RIVER CITY RE-AWAKENED By Paul Dooley

RHAPSODY IN BLUE by George Gershwin

DANCES IN THE CANEBRAKES by Florence Price/William Grant-Still

SYMPHONIC DANCES FROMWEST SIDE STORY

by Leonard Bernstein

A SPECIAL SURPRISE will honor healthcare workers and people lost to COVID-19

With PianistFei-Fei Dong

and theEvansville

PhilharmonicChorus

EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA2021-2022 Classics Series & Bourbon Series • Roger Kalia, Conductor

Classics 1AMERICAN VISIONARIESSaturday, Sept. 25, 2021 • 7 pm

OPENINGNIGHT

Classics 2LITERATURE IN MUSICSaturday, Oct. 16, 2021 • 7 pm

WithSoprano

Andrea Drury& Evansville

Civic Theatre

ASCENDING BIRD By Colin Jacobsen/Siamak Aghaei

A MIDSUMMERNIGHT’S DREAM

by Felix Mendelssohn

Semi-Staged Presentation

Also featuring the Ladies of the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus

Classics 3FAMOUS LOVE STORIES Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021 • 4 pm

SELECTIONS FROM

ROMEO & JULIETSUITES 1 AND 2

by Sergei Prokofiev

PORGY & BESSA CONCERT OF SONGS

by George Gershwin

With Soprano Angela Brown,Baritone Reginald Smith, Jr., and

the Evansville Philharmonic ChorusWith

Timothy Chooi, Violin

PASTORALE D’ETÉ by Arthur Honegger

VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 5“TURKISH”

by Wolfgang AmadeusMozart

SYMPHONY NO. 7 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Classics 4MOZART, BEETHOVEN & HONEGGERSaturday, Jan. 22, 2022 • 7 pm

Classics 5MAHLER’S “TITAN”Saturday, Apr. 30, 2022 • 7 pm

SYMPHONY NO. 1,“TITAN”

by Gustav Mahler

New! BOURBON SERIESThursday, Oct. 21, 2021 • 7 pm

MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Dusty Barn Distillery

Bourbon Tasting & Music

Thursday, Mar. 24, 2022 • 7 pmJAZZ NIGHT

Evansville Country ClubMeal, Bourbon Tasting

& Music

Thursday, May 26, 2022 • 7 pmNEW PERSPECTIVES

Location TBDBourbon Tasting,

Food Trucks& Cash Bar

Age 21 and over

All programs and artists subject to

change

Featuring Tenor Luther Lewis

Spring Choral ConcertSunday, Apr. 24, 2022 • 3 pm

EPYO Spring ConcertSaturday, May 7, 2022 • 7 pm

Puccini’s TurandotSaturday, May 14, 2022 • 7 pm

Alfred Savia, Conductor

Hear the EvansvillePhilharmonic performmusic from Hamilton,

Wicked, Rent,Beetlejuice, Dear Evan

Hansen, Lion King,Jersey Boys,

and more!

WithTenor

LutherLewis

Pops 1BROADWAY’S BACKSunday, Oct. 3, 2021 • 2 pm

Pops 2PEPPERMINT POPSSaturday, Dec. 4, 2021 • 7 pmSunday, Dec. 5, 2021 • 2 pm

EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA2021-2022 Pops Series & Special Events • Roger Kalia, Conductor

A Jazzy Tri-State Christmas

Enjoy various old school jazz styles with original,

popular and memorableholiday songs. Our ”Big Band”

Orchestra is joined by the Evansville Philharmonic

Chorus, Evansville Children’s Choir, UE Jazz Ensemble and

high school drum lines.

WithSoprano

KatherinePolit

Pops 3NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUESSunday, Feb. 13, 2022 • 2 pm

With Vocalist Shayna Steele

The Blues is at the heart and soul of nearlyevery form of popular music

of the past 100 years

Hear legendary favorites including:

St. Louis Blues, House of the Rising Sun, Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out and Baby

Won’t You Please Come Home

Pops 4MAESTRO OF THE MOVIESSaturday, Mar. 19, 2022 • 7 pm

The EPO brings your favorite John Williams film scores to life. From Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Catch Me if You Can, to Born on the 4th of

July, Schindler’s List, Minority Report, Hook, Superman, and Jaws, hear some of the most

memorable, iconic movie themes of the past 60 years.

Celebrating90 Years

WithJohn

Williams

Pops 5POPS FINALE With Special GuestSaturday, Apr. 2, 2022 • 7 pm

EPYO Fall Concert Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 • 7 pm

Candy Cane Express Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 • 2 pm

Handel’s Messiah by Candlelight Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 • 7 pm

Trinity United Methodist ChurchSaturday, Dec. 18, 2021 • 7 pm EST

Jasper Fine Arts Center

SPECIAL EVENTS

Thank you to the sponsors of our Classics, Pops and Special Event Concerts!Reverend Ray BrennerCady Wellness InstituteCrescent, Cresline, Wabash Foundation Martha & Merritt deJong FoundationD-Patrick Mercedes Benz EPO Board of DirectorsEvansville Philharmonic Guild

Kenny Kent LexusKoch FoundationJane KremppMeyer DistributingDr. Marcus Obeius & Mrs. Kelsi PitylakDorothy Parsons Alvin C. Ruxer Foundation

Phil & Linda Palmer FassettFriends of the ChorusFriends of the MaestroDavid & Julie FuhsGerman American BankMrs. Phyllis R. GrimmJasper Engine & Transmission

William E. Schmidt FoundationSt. Joseph Catholic ChurchTraylor Bros., Inc.Mrs. Nancy S. TraylorUebelhor Chevy Cadillac ToyotaDr. Lee & Kirsten WagmeisterRobert & Marianna Wright

All programs and artists subject to

change