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This seasonal favorite returns! Enjoy a stroll on candlelit trails, live music in the classroom, s'mores, hot chocolate and more! All ages. FREE family friendly event! No registration required.

For more information, visit WildRootsNatureCenter.org/Luminaria

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2026 | 8:00 PM

Tickets start at $64, Members save 30%
(All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An $8 Order fee will be applied at checkout to the entire order)
Celebrate the season with the award-winning Elgin Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Chad Goodman, and the Elgin Master Chorale at Raue Center for the Arts! Enjoy festive holiday music, world-class performances, and a family-friendly experience that creates memories to last a lifetime.

Recommended: All Ages

This performance is sponsored by:

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*Prices vary according to zone. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.

Box Office Fee – A $4 per ticket charge to support the ticketing software.

Order Fee – A $8 per order charge that helps operate and invest back in our historic venue.

Premium Seat Fee – $6 Premium seat fee is based on location/additional leg room and indicated with a light blue color on the seating chart.

Patron Code of Conduct: Be courteous. Inform staff if you feel or observe any harassment. We reserve the right to remove any guest at any time. For more information, please visit rauecenter.org.

Questions? Contact our Box Office at 815-356-9212; boxoffice@rauecenter.org
Raue Center For The Arts is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of all through the arts.

This seasonal favorite returns! Enjoy a stroll on candlelit trails, live music in the classroom, s'mores, hot chocolate and more! All ages. FREE family friendly event! No registration required.

For more information, visit WildRootsNatureCenter.org/Luminaria

Participate in real community-driven science on these monthly walks! Learn about our seasonal wildlife and plant monitoring techniques and try them out for yourself. It's a perfect way to learn more about the volunteer research we coordinate and how you can get involved. FREE event, but space is limited so please register. Ages 12 and up.

Register at: https://wildrootsnaturecenter.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/event-detail?event=9678

The piano takes center stage for one of the most beloved works ever written for piano and orchestra, featuring award-winning Young Concert Artist Chaeyoung Park. Paired with the contrasting energy of Kurt Weill’s “Fantasy” Symphony, the concert brings together two towering composers whose lives were deeply shaped by exile and whose final chapters unfolded in America.

From the elegance of Paris to the excitement of the circus, this all-French program celebrates imagination and orchestral color. Ravel’s Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé evokes a breathtaking sunrise and some of the lushest writing in the orchestral repertoire, while Saint-Saëns takes us on a musical tour through the animal kingdom. The concert concludes with Ravel’s hypnotic Boléro, an orchestral tour de force.

Passion and spectacle come together in a season finale that celebrates the power of musical storytelling with Manuel de Falla’s La Vida Breve, which captures the spirit of Spain. The evening also features the regional premiere of Andrea Casarrubios’ Cello Concerto No. 2, a work co-commissioned by the Rockford Symphony Orchestra. The program then concludes with Respighi’s Pines of Rome, which culminates in one of the most breathtaking endings.