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37-568: The Elgin Symphony Orchestra is committed to giving back to the community through its Adopt-a-School program that provides supplemental music education and in-school performances to local schools; Musicians Care program that brings live music performances to local hospitals, hospices, and retirement homes; informational Listener’s Club events and other free programs at public libraries; In Harmony Program in places of worship; Ainsworth Concerts for Youth; and free community concerts throughout

74-592: A $ 178 million bond referendum for the college to build a new academic library and learning center, health careers center, and regional public safety training facility as part of its Facilities Master Plan. Part of the plan would involve closure of the Fountain Square Campus and relocating its programs to the Spartan Drive Campus and into a renovated building on Renner Drive that previously consisted of two light industrial buildings. Ground

111-537: A second language (ESL); and workforce development for employers. ECC has specialized transfer partnerships with more than 30 colleges and universities covering more than 100 college majors. ECC also partners with more than 100 schools in the Illinois Articulation Initiative. ECC has four primary locations: ECC has approximately 20 clubs and organizations that provide students opportunities to get involved and express themselves outside of

148-793: A two-year search, the Orchestra on June 12, 2013, announced the appointment of Andrew Grams as its next Music Director. Grams, who was named Conductor of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras in 2015, served the Elgin Symphony Orchestra until 2021. Following a two-year, international search, Chad Goodman was named the ESO's fifth Music Director in May 2023. Isabella Lippi has been the Orchestra's concertmaster since 2004. Lippi

185-699: Is an opera with music by Aaron Copland and libretto by Horace Everett, a pseudonym for Erik Johns . The opera tells of a farm family in the Midwest of the United States. Copland was inspired to write this opera after viewing the Depression-era photographs of Walker Evans and reading James Agee 's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men . He wrote the work between 1952 and 1954 for the NBC Television Opera Workshop , with

222-783: Is available at: http://www.ElginSymphony.Org Elgin Community College Elgin Community College ( ECC ) is a public community college in Elgin, Illinois . It was founded in 1949 as part of Elgin Area School District U46 . Community College District 509 was formed 17 years later in 1966, a year after Illinois legislators created the Illinois Community College System . Most of the District

259-712: Is in Kane County with portions in DeKalb , Cook , McHenry , and DuPage . The 360-square-mile (930 km ) District serves 300,000 people, 11,000 businesses, four public school districts, and 15 high schools. Elgin Community College was founded on January 10, 1949, in Elgin, Illinois. A wing of Elgin High School housed the college, which was once a part of Public School District U-46 . . Gilbert I. Renner

296-519: Is served by Pace . Routes 546 and 549 provide bus service from campus to downtown Elgin and other destinations connecting with Metra service on the Milwaukee District West Line at Elgin station . The ECC Arts Center hosts touring artists and local theater and music productions in its two theaters—the 662-seat Blizzard Theatre and the more intimate 168-seat "black box" SecondSpace Theatre. Notable acts that have performed at

333-524: Is sewing. The postman, Mr. Splinters, delivers a package with Laurie's graduation dress. He also brings gossip about a neighbor's daughter being frightened by two strangers to the area. Ma Moss and Grandpa Moss are worried about this. Two itinerant workers, Top and Martin, arrive on the scene. After initial suspicion, Grandpa Moss agrees to hire Top and Martin to help out with the harvest. Laurie and Martin meet, and feel sympathy for each other. Top asks for Martin's help later in getting Grandpa Moss drunk at

370-624: The Sears Centre arena in 2006 which became an annual event for three years bringing in hosts such as Jodi Benson and Phantom of the Opera star, Doug LaBrecque. It featured Cirque du Soleil aerialists and jugglers and Olympic ice skaters Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov . The Planets Gala Concert with Leonard Nimoy was one of the symphony's high-profile events. It featured the Elgin Children's Chorus and had NASA visuals of

407-661: The ESO, which it named A Concert of Remembrance , in memory of the September 11 attacks . It performed John Adams ' On the Transmigration of Souls and Brahms ' A German Requiem . On May 20, 2023, the ESO, in collaboration with JCC Chicago and the Gail Borden Public Library, presented a concert featuring instruments from the Violins of Hope collection. Information on ESO concerts and events

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444-678: The Education and Work Center at the Hanover Square Plaza, 6704 Barrington Road, in Hanover Park. The center is a partnership between Harper College, the village of Hanover Park, the Chicago-Cook Workforce partnership, and the state of Illinois. It offers day and evening classes, ESL, adult basic education, and career skills development. The center opened on August 21, 2014. Elgin Community College completed

481-528: The Jobe Lounge; cafeteria; classrooms and laboratories; Building M, including the construction of a new greenhouse; and parking lots and streets. Other changes to the Spartan Drive Campus included the extension of Spartan Drive to connect with Randall Road to the west, which opened on August 15, 2008. Spartan Drive from McLean Boulevard to Renner Drive reopened on June 8, 2010, following an extensive reconstruction project. On May 21, 2014, ECC broke ground for

518-772: The North Central Association in March 1968. To accommodate the needs of a growing college district, voters approved a referendum in April 1967 to purchase 100 acres from the city of Elgin for approximately $ 51,000 to build a new campus. After the Illinois Board of Higher Education approved the project, the groundbreaking took place on December 24, 1968, with the first phase of the campus, addressed as 1700 Spartan Drive in Elgin, opened in September 1970. While

555-544: The Orchestra achieved an artistic and service growth described by the Chicago Tribune as “impressive.” In 1985 the Orchestra became a fully professional ensemble. In 1988, 1999, 2005 and 2016, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra was named Orchestra of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras. The Orchestra is the first four-time winner of the award recognizing programming excellence, artistic quality and leadership. In 2011 Hanson stepped down as Music Director. Following

592-599: The campus continued to grow, additions included a gymnasium and an Industrial Training Center. ECC reached a 10-year agreement with the city of Elgin in 1982 to renovate the site of a former Sears store in downtown Elgin for a second campus. The new Fountain Square Campus opened for classes in January 1983. Programs housed in this new campus included GED® test credential courses and English as a second language and adult education programs. On April 7, 2009, voters approved

629-638: The central party scene. On July 28, 1965, the composer conducted a concert version of his work, as part of the French-American Festival, with the New York Philharmonic . In the cast were Joy Clements , Claramae Turner , Richard Cassilly , Norman Treigle , and Richard Fredricks . Three days later, Columbia recorded an abridged version of the opera, again conducted by Copland, at the Manhattan Center , with

666-743: The classroom. These clubs and organizations include Black Student Achievers; Organization of Latin American Students; Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society; Student Government Association; and United Students of All Cultures. Students also have the opportunity to participate in leadership programs that encourage community service and volunteering. Some program examples are Students Educationally Receiving Volunteer Experience (SERVE) and Spartan Leaders. Other programs have included The Big Event, in which students participated in service opportunities for different agencies and organizations throughout District 509. The main campus of Elgin Community College in Elgin

703-808: The college include Victor Wooten, the touring production of “ The Producers ,” Arlo Guthrie , and the cast of “ Jersey Boys .” Student athletes compete in regional and national tournaments in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and in the Illinois Skyway Conference . ECC's intercollegiate athletics offer students the opportunity to compete, develop skills, and acquire leadership and teamwork experiences. Men's athletics teams: baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, tennis. Women's athletics teams: basketball, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball. The Tender Land The Tender Land

740-502: The college's first seven elected trustees: Robert Hoffer, John Eshelman, Harry Blizzard, Paul Bolger, Richard Gromer, Joseph McCarthy, and Frieda Simon. ECC continued to expand with a number of educational sites across its district, including the annexation of Public School District 300 into District 509. Other milestones included the implementation of ECC's first vocational/technical program—nursing—in June 1965; and earning accreditation from

777-665: The cosmos projected over the stage of The Hemmens Cultural Center while Leonard Nimoy narrated. In 2008, the Orchestra released its first commercially recorded album on the Naxos label featuring music by Aaron Copland including the Piano Concerto with soloist Benjamin Pasternack and a suite from Copland's opera The Tender Land . In 2011, the Elgin Master Chorale held a performance in collaboration with

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814-1725: The departure of president David Sam in 2024, Peggy Heinrich, Vice President of Teaching, Learning, and Student Development, was appointed interim president. As mandated by the Public Community College Act (110 ILCS 805), Elgin Community College offers courses in liberal arts and sciences and general education; adult education courses; and courses in occupational, semi-technical, or technical fields leading directly to employment. ECC's university transfer options include Associate in Arts, Associate in Engineering Science, Associate in Fine Arts (Art or Music), Associate in Liberal Studies, and Associate in Science degrees. The transfer program incorporates more than 25 major fields of study. The college also offers The Center for Advanced Studies, which consists of partnerships with Northern Illinois University , Judson University , Roosevelt University , and Columbia College of Missouri . These institutions have space on ECC's campus and allow students to complete baccalaureate degrees at ECC, online, or at their respective campuses. ECC's Career and Technical Education programs include more than 130 degrees and certificates, including an Associate of Applied Science degree. The college also offers adult and basic education; high school equivalency instruction and testing; citizenship preparation; English as

851-572: The family and for the farm. "The Promise of Living" is best known, often performed as a separate choral anthem. An orchestral suite based on the opera was compiled by Copland in 1958. In 1996, Murry Sidlin created a new suite, which, like his version of the opera, uses reduced scoring (for soprano, tenor and chamber ensemble). Copland reused the revivalist song "Zion's Walls" from his second set of Old American Songs in The Tender Land . The first UK production in just under twenty years

888-549: The final project of its Facilities Master Plan, the Elgin Community College Center for Emergency Services, in September 2016. The 120-acre property features classrooms for public safety communications, emergency medical services, criminal justice, and fire science, as well as bays for training on police and fire equipment and fire truck storage. The center also includes a three-story burn tower and ponds for rescue diving and firefighter training. Following

925-484: The intention of its being presented on television. However, the television producers rejected the opera. Eventually, the work had its premiere on April 1, 1954 at the New York City Opera , with Thomas Schippers as the conductor, Jerome Robbins as the director, and a cast including the young Norman Treigle . It was poorly received, with criticism focused on the weaknesses of the opera's characters and

962-668: The libretto. Copland and Johns made revisions to the opera, expanding Act 2 for performances at Tanglewood in August 1954, and making further adjustments for Oberlin College in 1955. With the composer's agreement, Murry Sidlin re-scored the work with reduced forces - the same scoring as the original 13 instrument version of Appalachian Spring - for a production in New Haven in 1987, a staging that ran for more than 50 performances. Sidlin also added two of Copland's Old American Songs to

999-416: The night, while Laurie is packing, Top and Martin secretly leave. Laurie is left alone, but then suddenly resolves to leave home and make her own way in the world. Ma Moss and Beth try to change Laurie's mind, but she is determined to move on. Ma Moss accepts this eventually. The opera ends as Laurie leaves, with Beth dancing by herself as she did at the beginning, now the sole hope for future generations of

1036-554: The party that night. The party to celebrate Laurie's graduation is going on. Everyone has eaten well, and Laurie acknowledges the guests' well wishes to her. The dance begins. Ma Moss thinks that Top and Martin are the two strangers reported to be causing trouble in the area, and tells Mr. Splinters, who goes to tell the local sheriff. As the dance proceeds, Grandpa Moss becomes more drunk. Laurie and Martin are now in love, and they kiss at one moment. Grandpa Moss sees this and becomes angry. Top tells Martin that they should leave, but

1073-503: The region. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1950 by Douglas Steensland at Elgin Community College . In 1971, with the appointment of Grammy Award-winning conductor Margaret Hillis as Music Director, the Orchestra’s artistic growth advanced significantly. Conductor/composer Robert Hanson was appointed the Orchestra's Associate Conductor in 1974 and Co-Music Director with Hillis in 1983. Hanson became Music Director in 1985, and

1110-488: The same cast. In 2000, Sony released the historic performance on compact disc. The setting is the 1930s in the midwestern United States, at the time of the spring harvest and also of high school graduation. Laurie, the high-school senior daughter of the Moss family, is on the brink of graduating from high school. At the start of the opera, Beth, Laurie's sister, is dancing by herself, and Ma Moss, Laurie and Beth's mother,

1147-430: The sheriff arrives with the news that the two strangers causing the local disturbances have been caught. Even though Top and Martin have been proven innocent, Grandpa Moss says that they have to leave in the morning. Later that night, Laurie and Martin dream of eloping. However, Martin changes his mind, with the counsel of Top in the background advising that such a situation would cause great trouble for them all. During

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1184-468: The storyline. Later analysis by Christopher Patton stated that one underlying cause of the opera's failure at the premiere was the contrast between writing for the intimate medium of television, the originally intended medium of the work, versus the more public and larger-scale setting of an opera house. Patton has also commented on the role of Erik Johns' interest in the Vedanta branch of Hinduism in

1221-702: The world on the Internet. Over the years the Elgin Symphony Orchestra has engaged world-renowned musicians including Benny Goodman , Yo-Yo Ma , Sir James Galway , Itzhak Perlman , Pinchas Zukerman , Janos Starker , Pepe Romero , Midori Goto , Rachel Barton Pine , Kathleen Battle , Jennifer Koh , Alisa Weilerstein , Nicola Benedetti , Jaime Laredo , and Lynn Harrell , and rising musicians and vocalists such as Randall Goosby, Ryan Speedo Green, Albert Cano Smit, and Thomas Mesa. Notable guest conductors include Giancarlo Guerrero , Rossen Milanov , and Ignat Solzhenitsyn . The symphony began its Holiday Showcase at

1258-704: Was appointed dean in July 1950 and in December 1959, the college relocated from the high school to Renner Hall on East Chicago Street in Elgin. The Junior College Act passed by the Illinois General Assembly on July 15, 1965, resulted in the formation of Junior College District 509. On April 12, 1966, the U-46 board approved to divest itself of ECC, allowing the college to become independent. The first District 509 board election, held on June 4, 1966, heralded

1295-410: Was broken for these new buildings in spring 2010. First to be completed was the new multipurpose classroom building (now Building K) on January 26, 2011. The Renner Academic Library and Learning Resources (Building C) opened on January 27, 2012, and the health and life sciences building (Building A) opened on March 15, 2012. Other notable improvements included renovation of the original campus, including

1332-515: Was inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame in 2024. In 1996, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra moved its administrative and box offices from Elgin Community College, the Orchestra’s home for nearly 50 years, to downtown Elgin. In 1997, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra began broadcasting its Classic Series concerts on WFMT 98.7-FM, Chicago’s Fine Arts Station; performances are available on WFMT’s cable network in 38 states, and throughout

1369-800: Was staged at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in August 2009, directed by Katherine Hare , conducted by Leigh Thompson and produced by Racky Plews for MadCow Theatre Company. In Spring 2000, The City of London Sinfonia led by Richard Hickox presented a concert version of The Tender Land at the Barbican. Northwestern University produced the opera at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, Illinois on May 18, 19, 20 and 21, 2017. The program credited Boosey & Hawkes. The program stated that Copland had been in residence at Northwestern from February 17 to March 2, 1958 giving "lectures on music and composing". There had been

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