2026-27 Season Preview

Tuesday, August 26, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Home Alliance Theater, Peoria Civic Center

South African-born indie folk artist Gregory Alan Isakov joins the Peoria Symphony for a reimagined performance of his most beloved songs, arranged for orchestra and brought to life on a sweeping symphonic scale.

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Friday, October 2, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Home Alliance Theater, Peoria Civic Center

Rodrick Dixon, tenor

Verdi, Mozart, Wagner, Puccini, & more, featuring acclaimed soloist Rodrick Dixon.

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Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Grace Presbyterian Church

Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
Beethoven: Piano Concerto #2
Mozert: Jupiter Symphony

Amelia Ly, piano
Sarah Carrillo, trumpet

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Friday, December 18 & Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 7:30 pm
First Federated Church

Pax Charles, organist

Music of Gabrielli, Scarlatti, Handel, & Bach

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Friday, January 22, 2027 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Home Alliance Theater, Peoria Civic Center

May the Force Be With You! Hear John Williams’ iconic Star Wars scores brought to life!

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Friday, February 12, 2027 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Home Alliance Theater, Peoria Civic Center

Tchaikovski: Symphony #5, Rococo Variations

Sydney Lee, cello

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Friday, March 19 & Saturday, March 20, 2027 at 7:30 pm
First Federated Church

Peoria Area Civic Chorale

Buy Handel’s Messiah Tickets

Wagner: The Flying Dutchman Overture
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Smetana: Ma Vlast

Rong-yan Tang, violin

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Friday, May 15, 2026, at 7:30 pm
Prairie Home Alliance Theater, Peoria Civic Center

Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide & Fancy Free Variations
Frank Zappa: The Yellow Shark
Duke Ellington: Grand Slam Jam
Keith Emerson: Piano Concerto #1
Moody Blues: Nights in White Satin

Orion Weiss, piano

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