Please join us at City Park adjacent to the Public Library in the heart of beautiful Edwardsville. Our events kick off with a pre-concert performance at 6:30 with the Symphony’s program beginning at 7:00 This year the pre-concerts will feature talented young music students throughout the area. Our Symphony is made up of local professional musicians.

The theme of this year’s concerts is the Five Senses. You will experience the wonders of music and hear a wide variety of compositions from various genres and eras.

A new feature this year will be a chocolate fundraiser with creations by Crave Cave Sweets. Indulge your sense of taste and support the Edwardsville Symphony. The Edwardsville Symphony is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit. We are blessed to be partially supported by the Edwardsville City Parks and Recreation Department and the remainder of our funding comes from local fundraisers, our sales of our t-shirts, tote bags, and donations at our concerts. 

We are grateful for the generous support of our community. Our seasonal sponsors are The Bank of Madison County, Cassens and Sons Dodge, Chrysler Ram & Jeep, Country Financial Agent Joe DeVary, Halpin Music and Redmon Insurance. We also appreciate the support of individuals who have donated. 

Please bring your lawn chairs or picnic blankets and enjoy nights of peace and wonderful music. At each concert we have a children’s crafts table with art activities provided by our collaborator Edwardsville Unity.

Concert of Sight

This is a side-by-side mentor concert with select Edwardsville High School orchestra students. The students will receive scholarships from our collaborator, The Historical Lincoln School Alumni Foundation

6:30 Pre-Concert Performance with the Highland Youth Orchestra directed by Greg Allen

7:00 Edwardsville Symphony Concert directed by Angelina McLaughlin-Heil

National Anthem arr. Kent Baker: Vocal soloist: Honor Baker

Overture Morning, Noon, Night by Von Suppé

Romeo & Juliet Overture Fantasy by Tchaikovsky 

Concerto for two cellos in g minor RV 531, Mov. 1 by Antonio Vivaldi 

Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken

America Forever by John Meurer composer/conductor 

Where the Blackhawk Soars by Robert W. Smith

6:30 Pre-concert performance

7:00 Edwardsville Symphony begins with Principal Guest Conductor Dr. Megan Maddaleno

We are privileged to have our Principal Guest conductor, Dr. Megan Maddaleno, return to lead the Edwardsville Symphony in this concert. Originally from the area and studied violin at SIUe’s Suzuki program, Dr. Megan Maddaleno is a professor in charge of the orchestra program and string pedagogy at University of Tampa, Florida.

Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov

This beautiful symphonic suite is based on One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) a collection of folktales. Scheherazade is the narrator. Each night she tells these stories to the ruler Shahryan. The ruler’s wife has been unfaithful and then believes all women to be the same. He marries women and has them executed the next morning. Sheherazade’s father is under pressure to provide women. Sheherazade offers herself. On her wedding night, she starts to tell the king stories, but doesn’t finish them. He keeps her alive to hear more and she continues each night weaving stories together but never finishing the same night. Characters included in the stories are Aladdin, Sinbad and Ali Baba. The stories go on for 1001 nights. In the end, the king pardons Scheherazade and spares her life.

6:30 Pre-concert performance

7:00 Edwardsville Symphony directed by Angelina McLaughlin-Heil

The Pennywhistle Jig from The Molly Maguires – piccolo solo & orchestra by Henry Mancini 

Clarinet Concerto Mov. 3 by Wolfgana Amadeus Mozart – Mary Nan Jordan, soloist

La Mer 3. Dialogue du vent by Claude Debussy 

What’s Up At The Symphony? Bugs Bunny’s greatest hits

Heard it Through the Grapevine by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong – soloist Isaac Haegan Rieke 

Genesis by Rossini Galante – Greg Allen, Conductor

Begin The Beguin by Cole Porter

Thunder and Lightning Polka by Johann Strauss II

6:30 Pre-concert performance

7:00 Edwardsville Symphony directed by Angelina McLaughlin-Heil

Die Fledermaus Overture by Johann Strauss arr. Ross Junsnickel

Typewriter by Leroy Anderson featuring youth soloist John Suh

“Enough is Enough” by Blake Hernton who will be conducting this work himself

The Three-cornered Hat Suite no. 1 by Manuel de Falla 

Summer Mov. 1 of the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi 

Selections from ET by John Williams 

Lamento di Federico by Frances Cilea featuring a saxophone solo by Jerry Cobetto

Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod 

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson featuring Alexandra Billhartz & Ralph Henry Williams, Jr. 

6:30 Pre-concert performance

7:00 Edwardsville Symphony directed by Angelina McLaughlin-Heil

Star Trek through the years  by various composers

Highlights from Wicked by Stephen Schwartz arr. Ted Rickets

Pique Dame Overture by Frank Von Suppé

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by John Williams arr. Michael Stor

Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award in Music

Pines of Rome , Mov IV, Pines of the Appian Way by Ottorino Respighi 

Star Wars The Phantom Menace by John Williams arr. Jerry Brubaker