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Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Civic Plays Copland 3 at Wentz Concert Hall
Mar 29, 2026 — 6:00 PM
Overview
Carlos Miguel Prieto explores the vitality of music from across North America. Aaron Copland’s Third Symphony is a work of majestic landscapes and postwar optimism, culminating in the inspirational Fanfare for the Common Man. Carlos Chávez evokes the rituals and splendor of pre-Columbian Mexico in his Sinfonía india. Soloists from the Black chamber music collective D-Composed join the Civic Orchestra for Michael Abels’ Delights & Dances, which crackles with bluegrass, jazz and Latin dance rhythms.
Note Location: Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville
Tickets are free; reservations are required.
Program
Chávez
Symphony No. 2 (Sinfonía india)
Abels
Delights & Dances
Copland
Symphony No. 3
Performers
Sponsors & Partners
This concert is generously sponsored by the JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of DuPage Foundation.
The 2025/26 Civic Orchestra season is generously sponsored by Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation, which also provides major funding for the Civic Fellowship program.
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
The appearance of D-Composed is sponsored by The Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation.
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