New York, New York Gala
Show Times
- Date April 21st, 2024 Time 5:00pm Venue President Abraham Lincoln Springfield - a Doubletree by Hilton Hotel
If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!
Join us for a fantastic evening in the Big Apple. Celebrate with dinner, auctions and the acclaimed talent of the ISO.
We will also be honoring longtime Springfield physicians and ISO supporters Dr. Alan and Marty Stutz and Dr. William Zimmer. Please join us in thanking them for their years of service to the ISO and the entire Springfield community.
Special Performances celebrating jazz, Broadway, and more with
The Musicians of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra led by ISO Associate Conductor Jacobsen Woollen
The Musicians of the Illinois Symphony Orchestras led by ISYO Conductor Jacobsen Woollen
Invite your friends for a dazzling night on the town!
New York, New York Gala
Sunday, April 21, 2024 @ 5:00 PM
President Abraham Lincoln Springfield - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL
Reservations are closed at this time. We'll see you in the big apple.
Menu:
- Salad: Central Park Poached Pear Salad. Mixed green salad with poached pear, candied pecans, goat cheese and served with a raspberry or champagne vinaigrette
- Entree:(Choose One)
- Beef: NY strip steak with Boursin whipped potatoes and steamed broccolini with blistered tomatoes
- Chicken: Empire State Pan Seared Chicken with Boursin whipped potatoes and steamed broccolini with blistered tomatoes
- Vegetarian/Gluten-Free: Radio City Roasted root vegetable and squash cous cous over tomato basi coulis
- Desserts: Carnegie Hall Cheesecake with raspberry coulis and fresh raspberries or Waldorf Astoria Cake
Sponsorship Inquiries may be made by contacting Director of Development Darrin Burnett at (217) 522-2838 Ext. 3 or dburnett@ilsymphony.org.
Support Provided By:
Concordia Village Lutheran Senior Services, Illinois Symphony Guild of Springfield
Springfield Venue President Abraham Lincoln Springfield - a Doubletree by Hilton Hotel
701 E Adams St, Springfield, IL 62701
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.