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Illinois Symphony Orchestra wraps up its season with 'Epic Ending' | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Vanessa Ferguson

Published April 27, 2023 at 12:40 PM CDT

Andrew Joon Choi will conduct the ISO's preformance of "Epic Ending," featuring Joshua Roman on cello.

The Illinois Symphony Orchestra is wrapping up its season with its final concert titled “Epic Ending." Conductor Andrew Joon Choi and soloist Joshua Roman spoke to Community Voices about the pieces that the orchestra will perform which include music by composers Michael Torke, Antonín Dvořák and Béla Bartók. The concert is May 5 in Springfield, Ill. and May 6 in Bloomington-Normal, Ill.