake Forest, and likewise at our two remaining concerts of our 25th Anniversary Season: “Community Inspiration” on March 16, 2014, when we will partner with orchestra students at Lake Forest High School, and on May 4, 2014 in a concert titled, “Imagining the Next 25 Years.”

Not to be missed is an extra concert, the first after the unveiling of our new name, a Holiday Concert that will be held at Gorton Center in partnership with Gorton Center and what is still known as the North Suburban Symphony on Sunday, December 22nd at 4:00 p.m.

Visit www.northsuburbansymphony.org for more information.