24/25 Voices of Influence

24/25 Voices of Influence

Upcoming Concerts &

Single Tickets

Symphony Series


Celebrating Black Voices in Classical Music: A Conversation & Concert

Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401

Saturday, February 22, 2025
7:30 p.m.

Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
Melissa Joseph, soprano
Pippi Ardennia, narrator
C. Andrew McGadney, moderator

Fela Sowande: African Suite for Strings
Samuel Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Nkeiru Okoye: Phillis Wheatley: A Musical Journey

Side-By-Side Wind Band Festival

Hegg Performing Arts Center
1135 W Fremont St, Galesburg, IL 61401

Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
With KGS Principal Musicians & High School Students from the Region

Kevin Day: Symphony No. 1 for chamber winds & percussion, “Symphony Basquiat”

Additional program information TBA

Saturday, March 15, 2025
5:00 p.m.

The American Sound

Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401

Knox-Galesburg Symphony
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor

Joan Tower: Island Rhythms
Carlos Simon: Tale: A Folklore Symphony
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World,” Op. 95

Saturday, June 21, 2025
7:30 p.m.

Romantic Era Masterpieces

Orpheum Theatre
57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg, IL 61401

Saturday, September 28, 2024
7:30 p.m.

Knox-Galesburg Symphony

Kedrick Armstrong, conductor

Lorraine Min, piano

Emilie Mayer: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Community Series


Coming Soon!

Programs forthcoming.

Soirée Series


Coming Soon!

Programs forthcoming.