If you haven’t yet experienced the MAC’s own professional orchestra conducted by renowned Maestro Kirk Muspratt, you don’t know what you’ve been missing! Proud to call the College of DuPage home for four decades, the New Philharmonic combines extraordinary talent with moving musical pieces that ignite the stage and leave audiences raving.
Throughout the season, you’ll find a diverse selection of orchestral programming from custom musical scores to timeless classics, Broadway favorites to ballets and operas, and solo performances to grand-scale events.
New Philharmonic is the winner of the 2020 Illinois Council of Orchestra’s Programming of the Year Award.
Sunday, April 28 | 4-8p
Maestro Kirk Muspratt and New Philharmonic are happy to announce the 9th New Philharmonic Young People’s Competition. Winners of the competition will have the opportunity to perform at a New Philharmonic orchestra concert within eighteen months. The competition is open to young instrumentalists and vocalists who reside in College of DuPage Community College District 502…
Saturday, Oct. 5, 7:30p & Sunday, Oct. 6, 3p
Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major Mahler Symphony No. 1 Guest Artist: Winston Choi, Piano Kirk Muspratt, Music Director & Conductor Ravel’s Piano Concerto is considered a colorful tour-de-force composed with the influences of spirituals and jazz. Our piano-cam makes every seat an up-close view of the mesmerizing piano mastery of Chicago’s virtuoso Winston Choi.…
Friday, Nov. 1, 7:30p, Saturday, Nov. 2, 7:30p & Sunday, Nov, 3, 3p
Celebrate the music of iconic composer John Williams as New Philharmonic brings to life some of his most legendary film scores. Due to last year sold-out concerts, we are doing more of your favorite composer with new pieces and Oscar-winning favorites. Experience the awe and excitement of cinema’s greatest composer! Includes pieces from the following…
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1:30p, 5:00p, & 8:30p
A SALUTE TO VIENNA’S NEW YEAR’S EVE Ring in 2025 with Maestro Muspratt as he conducts a fun and exciting New Year’s Eve pops concert featuring a variety of light classics, Strauss waltzes, arias, guest singer, champagne with surprises! A joyous night of reflecting back while looking ahead together through the music of New Philharmonic.…
Saturday, Jan. 25, 7:30p & Sunday, Jan. 26, 3p
Concert Opera A romantic comedy opera by Donizetti about a young villager who seeks a love potion from a traveling quack doctor to win the heart of the town's wealthy owner. The opera is sung in Italian with English subtitles. Elixir is opera’s most heartwarming comedy, filled with delectable music that brings nonstop smiles. Adina…
Saturday, April 12, 7:30p & Sunday, April 13, 3p
Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony is an intensely emotional journey and at times a battle with fate. Considered one of the most beloved symphonies of all time. Butterfly Lovers Concerto is an orchestral adaptation of a Chinese legend that tells the story of two lovers, who are separated by fate but are not…
