Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra to give part of Streator concert ticket sales to tornado relief

The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra plans to donate $2 from every individual ticket sold for its Nov. 7 concert in Streator to the Streator Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund, according to the orchestra.The orchestra said the donation recognizes how the Streator area has responded since the June 11 tornado. The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation manages the fund.The concert, “Resonance,” is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Streator Township High School. Music Director Benjamin Klemme will conduct.Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for college students with ID. Students through 12th grade get in free. Tickets are sold at ivso.org and at the door. A five-ticket flex subscription costs $80.The program includes works by Giuseppe Verdi, Valerie Coleman, Engelbert Humperdinck and Ludwig van Beethoven. Coleman’s “Seven O’Clock Shout” depicts neighbors who cheered and made noise at 7 p.m. each day during the pandemic to honor frontline workers. The concert closes out with Bee