Award-Winning Civic Orchestra Ends Season on a High Note

By a Lake Forest Love Writer The Lake Forest Civic Orchestra (LFCO) performed its final concert of the 2025-2026 season on May 3 at the John & Nancy Hughes Theater at Gorton Center. Guest conductor Nicholas Wallin led the orchestra and appreciative audience on a journey of mostly American music focused on the Appalachian region of the United States. Midwest Young Artists Conservatory competition winner Andrew Schinler performed the Rimsky-Korsakov trombone concerto on this program. The LFCO was recently awarded Community Orchestra of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras, and it is supported by funding from the Illinois Arts Council, local businesses, and many individual donors. Tickets are available now for the orchestra’s 2026-2027 season on lakeforestcivicorchestra.org