DuPage Symphony Orchestra announces 2012-13 season

The DuPage Symphony Orchestra has announce five literary-themed concerts for the 2012-13 subscription season, including works by Beethoven, Liszt, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich — all inspired by the great literary works of Shakespeare, Cervantes and Robert Louis Stevenson, among others.

Performances include:

Ÿ 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, “Great Expectations;”

Ÿ 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, “British Masters;”

Ÿ 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, “Shakespeare in Music;”

Ÿ 8 p.m. Saturday, March 16, “Legends and Literature;” and

Ÿ 8 p.m. Saturday, May 11, “de La Mancha.”

All symphony concerts are performed at North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville. A brochure can be downloaded from www.dupagesymphony.org or requested by calling (630) 778-1003 or by emailing Subscriptions are available until Wednesday, Aug. 15, through the DSO office. Single tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 11, through the North Central College box office, (630) 637-7469.">info@dupagesymphony.org;[/URL]. Subscriber benefits include an exclusive opening night reception; free access to preconcert education programs for each concert; a dining program featuring six restaurants in walking distance of Wentz Hall with discounts valid every night except holidays from October through May; access to free tickets to bring friends