Past Concerts
Special Event: CMOTF Goes Baroque!
Music of Bach, Frescobaldi and Handel
featuring soprano Kathleen Monson, cellist Sara Sitzer, bass trombonist Mark Fry, flutist Scott Metlicka, violinists Eric Pidluski and Christine Chon, bassist Jeremy Attanaseo, violist Bruno Silva, and Christopher Powell on harpsichord and organ
In-Person:
Monday, November 25, 2024 – 7:30pm
Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Ave., St. Charles, IL
$25 / $15 Students
(This Special Event Concert is not included in our Season Subscription)
A Celebration of Latin American Women
featuring KAIA String Quartet
In-Person:
Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 – 2:30pm
Ballydoyle (The Packard Room)
28 W New York St., Aurora, IL
$25/$15 Students
Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 – 7:30pm
The Haight
166 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL
$25/$15 Students
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 – 2:00pm
Woodstock Opera House
121 Van Buren Street, Woodstock, IL
$30 A Seats / $25 B Seats
2024-2025 Season Subscription
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Elgin-Area concerts
(Monday evenings at 7:30 pm)
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(Sunday afternoons at 2:30 pm)
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Bernstein to Bernstein
Presented by Gail Borden Public Library
Featuring Kathleen Monson, soprano and Riko Higuma, piano
Thursday, August 15, 2024
6:30- 7:30 pm
Gail Borden Public Library
Meadows Community Rooms ABC
270 N. Grove Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
This is a FREE event, but requires registration.
Lords Park Zoo Family Concerts 2024
Concert 1 – Monday, June 10, 2024 – 12:00-1:00pm
3rd Coast Brass
Concert 2 – Sunday, June 23, 2024 – 1:00-2:00pm
Octavio Serrano Jazz Trio
Concert 3 – Monday, July 1, 2024 – 12:00-1:00pm
The Folker Duo
Concert 4 – Monday, August 5, 2024 – 12:00-1:00pm
Canto Zenzero
Lords Park Zoo
325 Hiawatha Drive., Elgin, IL
These are free events!
Pictures at an Exhibition
Featuring 3rd Coast Brass
Mark Fisher, conductor
In-Person:
Monday, May 20, 2024 at 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church: 216 E Highland Ave., Elgin, IL
$25/$15 Students
Virtual:
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – Wednesday, June 5, 2024
$25
Genesis: Origins of Brass Ensembles
Presented by Gail Borden Public Library
Featuring 3rd Coast Brass
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
6:30- 8:00 pm
Gail Borden Public Library
Meadows Community Rooms ABC
270 N. Grove Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
This is a FREE event, but requires registration.
Romantic Piano Quartets
Featuring CMOTF Chamber Players
In-Person:
Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren Street, Woodstock, IL
$25.00 A Seats | $20.00 B Seats
Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 2:30 pm
New England Congregational Church, 406 W Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL
$25/$15 Students
Monday, March 25, 2024 at 7:30 pm
First Congregational Church of Dundee, 900 S. 8th St., West Dundee, IL
$25/$15 Students
Virtual:
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – Tuesday, April 16, 2024
$25
Court, Convent & Stage: Redefining the Early Modern Woman
Featuring Black Tulip
Rescheduled from January concert dates.
In-Person:
Monday, March 4, 2024 at 7:30pm
Baker Memorial United Methodist Church , 307 Cedar Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174
$25/$15 Students
Virtual:
Tuesday, March 5 – Tuesday, March 19, 2024
$25
A Concert for Elgin
Featuring Pedro Diaz, English Horn
and CMOTF Chamber Players with
Special Guest Scott Metlicka, Flute
In-Person:
Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Elgin Community College Arts Center – Blizzard Theater
1700 Spartan Dr., Building H, Elgin, IL
This concert is admission free thanks to the generosity of our partners and sponsors, SEIGLE FOUNDATION and Elgin Community College.
Mendelssohn and Shostakovich String Quartets
Featuring Avalon String Quartet
In-Person:
Sunday, January 21, 2024, at 3 p.m.
Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren Street, Woodstock, IL
$25.00 A Seats | $20.00 B Seats
Tickets for this performance, the second in our partnership at this new venue, are sold exclusively through the Woodstock Opera House box office. Reserve your seats today at
www.woodstockoperahouse.com, or by phone at 815-338-5300.
A Celtic Christmas
Featuring STEAM Irish Quartet
In-Person:
Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:30 pm
Ballydoyle (The Packard Room), 28 W New York St., Aurora, IL
$25/$15 Students
Monday, December 4, 2023 at 7:30 pm
The Haight, 166 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL
$25/$15 Students
Virtual:
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 through Friday, December 29, 2023
$25