Fox Valley Orchestra

10/16/2026

Henry Purcell was the English-born master composer of the Baroque. He became the organist of Westminster Abbey at age 20. Written in the year before he died, the incidental music for The Virtuous Wife was a play by Thomas D’Urfey about mistaken identity and deception. The music is courtly and charming. Don’t miss this beautiful work at our concert on October 25 at St. Mark’s Lutheran. Ticket link in the comments, or buy a ticket at the door!

10/16/2026

Fox Valley Brass Band presents, "Gar, Ahoy!" Oct 18, 2026, 3 pm, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Batavia. From sea shanties, folk lore to hidden musical treasures. The sounds of the sea - ships & shores above and the murky, briny depths below. - https://mailchi.mp/foxvalleybrassband/10-18-2026

10/15/2026

Andrew Wainwright is a living British composer. His work: PEACE IN OUR TIME is lyrical, passionate and hopeful. Come hear the Fox Valley Orchestra and Chorus perform it on Sunday Oct. 25 at 3pm St. Mark’s Lutheran in Aurora. Get your tickets! Link in the comments.

10/14/2026

DON'T MISS THIS SUNDAY'S CONCERT! FVO & Orchestra Chorus pay tribute to notable England's composers from 18th to the 21st centuries.
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Visit foxvalleyorchestra.org to purchase

10/13/2026

09/20/2026

"Classical / Jazz Inspiration" concert next Sunday!!!!!

FVO & Fox Valley Jazz Big Band open their concert seasons with a vibrant contrast of Jazz and Classical arrangements! Both ensembles are onstage to perform the famous Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg and movements from Holst's Planets. Experience these works in both classical and jazz genres! Stephen Squires & Jeff Ford, Music Directors

St Mark's Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn, Aurora 60506
3:00 PM.

You don't want to miss this musical collaboration! Hurry and purchase tickets now! https://www.foxvalleyorchestra.org/order.php

07/18/2026

TOMORROW - Sunday, July 19th! FVO presents
“Family Guide to the Orchestra”

Don't miss this FVO family concert! Concert is especially designed to nurture a love of music for all ages!!
Children 10 & Under Are Free!

Featuring these intriguing works conducted by Stephen Squires:

Prokofiev - “Peter & The Wolf”
Saint-Saëns - “Carnival of the Animals”
Peck - “Thrill of the Orchestra”

Kids! Enjoy our Instrument Petting Zoo during intermission and after the performance!!!

Sunday, July 19, 2026
3:00 PM
Crimi Auditorium, Aurora University
1347 S. Prairie Street
Aurora, IL 60506

Online ticket discounts available at FVO website until noon Saturday, July 18th. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.

06/15/2026

Fox Valley Orchestra opens its Summer 2026 Pops Series with "Americana 250!"

Sunday, June 28, 2026
3 PM
Crimi Auditorium, 1347 Prairie St, Aurora

Great popular, folk, and patriotic music from the Revolutionary War era through the present day. Time travel with us through our founding, our great expansion west, and the myriad styles of the American eras. We place special honor to our military, our inventors, our thinkers, our leaders, and our artists! Our American music perfectly represents our history - challenges and triumphs. Freedom is 250! Happy Semiquincentennial, United States!

Stephen Squires, Conductor.

Purchase discount tickets online until noon June 27, and for Summer Pops 2-Concert Series! (Box Office: 630-891-2526) Prices higher at the door.

06/08/2026

Join us Saturday, June 13 at 2 for Fox Chamber Singers’ final concert of the season: Imagined Worlds.