The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra (CUSO) is a professional orchestra located in the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area in central Illinois. The Orchestra is the Professional Orchestra in Residence at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The 2012-2013 season will feature four guest conductors, each chosen as a finalist to become the new music director and conductor of the CUSO, following the retirement of Maestro Steven Larsen in 2012 after having served as music director/conductor of the CUSO for 17 years.
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