× Podcast Music Director Bill Hemminger Biography Photos Videos Articles and Reviews Radio Broadcast Schedule History of the EPO Mission and Values Board of Directors 2025-2026 Sponsors 2025-2026 Philharmonic Gives Back Donors 8/21/2024- 8/21/2025 Thoughtful Tributes 8/21/2024 - 8/21/2025 Past Events
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Sponsors 2025-2026
CLASSICS SPONSORS

Opening Night
September 20, 2025

Concert Sponsor
Martha & Merritt deJong Foundation
Guest Artist Sponsor
Neal A. Franklin
Music Sponsor
EP Board of Directors

BRAHMS REQUIEM
November 8, 2025

Concert Sponsors
Phil & Linda Palmer Fassett
Dr. Marcus Obeius
Guest Artist Sponsor
William E. Schmidt Foundation
Chorus Sponsor
Friends of the Chorus

TIMELESS: HAYDN & BEETHOVEN
January 17, 2026

Concert Sponsor
Koch Foundation
Orchestra Sponsors
Nancy & Tom Traylor Foundation
Traylor Bros., INC
Symphony of Color Sponsor
Droste's Jewelry Shoppes

AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
February 28, 2026

Concert Sponsors
D-Patrick BMW
Santi & Martha Vibul
Guest Artist Sponsor
Susan Vaughn
Visuals Sponsor
Evansville Philharmonic Guild

JOAN F. DAVID IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE T. DAVID PRESENTS: MAHLER 5
Saturday, April 11, 2026

POPS SPONSORS

TV THEME SING-ALONG
October 4, 2025

Guest Artist Sponsor
John & Robyn Musgrave
Commercial Break Sponsor
In Loving Memory of Derek K. Barton
Music Sponsor
Droste's Jewelry Shoppes

PEPPERMINT POPS
December 6 & 7, 2025

Concert Sponsor
Crescent, Cresline, Wabash Plastics Foundation
Guest Artist Sponsors
Anonymous
C. Wayne Worthington Family
Chorus Sponsor
Friends of the Chorus
Outreach Sponsors
Ascension 
Deaconess
Stage Decor Sponsor
Mary Kennard In Loving Memory of Gene Kennard

DANNY & PAT BATEMAN, COLLYNN PEARL, ROBERT & MARIANNA WRIGHT PRESENT: BOND! JAMES BOND
February 15, 2026

BOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND: A SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION OF INDIA
March 21, 2026

Guest Artist Sponsors
Anonymous
Caroline Fairbanks

A NIGHT OF SYMPHONIC ROCK
April 25, 2026

Concert Sponsors
Phil & Linda Palmer Fassett
Dr. Lee & Kirsten Wagmeister
Guest Artist Sponsor
Santi & Martha Vibul
*Sponsors are still needed for this concert! Please reach out to Weston Whitehouse: (812) 425-5050 ext. 313 if you are interested in being a sponsor!


SPECIAL EVENTS

SECRED AIRS & MAJESTIC PIPES
October 12, 2025

Concert Sponsor
Bruce & Debbie Batts
Guest Artist Sponsor
John C. & Diane Schroeder

MRS. PHYLLIS R. GRIMM PRESENTS: EVANSVILLE MESSIAH
December 19, 2025

Chorus Sponsor
Friends of the Chorus

JASPER MESSIAH
December 20, 2025

Concert Sponsors
Anonymous
Rose M. Breivogel
Father Raymond Brenner
Jasper Engines & Transmissions
St. Jospeh Catholic Church
The Ruxer Foundation

Chorus Sponsor
Friends of the Chorus

SPRING CHORAL CONCERT
April 26, 2026

Concert Sponsor
Friends of the Chorus

EPYO FALL CONCERT 
November 23, 2025

Concert Sponsor
John C. & Diane Schroeder
Music Sponsor
Dr. Dwight & Trish Silvera

EPYO SPRING CONCERT
May 16, 2026

Concert Sponsor
Anonymous
Music Sponsor
Seth & Scarlett Zirkle

HELEN M. MCKINNEY YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT

Program Sponsors
Evansville Philharmonic Guild
Carol Hahn
Helen M. McKinney Memorial Concert Trust
Warrick County Community Foundation

LOLLIPOP CONCERTS

Program Sponsors
Evansville Philharmonic Guild
Old National Bank

NEW TRADITIONS
October 2, 2025 - Angel Mounds State Historic Site
November 13, 2025 - Temple Adath B'nai Israel
February 5, 2026 - Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Sciences
May 3, 2026 - Wesselman Woods

Series Sponsor
Dick & Diane Arneson

TUNING INTO LINCOLN

Program Sponsor
Women's Fund of Spencer County

EYKAMP STRING QUARTET

Program Sponsors
Eykamp String Quartet Endowment Fund
Mr. & Mrs. G. Richard Eykamp

OFFICIAL SPONSORS FOR EP

OFFICIAL IT SERVICES PROVIDER
Pinnacle Computer Services

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRPAHER
Daniel Knight of Studio B Photography

TICEKT SPONSOR
Dunn Hospitality

STEINWAY IS THE OFFICAL PIANO OF THE EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Sponsors 2025-2026
CLASSICS SPONSORS

Opening Night
September 20, 2025

Concert Sponsor
Martha & Merritt deJong Foundation
Guest Artist Sponsor
Neal A. Franklin
Music Sponsor
EP Board of Directors

BRAHMS REQUIEM
November 8, 2025

Concert Sponsors
Phil & Linda Palmer Fassett
Dr. Marcus Obeius
Guest Artist Sponsor
William E. Schmidt Foundation
Chorus Sponsor
Friends of the Chorus

TIMELESS: HAYDN & BEETHOVEN
January 17, 2026

Concert Sponsor
Koch Foundation
Orchestra Sponsors
Nancy & Tom Traylor Foundation
Traylor Bros., INC
Symphony of Color Sponsor
Droste's Jewelry Shoppes

AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
February 28, 2026

Concert Sponsors
D-Patrick BMW
Santi & Martha Vibul
Guest Artist Sponsor
Susan Vaughn
Visuals Sponsor
Evansville Philharmonic Guild

JOAN F. DAVID IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE T. DAVID PRESENTS: MAHLER 5
Saturday, April 11, 2026

POPS SPONSORS

TV THEME SING-ALONG
October 4, 2025

Guest Artist Sponsor
John & Robyn Musgrave
Commercial Break Sponsor
In Loving Memory of Derek K. Barton
Music Sponsor
Droste's Jewelry Shoppes

PEPPERMINT POPS
December 6 & 7, 2025

Concert Sponsor
Crescent, Cresline, Wabash Plastics Foundation
Guest Artist Sponsors
Anonymous
C. Wayne Worthington Family
Chorus Sponsor
Friends of the Chorus
Outreach Sponsors
Ascension 
Deaconess
Stage Decor Sponsor
Mary Kennard In Loving Memory of Gene Kennard

DANNY & PAT BATEMAN, COLLYNN PEARL, ROBERT & MARIANNA WRIGHT PRESENT: BOND! JAMES BOND
February 15, 2026

BOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND: A SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION OF INDIA
March 21, 2026

Guest Artist Sponsors
Anonymous
Caroline Fairbanks

A NIGHT OF SYMPHONIC ROCK
April 25, 2026

Concert Sponsors
Phil & Linda Palmer Fassett
Dr. Lee & Kirsten Wagmeister
Guest Artist Sponsor
Santi & Martha Vibul
*Sponsors are still needed for this concert! Please reach out to Weston Whitehouse: (812) 425-5050 ext. 313 if you are interested in being a sponsor!


SPECIAL EVENTS

SECRED AIRS & MAJESTIC PIPES
October 12, 2025

Concert Sponsor
Bruce & Debbie Batts
Guest Artist Sponsor
John C. & Diane Schroeder

MRS. PHYLLIS R. GRIMM PRESENTS: EVANSVILLE MESSIAH
December 19, 2025

Chorus Sponsor
Friends of the Chorus

JASPER MESSIAH
December 20, 2025

Concert Sponsors
Anonymous
Rose M. Breivogel
Father Raymond Brenner
Jasper Engines & Transmissions
St. Jospeh Catholic Church
The Ruxer Foundation

Chorus Sponsor
Friends of the Chorus

SPRING CHORAL CONCERT
April 26, 2026

Concert Sponsor
Friends of the Chorus

EPYO FALL CONCERT 
November 23, 2025

Concert Sponsor
John C. & Diane Schroeder
Music Sponsor
Dr. Dwight & Trish Silvera

EPYO SPRING CONCERT
May 16, 2026

Concert Sponsor
Anonymous
Music Sponsor
Seth & Scarlett Zirkle

HELEN M. MCKINNEY YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT

Program Sponsors
Evansville Philharmonic Guild
Carol Hahn
Helen M. McKinney Memorial Concert Trust
Warrick County Community Foundation

LOLLIPOP CONCERTS

Program Sponsors
Evansville Philharmonic Guild
Old National Bank

NEW TRADITIONS
October 2, 2025 - Angel Mounds State Historic Site
November 13, 2025 - Temple Adath B'nai Israel
February 5, 2026 - Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Sciences
May 3, 2026 - Wesselman Woods

Series Sponsor
Dick & Diane Arneson

TUNING INTO LINCOLN

Program Sponsor
Women's Fund of Spencer County

EYKAMP STRING QUARTET

Program Sponsors
Eykamp String Quartet Endowment Fund
Mr. & Mrs. G. Richard Eykamp

OFFICIAL SPONSORS FOR EP

OFFICIAL IT SERVICES PROVIDER
Pinnacle Computer Services

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRPAHER
Daniel Knight of Studio B Photography

TICEKT SPONSOR
Dunn Hospitality

STEINWAY IS THE OFFICAL PIANO OF THE EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA