Symphony Under the Stars

The Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra is bringing Symphony Under the Stars to Fox Cities Stadium, Neuroscience Group Field on Saturday, July 20. This is a free, family-friendly event with no charge for parking or admission.

“We look forward to this all year, and we hope the audience does too! This event is free so your entire family can come together, enjoy music, food, and fireworks, and really bring us all together as a community,” says Music Director Kevin Sütterlin.

Sponsorship makes it possible for FVSO to offer this event for free, so there are no barriers to participation for anyone. This year, the concert is presented by Mary Beth Nienhaus, Community First Credit Union, Network Health, WE Energies, the Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Fox Cities, and Wisconsin Public Radio. 

“This night is about FUN and celebration,” says Executive Director Jamie LaFreniere.  “From kids to grandparents, absolutely everyone belongs here, and it is designed to bring us all together.”

There will be a mix of classical music, rock, and pop from the FVSO. The audience will hear Sousa and Sibelius, as well as Chicago and the Scorpions. The orchestra is also bringing back their house band, Russ & the Renegades to rock the park. “It is not every day we get to perform Metallica,” says Sütterlin.

Fox Valleyaires Men’s Barbershop Chorus and MacDowell Male Chorus will perform again this year, joining the orchestra since the first summer concert nine years ago.

“We are also happy to bring back the open rehearsal during the day, 3-5 p.m., for a more sensory-friendly experience,” said LaFreniere. “For those with special needs who have a hard time with large crowds and don’t want the noise of fireworks, we love having them join us earlier so they can still get to enjoy a free concert.”

Please contact FVSO at info@foxvalleysymphony.com to make special accommodations for the daytime rehearsal.

The parking lot opens at 5 p.m. (for those eager tailgaters), the gates to the park and concession stands open at 6 p.m., and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. with fireworks to end the night.