ISYO Concerto Competition Concert
- Date February 23rd, 2025 Time 4:00pm Venue First Presbyterian Church - Springfield
Join the ISYO in the beautiful confines of First Presbyterian Church for this concert, featuring the winner of our 24/25 Concerto Competition, alongside the ISYO Preparatory, Concert, and Symphony Orchestras. The program will conclude with a rousing Finnish finish: Sibelius’ Finlandia.
Jacobsen Woollen, ISYO Conductor & ISO Associate Conductor
All ISYO Orchestras
Sunday, February 23, 2025 @ 4:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL
Tickets:
General Admission: $15
Students (24 & Under): $5
Support Provided By:
Illinois Arts Council, An Agency of the State of Illinois +, National Endowment for the Arts +, The Music Shoppe, Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln - Harvey & Judy Stephens Family Fund, PNC Bank, The Gewirtz Fund, Pete & Melinda LaBarre, Dr. Stephen & Lisa Stone, Susan Cook House Educational Trust
Springfield Venue First Presbyterian Church - Springfield
321 S. 7th St., Springfield, IL 62701
Your Illinois Symphony Orchestra performs Chamber Orchestra concerts at the First Presbyterian Church. Tickets for Chamber Orchestra concerts may be purchased through the UIS Ticket Office or at First Presbyterian Church prior to the performance.
Physical Address:
321 S 7th | Springfield, IL 62701
Ticket Office Information
UIS Ticket Office
Tickets for all Illinois Symphony Orchestra season concerts are sold through the UIS Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased by in-person, by phone, or online.
- In-Person: UIS Ticket Office is located in the lobby of the Public Affairs Center Building on the UIS Campus.
- Phone: (217) 206-6160
- Online: uispac.com
UIS Ticket Office Hours:
Monday through Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday: Closed
First Presbyterian Church
Tickets may be purchased at First Presbyterian Church one hour prior to the performance.
Parking
Navigate the downtown area with this parking list.
- FREE street parking surrounding First Presbyterian Church.
- FREE parking available in Grace Lutheran Church’s lot (located at the corner of 7th & Capitol Avenue)
- FREE parking available in the Bus Lot at Lincoln's Home (Immediately south of Grace Lutheran Church on 7th Street)
- FREE parking available in the City Garage at 801 E. Capitol (between Library and Firehouse) after 6:00 PM
- Springfield Downtown Parking Garage | $3 after 1 pm on Fridays, Cash & Card accepted, Located 6th & Capitol
Arrival Information: For driving directions and parking Information, please click here. Seating is general admission, and you are welcome to arrive thirty minutes prior to the event to select your seats for the concert.
Featured:
Jacobsen Woollen Conductor - ISO Associate Conductor and ISYO Conductor
Jacobsen Woollen is a conductor, cellist, and tenor residing in Springfield, Illinois, where he serves as Associate Conductor of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Conductor of the Illinois Symphony Youth Orchestra, Director of the Springfield Choral Society, and Director of the UIS Orchestra.
An Indiana native, Jacobsen returns to the Midwest after spending six years in Vienna, Austria, where he completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in orchestral conducting under the tutelage of Prof. Mark Stringer at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, conducted professional ensembles including the Polska Filharmonia Baltycka and Ensemble Ultreia, served as assistant conductor of the Vienna Opera Festival, and led the Schlosschor Hadersfeld. During his Vienna years, Jacobsen was frequently called back to the Midwest to work at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, where he served as assistant conductor and led several workshops for new works, including Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones.
Jacobsen also maintains an active career as a tenor: he recently produced and performed a musical-theatrical concert evening, Lovelace Weave, which explores the father-daughter pair of Lord Byron and Ada Lovelace. As a member of the Grammy-winning Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Jacobsen has participated in opera productions at Theater an der Wien, as well as concerts in Europe’s most renowned venues, including Vienna’s Musikverein and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie.
Prior to his European sojourn, Jacobsen completed a Master’s Degree in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan under the guidance of Kenneth Kiesler. During this time, he was active in the Ann Arbor musical community as well, serving as founder and director of Paradigm Shift Chamber Orchestra, music director of the Ann Arbor Camerata, and assistant conductor of the Michigan Life Sciences Orchestra.
As a cellist, Jacobsen was a student of Susan Moses in the Indiana University String Academy and later completed a Bachelor’s Degree with Richard Aaron at the University of Michigan. He has appeared as a soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, Musical Arts Youth Orchestra, and Voces Novae Chamber Choir. As a chamber musician, he has had the pleasure of collaborating with Joshua Bell, Jaime Laredo, Soovin Kim, and many others. From 2013-16, Jacobsen was cellist and artistic curator with the new-music sextet Latitude 49, and he continues to serve on their Board of Directors.