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• Brennon Cavanagh is 2021’s Young Artist
  In Events
  January 11, 2021
  Brennon Cavanagh, a senior at West Carroll High School in Savanna, has been awarded top honors in the Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s annual Young Artist Auditions. Cavanagh won the auditions with a performance of the Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra by American composer Robert Ward. In addition to the $250 in prize money from the Symphony, the honoree is usually given the opportunity to [Click to read more…]
• Birdies for Charity Supports the Clinton Symphony Orchestra
  In Events
  June 3, 2020
  ***** 2020 John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity ***** The JDC Birdies for Charity program is an impressive fundraising opportunity available to area nonprofits, and the Clinton Symphony Board would like to invite those interested in supporting the Symphony to make a donation pledge through the 2020 John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity program – unfortunately the tournament itself has been [Click to read more…]
• Update on Clinton Symphony Events
  In Events, From the Conductor
  April 25, 2020
  We’re sure it comes as no surprise that due to current events the Clinton Symphony Board has cancelled upcoming events, including tonight’s concert and the June Benefit and Pops concert. Here is a note from our music director: “Following the directions of the CDC and various levels of our government, having a large-scale performance with our audience is becoming more and more [Click to read more…]
• CSO Celebrates Beethoven’s 250th Birthday with Wellington’s Victory and 7th Symphony
  In Program Notes
  February 8, 2020
  Join the Clinton Symphony Orchestra in Morrison, IL on Saturday, February 15th, 7:30 pm, for our winter concert. It features our Young Artist winner, Kevin Lemus, and celebrates Beethoven's birthday. Enjoy the following program notes about Wellington's Victory, and the Symphony No 7 which premiered on the same tour in 1813-14. [Click to read more…]