Civic Wind Ensemble

Feb 16, 2026
Tickets become available on Jan 30
Remind me

Overview

The Civic Orchestra explores the sublime and boundless world of wind ensemble music led by Mallory Thompson, who was director of bands at Northwestern University for nearly three decades. Globally recognized for her passionate, insightful interpretations, Thompson makes her Civic podium debut conducting landmark pieces from Mozart and Richard Strauss to Holst, Stravinsky and Tower.

Ticket Information: Pay what you wish, starting at $5, for this concert. By paying for your ticket, you demonstrate the value music plays in your life and help make this performance available to all. Seating is general admission.

Schedule
Program
Tower

Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1

Stravinsky

Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 revision)

Harbison

Music for Eighteen Winds

Holst

First Suite in E Flat

Mozart

Finale from Serenade No. 10 in B-flat Major, K. 370a (Gran Partita)

R. Strauss

Andante — Allegro from Symphony for Winds in E-flat Major, Op. Posth. Happy Workshop

Performers
Musicians from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Sponsors & Partners

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.