The Fox Valley Music Consortium will present six concerts this summer from several local bands – Shaw Local

The Fox Valley Music Consortium has scheduled six shows from June through August, featuring a variety of local music groups, for its summer concert series.

Concerts by the Fox Valley Jazz Big Band, Fox Chamber Singers, Fox Valley Orchestra and Fox Valley Brass Band are scheduled, according to a news release.

The series begins Sunday, June 2 at 4:00 pm with “The Modern Big Band,” a Fox Valley Jazz Big Band concert at the Aurora Christian Schools Theater, 2255 Sullivan Road. (enter through door 11).

Fox Valley’s finest jazz artists will perform works by contemporary jazz composers including Maria Schneider, Calum Au and Chris Walden. The concert will also feature the winners of the consortium’s first high school jazz competition. Jeff Ford will conduct.

Tickets are $18.50 general admission, $15 for students and seniors. Go to http://fvjazzbigband.org/index_files/Schedule.htm.

The series continues with “Night and Day,” a concert by the Fox Chamber Singers on Saturday, June 22, at 2:00 PM at Marmion Abbey Church, 850 Butterfield Road in Aurora. Talented vocalists will perform avant-garde to gospel to classical works by James Macmillan and Ola Giello, Clara and Robert Schumann, Lily Boulanger and Johannes Brahms. Lisa Fredenberg, Director of Choral Activities for Aurora University, will conduct.

Tickets are $18.50 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors. Order at http://foxchambersingers.org/index_files/Performances.htm.

“Summer Pops,” a free concert by the Fox Valley Brass Band, is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N May St. in Aurora. The concert will include show tunes, patriotic tunes and pop songs. Weather permitting, the concert may be moved outside! Victor Anderson will direct. Donations will be accepted to benefit Wesley Ministries.

The Fox Valley Orchestra’s three-concert Summer Pops series kicks off with “FVO Goes West” on Sunday, June 30 at 3:00 pm at the Lutheran Church of St. Marco, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Celebrating America’s pioneers, cowboys and explorers, the event features Grofe’s classic “Grand Canyon Suite.” Stephen Squires directed. Advance tickets are $24 for general admission, $20 for students and seniors, and $16 for children 8 and under. Tickets for the day are $28 for general admission, $24 for students and seniors, and $18 for children 8 and under. For tickets, visit https://foxvalleyorchestra.org/order.php.

The Lords of Broadway continues the orchestral series on Sunday, July 21 at 3:00 pm at St. Marco, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Favorite classics by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Lowe, Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sondheim and more will be featured. Stephen Squires directed.

Advance tickets are $24 for general admission, $20 for students and seniors, and $16 for children 8 and under. Tickets for the day are $28 for general admission, $24 for students and seniors, and $18 for children 8 and under. For tickets, visit https://foxvalleyorchestra.org/order.php.

The series of orchestras ends with “Percussive Jazz” on Sunday, August 11, at 3:00 pm at the Lutheran Church of St. Marco, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Star percussionist/pianist Robert Chappell teams up with FVO to present a diverse set of jazz, world music and ethnic jazz. Stephen Squires directed.

Advance tickets are $24 for general admission, $20 for students and seniors, and $16 for children 8 and under. Tickets for the day are $28 for general admission, $24 for students and seniors, and $18 for children 8 and under. For tickets, visit https://foxvalleyorchestra.org/order.php. Subscription packages available.

Call 630-891-2527 or visit http://www.foxvalleymusicconsortium.org for more information.

Founded in 2010 as the Fox Valley Orchestra, the Fox Valley Music Consortium is a nonprofit cultural organization dedicated to providing fine musical performances for people of all ages and educational opportunities for youth, according to the news release. FVMC consists of numerous professional and amateur performing groups at a high level, in addition to several youth educational programs, member groups are Fox Valley Orchestra and Choir, Fox Valley Brass Band, Fox Valley Jazz Big Band, Fox Chamber Singers, Fox Valley El Sistema , Fox Valley Youth Orchestra, Fox Valley Youth Chorus and Fox Valley Youth Jazz.