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Local ensembles to host 2 fall concerts

New Horizons Band, River Valley Wind and String Ensembles will perform free shows this month

The River Valley Wind Ensemble will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2025, in the BBCHS Auditorium, in celebration of the group's 20th anniversary.

Two local musical ensembles, the New Horizons Band and the River Valley Wind and String Ensembles, will host free fall concerts this month.

First up is the New Horizons Band concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, in Olivet Nazarene University’s Kresge Auditorium inside the Larsen Fine Arts Center at 1 University Ave., Bourbonnais.

The New Horizons Band, a collection of musicians who enjoy the craft and wish to bring music to the community, is conducted by Rod Williams.

At 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, join the River Valley Wind Ensemble and the River Valley String Ensemble for their free fall concert, also in Olivet’s Larsen Fine Arts Center.

The wind ensemble is conducted by David Conrad, and the string ensemble is conducted by Lori Buckman.

The ensembles are a project of the River Valley Music Corp., an Illinois nonprofit corporation.

For information and events, visit windensemble.org.

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.