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.

 

New Philharmonic is the winner of the 2020 Illinois Council of Orchestra’s Programming of the Year Award.

 



Young Peoples' Competition
Audition Sunday, May 18, 4-8p

Reservation Deadline: Thursday, May 15 Maestro Kirk Muspratt and New Philharmonic are happy to announce the 10th New Philharmonic Young People’s Competition – an educational outreach initiative showcasing the talents of our area young people. Winners of the competition will have the opportunity to perform at a New Philharmonic orchestra concert within eighteen months of…

Saturday, Oct 4 | 7:30p
Sunday, Oct 5 | 3p

Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances Orff’s Carmina Burana NISO Symphony Chorus, Directed by Thomas McNichols Guest Artists Emily Bursan (soprano), Richard Ollarsaba (baritone) and Thomas Alaan (countertenor)  Carmina Burana is a musical feast for the senses. New Philharmonic is joined with the 80-voice Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus and soloists to perform this powerful cantata of…

Saturday, Nov 1 | 7:30p
Sunday, Nov 2 | 3p

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Prokofiev Cinderella Tchaikovsky composes our first tale of love, the overture-fantasy based on Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet.  This melodious theme of tragic love is one of the most splendid in Western Classical music. Step into the enchanted music of Prokofiev’s Cinderella where a fairy godmother sets true love’s destiny in…

Wednesday, Dec 31 | 1:30p, 5p, 8:30p

Alisa Jordheim, Soprano Ring in 2026 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 music. * Add ticket fee $3/ticket for all in…

Saturday, Jan 31 | 7:30p
Sunday, Feb 1 | 3p

Alisa Jordheim, soprano Kate Tombaugh, mezzo soprano Lorenzo Parnell, Tenor Jonathan Wilson, Baritone NISO Symphony Chorus, directed by Thomas McNichols A dazzling evening of Broadway’s greatest hits, spanning over eight decades of show-stopping music! From the Golden Age classics of Rodgers & Hammerstein to the revolutionary works of Stephen Sondheim, the pop-infused anthems of Andrew…

Saturday, Apr 11 | 7:30p
Sunday, Apr 12 | 3p

Daugherty Harp of Ages Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Soloist: Nichole Young, Harp Modest Mussorgsky’s inspiration for “Pictures at an Exhibition” came from an art exhibition of paintings by his recently departed friend, Viktor Hartmann. Full of emotional ups and downs, this masterpiece takes you on a vivid journey through Mussorgsky’s imagination with each note…

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