Thank you to everyone who devoted countless hours to practicing for this season’s concerts! And, thank you to all of our audience members who attended our concerts and made contributions — we appreciate all of the support you’ve given us this season — financial and otherwise!
2026-2027 will be the RCO’s 25th Anniversary Season! Stay in touch with us via this website, facebook or instagram for special announcements coming!
Please enjoy the video of our concert on May 17, 2026:
General Info:
— Concerts are free to attend, but consider a cash donation at the door
— Please stay for a post-concert reception with the musicians and RCO fans
— Street parking is available and there is a parking lot on the northwest corner of Sunnyside and Western.
Accessibility information: The concert will take place in the lower level of the Queen of Apostles Church. There are three steps up to the building, and ten stairs down to the lower level. There is a ramp on the exterior and an elevator/lift down to the lower level. Please ask if you need assistance. There are bathrooms on the lower level as well.
Thank you to everyone who attended our adventure into early music! Please enjoy this video of the concert, and we’ll see you next time!
Please join us for our adventure into the world of Baroque music! For this program, the RCO collaborated with the Bach + Beethoven Experience. The BBE ensemble, under the direction of Brandi Berry Benson, worked with Principal Conductor Eli Chen and Music Director Richard Corrigan to develop the program and choose the music. Then, Brandi and fellow BBE ensemble members conducted sectional rehearsals with RCO members, sat in on full orchestra rehearsals and provided guidance and resources on Baroque music performance practices.
The RCO is grateful to BBE for their collaboration and support. Please consider making a donation to BBE to help support this work. The link to make a donation is here, or you can zelle or paypal to bbe@bbexperience.org
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 4 p.m.
Queen of Angels Church, 2330 W. Sunnyside, Chicago, IL
Program:
Byrd: Battell Suite
Telemann: Burlesque de Quixotte
Rebel: Les Elemens
General Info:
— Concerts are free to attend, but consider a cash donation at the door
— Please stay for a post-concert reception with the musicians and RCO fans
— Street parking is available and there is a parking lot on the northwest corner of Sunnyside and Western.
Accessibility information: The concert will take place in the lower level of the Queen of Apostles Church. There are three steps up to the building, and ten stairs down to the lower level. There is a ramp on the exterior and an elevator/lift down to the lower level. Please ask if you need assistance. There are bathrooms on the lower level as well.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual Halloween celebration!
Program:
Amy Beach: Bal Masqué
Doyle/Williams, arr. Brubecker: Suite from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Mussorgsky (rev. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on Bald Mountain
Stravinsky Firebird (1919) – Ronde des Princesses
Schubert arr. Berlioz: Erlkoenig
Stravinsky Firebird (1919) – Berceuse and Finale
Eli Chen, Principal Conductor and Richard Corrigan, Music Director
General Info:
— Concerts are free to attend, but consider a cash donation at the door
— Please stay for a post-concert reception with the musicians and RCO fans
— Street parking is available and there is a parking lot on the northwest corner of Sunnyside and Western.
Accessibility information: The concert will take place in the lower level of the Queen of Apostles Church. There are three steps up to the building, and ten stairs down to the lower level. There is a ramp on the exterior and an elevator/lift down to the lower level. Please ask if you need assistance. There are bathrooms on the lower level as well.
Thank you to everyone who devoted countless hours to practicing for this season’s concerts! And, thank you to all of our audience members who attended our concerts and made contributions — we appreciate your financial support!
Our next concert is slated for October 26 — check back soon for more information. If you love orchestral music, then we suggest you check here to find more concerts!
Sunday May 18, 2025, 4 p.m. at Queen of Apostles, 2330 W. Sunnyside, Chicago
Program:
Overture from Treemonisha, Words & Music by Scott Joplin, adapted, arranged and orchestrated by T.J. Anderson
Children’s Corner (Le coin des Enfants) by Claude Debussy
Doctor Gradus as Parnassum
Jumbo’s Lullaby (Berceuse des Elephants)
Serenade for the Doll (Serenade a la Poupee)
The Snow is Dancing (La Neige Danse)
The Little Shepherd (Le Petit Berger)
Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk
Idyll (1901), by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Edited by Rotem Weinberg
Suite, Op 39 by Maurice Moszkowski
Allegro molto e brioso
Allegretto giojoso
Intermezzo (Allegretto con moto)
Perpetuum mobile (Vivace)
Eli Chen, Principal Conductor and Richard Corrigan, Music Director
General Info:
— Concerts are free to attend, but consider a cash donation at the door
— Please stay for a post-concert reception with the musicians and RCO fans
— Street parking is available and there is a parking lot on the northwest corner of Sunnyside and Western.
Accessibility information: The concert will take place in the lower level of the Queen of Apostles Church. There are three steps up to the building, and ten stairs down to the lower level. There is a ramp on the exterior and an elevator/lift down to the lower level. Please ask if you need assistance. There are bathrooms on the lower level as well.
Sunday March 9, 2025, 4 p.m. at Queen of Apostles, 2330 W. Sunnyside, Chicago
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1
Max Bruch: Suite from Russian Folk Melodies, Op. 79b
Eli Chen, Principal Conductor and Richard Corrigan, Music Director
General Info:
— Concerts are free to attend, but consider a cash donation at the door
— Please stay for a post-concert reception with the musicians and RCO fans
— Street parking is available and there is a parking lot on the northwest corner of Sunnyside and Western.
Accessibility information: The concert will take place in the lower level of the Queen of Apostles Church. There are three steps up to the building, and ten stairs down to the lower level. There is a ramp on the exterior and an elevator/lift down to the lower level. Please ask if you need assistance. There are bathrooms on the lower level as well.
Thank you for joining us at our annual Halloween celebration. We’re grateful to all of the audience members who joined our standing-room-only crowd! We love playing for you and hope to see you again soon!
— Concerts are free to attend, but consider a cash donation at the door
— Please stay for a post-concert reception with the musicians and RCO fans
— Street parking is available and there is a parking lot on the northwest corner of Sunnyside and Western.
Accessibility information: The concert will take place in the lower level of the Queen of Apostles Church. There are three steps up to the building, and ten stairs down to the lower level. There is a ramp on the exterior and an elevator/lift down to the lower level. Please ask if you need assistance. There are bathrooms on the lower level as well.
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