Classical Connection

Molly Turner served as the guest conductor for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra's all-Beethoven concert last Saturday.

With the Fort Wayne Phil currently looking for a new music director, Saturday night's concern was conducted by the South Bend Symphony's Alastair Willis.

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus was joined by the DePaul University Concert Choir from Chicago, and pianist Jon Kimura Parker

The concert at PFW featured music by Joseph Schwantner and Sir Edward Elgar.

Conductor Andrew Constantine also directed the orchestra in the music of Lili Boulanger, Edgar Meyer, and Maurice Ravel.

The concert featured music by George Gershwin, Ernest Bloch, and Michael Daugherty.

The All-American concert series opened with a work honoring Ellis Island.

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Music Director Andrew Constantine led the orchestra in a special program honoring the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Constantine, opened the Masterworks Series of the 2025-26 season this past Saturday with music by Claude Debussy, Bela Bartok, and Johannes Brahms. Constantine named the concert “From Elegance to Decadence.”