Joliet Symphony Orchestra: Impassioned

Name: Joliet Symphony Orchestra: Impassioned
Start: 2025-09-27T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-27T20:30:00-05:00
Location: University of St. Francis

Schedule

Sat Sep 27 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

University of St. Francis | Joliet, IL

The Joliet Symphony Orchestra (JSO) is pleased to announce the opening concert set of its 2025-2026 Season, its 21st, with Artistic Director & Conductor, Dr. Sean Paul Mills, leading a program of music by Giuseppe VERDI, David DeBoor CANFIELD, and Alexander BORODIN, and featuring saxophonist Nathan BOGERT as soloist.

Titled “Impassioned”, the JSO will be performing Giuseppe VERDI’s lighthearted “Nabucco Overture”, Indiana-based composer David DeBoor CANFIELD’s thrilling “Concerto after Gliere” for alto saxophone & orchestra, and Alexander BORODIN’s sweeping “Symphony No. 2 in b minor.”

Performances will take place on Saturday, September 27, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 28, 2025 @ 4:00 p.m. Both performances will take place in Sexton Auditorium which is located in the Harold & Margaret Moser Performing Arts Center on the University of St. Francis campus at 500 Wilcox Street in Joliet.

Joining the JSO for David DeBoor CANFIELD’s “Concerto after Gliere” is Ball State University Associate Professor of Saxophone, Nathan BOGERT. In demand as a performer and clinician, Nathan’s performances have taken him to venues on five continents and his musical endeavors as both a classical and jazz saxophonist have distinguished him as one of the more unique saxophonists of his generation. As a soloist, he has appeared with many ensembles including the Banda de Conciertos de San José of Costa Rica and the top wind ensembles and orchestras at both Ball State University and the University of Iowa. He has also appeared as a featured guest artist at saxophone festivals in Asia and Latin America. An active recitalist, Nathan has given numerous recitals in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, and throughout the United States with duo partner Dr. Michael Seregow. Nathan’s commitment to commissioning new compositions has enabled him to premiere compositions by Martin Bresnick, Karalyn Schubring, Aaron Perrine, Remy LeBoeuf, Kenji Bunch, Benjamin Fuhrman, and Ted King-Smith among others.

His primary saxophone teachers are Eugene Rousseau, Kenneth Tse, George Wolfe, and Ron Jones. In addition to his studies with these teachers, he has worked with esteemed saxophonists such as Claude Delangle, Timothy McAllister, and Jean-Marie Londeix. His passion for jazz has led him to share the stage with jazz artists Wayne Bergeron, Ted Nash, Jimmy Greene, Marcus Printup, Andy Martin, Buddy DeFranco, Denis DiBlasio, and with the Carmen Bradford Big Band.

Nathan is a Yamaha Performing Artist and a Vandoren Diamond Artist, performing exclusively on Yamaha saxophones and Vandoren reeds, mouthpieces, and ligatures.

Continuing this season is a series of FREE pre-concert discussions titled “Noteworthy.” These discussions will take place 45 minutes prior to each performance and provide audience members with an opportunity to learn more about the composers, selections, orchestra, and soloists as well as ask questions and interact with our conductor and guests.

Tickets for JSO concerts are available through the JSO website at www.jolietsymphonyorchestra.org, the Music at Moser website at www.stfrancis.edu/music-at-moser/, and at the door beginning one (1) hour before each performance. Adults are $10; Seniors, Alumni & Non-USF Students are $5; USF Students, Music Educators, and Youth (18 & under) are FREE with a current ID.

Please join us as we begin a season of exciting guest artists, moving musical performances, and new opportunities for you to engage with your local symphony.