Full Text of HR0870 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Illinois Symphony | 4 | | Orchestra on the occasion of its 30th anniversary in central | 5 | | Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Symphony Orchestra was formed in | 7 | | 1993 as a consolidation of two well established organizations, | 8 | | the Springfield Symphony Orchestra Association and the | 9 | | Bloomington-Normal Symphony Society; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Symphony Orchestra is central | 11 | | Illinois' largest professional orchestra, serving over 35,000 | 12 | | patrons in the communities of Bloomington-Normal, Springfield, | 13 | | and the surrounding region through its symphony orchestra | 14 | | concerts, chamber orchestra concerts, and educational outreach | 15 | | concert program, Concerts for Kids; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Recognizing that live music has the potential to | 17 | | transform, rejuvenate, encourage, and inspire, the Illinois | 18 | | Symphony Orchestra proudly serves as a vital cultural | 19 | | resource, an educational partner, and an invaluable | 20 | | enhancement to the quality of life in Springfield and | 21 | | Bloomington-Normal; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Symphony Orchestra performs in | 2 | | Bloomington-Normal at the Bloomington Center for the | 3 | | Performing Arts and the Second Presbyterian Church and in | 4 | | Springfield at the Sangamon Auditorium and the First | 5 | | Presbyterian Church; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Symphony Orchestra has appeared at | 7 | | Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York; it has also | 8 | | performed statewide, with appearances at the Illinois State | 9 | | Fair, Millennium Park in Chicago, and the Ravinia Festival in | 10 | | Highland Park; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Symphony Orchestra has been actively | 12 | | involved in community engagement, including its 2009 Lincoln | 13 | | Bicentennial Celebration that involved over 1,000 performers | 14 | | and was named the Community Event of the Year by the Illinois | 15 | | Council of Orchestras and its commemorative concert for the | 16 | | 150th Anniversary of the Lincoln Funeral Train in 2015 that | 17 | | included over 250 performers from throughout central Illinois; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In recent years, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra | 20 | | has striven to continue entertaining and inspiring during | 21 | | COVID restrictions through its Get to Know the ISO series | 22 | | featured on its YouTube channel; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Symphony Orchestra was recently | 2 | | selected to be on the list of the top eight things visitors | 3 | | should see or do in Illinois by the website Only In Your State; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we congratulate the Illinois Symphony Orchestra on the | 8 | | occasion of its 30th anniversary, and we thank current Music | 9 | | Director Ken Lam and all of the orchestra's musicians for | 10 | | enriching the lives of Central Illinois residents.
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