Musicians from Nashville and Michigan played music on the porches of historic homes in Joliet's Cathedral Area on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Will County was under heat advisory on Saturday but plenty of people still came out to listen to blues, bluegrass, rock, New Orleans brass and other music. 

Brightening midwinter will be concerts spanning diverse styles, along with a Market Craft Fair and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra appearing in the western suburbs.

Critics praise Guido Sant’Anna, who gained international recognition in 2022 when, at age 17, he became the first South American violinist to win the prestigious International Fritz Kreisler Competition in Vienna.

Millar Brass Ensemble debuts in beloved concert series by the accomplished choristers.

The concert "Be Inspired by Friends!" promises a lively program highlighting soloists and a world premiere composition.

Eighteen Jewish musicians’ instruments saved from the Holocaust era and restored by Israeli master violin makers will make their way to the stage of the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin in the hands of Elgin Symphony Orchestra members at 8 p.m. May 20.

Critics rave about guest violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, who will be featured in the Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto.

A rising star violinist, Randall Goosby, will be a featured artist with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 5 and 6, under the baton of guest conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl.