Civic Plays Don Juan & Nielsen 2 at Vernon Hills High School

Apr 4, 2027
Tickets become available on March 19.
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Overview Schedule Program Performers

Overview

At age 24, Strauss was audacious and determined to conquer, making Don Juan the perfect musical subject. Immerse yourself in the unbridled energy and rich colors of his breakthrough score. In Escaramuza, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank draws thrilling inspiration from a spiritual warrior dance of Peru’s native people. The program concludes with Nielsen’s Second Symphony, a vivid portrait of four ancient personality types — choleric (fiery), phlegmatic (calm), melancholic and sanguine — rendered with warmth and earthy wit.

Tickets are free; reservations are required. Reservations open March 19.

Note location: Vernon Hills High School, 145 Lakeview Pkwy., Vernon Hills

This program will also be performed at Symphony Center on April 5.

  • Venue
    Neighborhood venue
  • Length
    1 hour 40 minutes
Schedule
Program
R. Strauss

Don Juan

Frank

Escaramuza

Nielsen

Symphony No. 2 (The Four Temperaments)

Sponsors & Partners

The 2026/27 Civic Orchestra season is generously sponsored by Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation, which also provides major funding for the Civic Fellowship program.

Major support for the Civic Orchestra of Chicago is also provided by John and Leslie Burns; Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund; Nancy Dehmlow; Leslie Fund, Inc.; the Maval Foundation; Judy and Scott McCue; Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation; and Paul and Lisa Wiggin.