Illinois Council of Orchestras Conference
2025 ICO Statewide Conference
Hosted by The Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Friday, February 21, 2025, 9-5pm
Holiday Inn Chicago Northwest-Elgin Conference Center, 495 Airport Road, Elgin IL 60123
Join your peers in Chicago for a day of networking, creative discussion, and informational sessions led by your colleagues throughout the Illinois Orchestral world! Any musician, staff, board member and/volunteer are encouraged to attend.
Tentative Schedule for the Day
8:15 Check-in Opens
9:00 Welcome
9:15am A Coffee Conversation with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra
10:00 Networking Time
10:45 Orchestrating Community Engagement: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Audience Development and Inclusion led by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra
12:00 Lunch provided by the conference
1:00 Session
2:00 Round Table
3:00 Session
4:00 Keynote
5:00pm Tour of renovated hall and Happy Hour
Conference fee
A conference ticket gets you access to all sessions and speaker events for the day and includes lunch. If you or your organization is a member of the ICO, you qualify for member pricing. See below for special pricing for those organizations with multiple attendees.
2025 ICO Conference Fees
| ICO Member |
Non-Member |
Student |
| $75 single |
$85 single |
$30 |
| 2 people for $140 |
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| 3 people for $195 |
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| 4 people for $260 |
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Special Ticket Offers for ICO Conference Attendees
Stay tuned for details
Hotel Accommodations
Stay tuned for details!
ICO Anniversary Dinner: Thursday, February 20, 2025, 6:30pm
*New* The ICO is pleased to host a dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ICO and honor colleagues who have made the work of the Illinois Council of Orchestras possible. Join us!
The ICO strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the ICO at [email protected].
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