Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra - A Chicago Community Orchestra

Dear Friends of the LSSO,

I am thrilled to share with you the great music and unique events that we have planned for the 2007-08 LSSO Season. This season is sure to energize your emotions and uplift your spirits.

On our first program, we will not only be featuring the beautiful playing of John Bruce Yeh, Assistant Principal Clarinetist from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, but also the Enigma Variations of Elgar. In this work, Elgar pays tribute to his friends by musically capturing interesting aspects of their personalities in each variation of this piece. What a unique and great way to be able to honor your close friends. You, the LSSO’s loyal audience members, are our friends and we would like to honor you with a small gift at this concert.

At our second concert, we are excited to provide you with a rare opportunity to hear a South Indian classical hand drum virtuoso. His playing is sure to get your toe tapping before you hear the depth and beauty of Brahms.

At our third concert we celebrate how great it is to be an American by presenting a concert of only American composers. This music has it all. From lively and exciting to touching and heartfelt, I am sure that you will enjoy it. Also, enjoy a slice of apple pie at this concert. Don’t worry, I won’t be baking it!

At our final concert you will get to hear how Debussy musically captures the color and mood of the sea. Then, by way of contrast, you will hear the Russian composer Rachmaninoff. His melodies are extremely touching and his rhythms will have you on the edge of your seat for this beautiful, bold, and brassy season closer.

The orchestra and I invite you to join us for this great concert series and we look forward to presenting these programs for you. Subscribe now to the LSSO 2007-08 season and you will not only get to experience these great programs, you will also receive a discount by purchasing the entire series! I look forward to sharing this outstanding music with you.

Supporting the LSSO

The Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra is a not-for-profit Symphony Orchestra whose primary focus is to provide high quality, affordable music in the community, to establish an opportunity for musicians in the Chicago area, and to offer educational opportunities for children, seniors, and people with limited access to the arts . A key component to our success is the support we receive from our patrons and members. If you are interested in supporting the LSSO, there are several avenues of support which all assist the orchestra tremendously. Of course being a regular concert goer is one of the best ways to support the orchestra, as an audience makes our world go round! Having a full house is not only exciting for the audience members, but the orchestra as well. Another great way to support the orchestra is through donations. The orchestra could not survive without the contributions made by both individuals, families, and organizations. There are also other contributions that can be made that are not neccessarily cash donations. The LSSO holds an annual raffle and auctions where we are always in need of items that could be used to help raise money. Lastly and certainly not least, if you would like to help the orchestra by donating your time and expertise, the LSSO Friends Committee would love to meet you! Our Friends of the LSSO assist the orchestra by helping on concert days, as well as other occasional administrative tasks.

If you are interested in supporting the LSSO in anyway, we encourage you to either call our hotline at 312-409-5670, or email us at info@lsso.org. We look forward to hearing from you!