The Elgin Symphony Orchestra wraps up its 74th season in a big way on May 4 and 5 with a concert featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, the composer’s last symphony.

Soprano Laura Strickling, mezzo-soprano Mary Phillips, tenor Thomas Cooley, and baritone Hadleigh Adams, along with the Elgin Master Chorale, will join the ESO for this masterpiece conducted by ESO Music Director Chad Goodman.

Also included in the program are Jessie Montgomery’s “Hymn for Everyone” and Mozart’s Ave verum corpus.

Both concerts will be held at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, in Elgin. The Saturday, May 4, performance starts at 7:30 p.m., while the Sunday, May 5, performance begins at 2:30 p.m. Goodman will deliver a pre-concert chat, explaining the music to be featured in the concert, one hour prior to each performance. The pre-concert chat is free to ticketholders.

Tickets are available at www.ElginSymphony.org, by calling the ESO’s box office at (847) 888-4000, or 20 DuPage Court, Elgin. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Tickets start at $20. Students with a valid student ID qualify for a $10 student ticket. Youth age 17 and younger are free with a paid adult.

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Generous support for the ESO’s 2023-24 season comes from Otto®, The Pepper Family Foundation, John B. Sanfillipo & Son, Inc., Seigle Foundation, Elgin Symphony League, Willow Springs Charitable Trust, and Elgin Cultural Arts Commission. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra also acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. To support the ESO, visit www.ElginSymphony.org.