Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and Peoria Symphony Internships

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This summer I was offered two internships with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and the Peoria Symphony. After a lot of consideration I realized I could not possibly turn down one of these great opportunities. While neither of these internships are paid, and they are a great distance apart, I know the huge amount of time spent in the car will be worth it to experience the inner workings of these two very different orchestras. I was able to find out about these positions through countless emails to any orchestras within the Peoria to Chicago area. The Illinois Philharmonic emailed me back almost immediately and seemed quite eager to meet and work with me. Persistence was the key for the Peoria Symphony. They took months and several unanswered emails before I received a response that they were interested in giving me a position.


IPO is an ensemble that not many people have heard of, but it is a very small orchestra in Park Forest, IL. This internship is considered a marketing internship, although I spend a lot of my time doing busy work and adjusting names and contact information into the orchestra's different databases as well as labeling. Lots and lots of labeling. There are only four people who work in the IPO office everyday, and they are very helpful and appreciative of my work which makes the experience really enjoyable. In return for the busy work I do, the Executive Director will take me into her office every once in a while and give me lessons on what she is working on, which normally has to do with contracts for the musicians and how they determine who performs at which of the concerts. I am told that I will be given more marketing related projects after I am done with the work that everyone has been putting off until the summer.


The Peoria Symphony internship is an Arts Management internship that I don't start until next week. From what I have been told from the Executive Director, I will be working with another intern on projects involving fund development, marketing, ticket sales and subscription campaign, orchestra librarian experience, program advertising sales, and more. I will be sure to post an update on how both these internships are going in the future! 

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