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Soar with Cirque de la Symphonie & Party into the Night
Venue: Overture Hall
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Concert: 7:30 p.m.
After Party to follow in Overture Center
Admission to the After-Party is very limited. Please place your order as early as possible!
Tickets: $30-$100
Single tickets for the concert only will open up mid-summer based upon availability.
Before the Symphony subscription season kicks off in October, we invite you to join us for two very special events on September 19 and 20, 2025.
“Soar with Cirque de la Symphonie & Party into the Night” will bring together the magic of circus arts and our orchestra in Overture Hall on Saturday, September 20 at 7:30 p.m. In Cirque goes to the Cinema, Cirque acrobats will perform original choreographed acts while the Madison Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John DeMain, performs music from famous film scores, including Harry Potter and Star Wars (John Williams), Mission Impossible (Lalo Schifrin), The Sting (Scott Joplin), Gladiator (Hans Zimmer), West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein), My Heart Will Go On from Titanic (James Horner), and more! A lively after-party with food stations, DJ Terrence J, and dancing follows the concert. Tickets for the concert only are $30–$100, and admission to the after-party may be purchased for an additional $50 per person.
Add Centennial Celebration events when you subscribe. Priority will be given to renewing and new subscribers. Admission to the After-Party is very limited. Please place your order as early as possible! The date when a subscription is received will determine reservation priority.
John DeMain, Conductor
Cirque de la Symphonie, Special Guest Artists
music
Richard Rodgers, The Carousel Waltz from Carousel
John Kander, Selections from Chicago
John Williams, Harry’s Wondrous World from Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone
Lalo Schifrin, Theme from Mission Impossible
Bernard Hermann, Scene D’amour from Vertigo
John Williams, Devil’s Dance from Witches of Eastwick
James Horner, My Heart Will Go On from Titanic
John Williams, Flight to Neverland from Hook
Scott Joplin, The Entertainer
John Williams, The Throne Rome-End Title Medley
Leonard Bernstein, On The Town – Times Square 1944
John Williams, Hooray for Hollywood
Dmitry Kabalevsky, Comedian’s Galop
Jacques Offenbach, Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld
Leonard Bernstein, Overture to West Side Story
John Kander, Theme from New York, New York
John Williams, Across the Stars from Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones
Hans Zimmer, Music from Gladiator
John Kander, Theme from New York, New York, Reprise
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Take Note: Drinks Allowed in Overture Hall
Please take note that drinks are allowed inside Overture Hall during all Madison Symphony Orchestra concerts. You may pre-order food and drink to be picked up in the lobby, or order at bars and concession stands located around the Overture Hall lobby before each concert and during intermission. Please enjoy food in the lobby and unwrap any candy or cough drops before the performance begins. Thank you!
“Superb performance, thrilling in every way. DeMain does it again!” – MSO Subscriber
“Call it star quality – music likes Kern, the way the camera liked Garbo.” – Washington Post
Meet the Artists
John DeMain, Conductor
Cirque de la Symphonie, Special Guest Artists
DJ Terrence J, After Party Guest DJ
Lead Sponsor
Spectacular Sponsors
Diane Ballweg
Nancy Mohs
Jim & Jessica Yehle
Barbara & Norm Berven
W. Jerome Frautschi
The Parker Family
Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner
Superb Sponsors
Myrna Larson
Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg
Stellar Sponsors
Elaine & Nicholas Mischler
Fredrick & Karen Schrank
Splendid Sponsors
Brian & Rozan Anderson
Lau & Bea Christensen
Abigail Ochberg & Steven Ewer
Beth & Peter Rahko
Mary Lang Sollinger
Ellsworth & Dorothy Brown
James E. Dahlberg & Elsebet Lund
Reynold V. Peterson
Doug & Katie Reuhl
Lynn Stathas
Catherine Buege
Valerie Kazamias
Myron Pozniak & Kathleen Baus
Richman & Richman LLC
JoAnne & Jasper Vaccaro
Cirque de la Symphonie is a new production formed to bring the magic of cirque to the music hall. It is an exciting adaptation of artistic performances widely seen in theaters and arenas everywhere.
Artists include the most amazing veterans of exceptional cirque programs throughout the world—aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen.
Each artist’s performance is professionally choreographed to classical masterpieces and popular contemporary music in collaboration with the maestro.
Terrence Thompson, aka DJ Terrence J, is an open format DJ with years of experience bringing his talent to events stretching from Wisconsin to the Carolinas. He currently specializes in weddings, community and private events throughout the Madison area.
Terrence has made a name for himself by incorporating a diverse set of selections across a wide span of eras and genres—delivering a flow that is equal parts smooth and dynamic. His goal is to deliver a memorable experience by connecting dancers with their favorite jams from back in the day.