Live and Local
Weekdays from 4 to 5 p.m. on FM 90.9
Live and Local keeps you informed about local performances by musicians both local and national, with occasional coverage of theater and dance. The program features conversations with the artists and a healthy sampling of their music, frequently played live in our studio. You'll hear features on the many performing groups throughout our listening area, a daily calendar of performing arts events and recordings by local and visiting musicians in all acoustic genres.
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See our collection of Live and Local Video Archives.
WILL - Live and Local - May 21, 2013
About a year ago, the Champaign-Urbana Singer-Songwriter Collective presented a night-long tribute to folk singer Woody Guthrie on the occasion of his 100th birthday. This week, they turn their attention to one of the most prolific and influential artists of all time, Bob Dylan, who will be 72 on Saturday. Some two dozen local performers are scheduled to participate, and we’ll welcome several to play for us live on the Tuesday edition of “Live and Local.”
WILL - Live and Local - May 20, 2013
The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois takes seriously its belief “that creativity is a core human characteristic and that the arts hold uniquely transformative potential.” Director Mike Ross programs accordingly, mixing “the art of the past with the art of our time.” Krannert Center has announced its new season, and Mike will give us a preview on the Monday edition of “Live and Local.”
WILL - Live and Local - May 17, 2013
Goran Ivanovic is a native of Croatia. Andreas Kapsalis grew up in Chicago to first-generation Greek parents. Together they make a phenomenal guitar duo, combining the sounds of classical, jazz, Gypsy, pop, and various types of world music. They’ll play a house concert in Urbana Friday night, and they’ll play for us live on the Friday edition of “Live and Local.” We’ll also hear about Monday night’s concert by the East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra.
WILL - Live and Local - May 16, 2013
Everyone knows someone named Justin. And we’ve all heard of this palooza or that palooza, meaning some extraordinary event. Put the two together, and of course you get Justinpalooza, which is in fact an event that will take place in Champaign Saturday night, with five musical Justins featured on one concert. We’ll host three of them live—Larkin, Rondón and Tanaka—on the Thursday edition of “Live and Local.”
WILL - Live and Local - May 15, 2013
Sunday night in Urbana, the Baroque Artists of Champaign Urbana will perform George Frideric Handel’s popular oratorio Judas Maccabeus, named for one of the greatest warriors in Jewish history. I’ll talk with music director Chester Alwes on the Wednesday edition of “Live and Local.” And we’ll meet the new director of Champaign-Urbana’s women’s chorus Amasong, who will give their spring concerts this weekend.
WILL - Live and Local - May 13, 2013
Since its founding, the Decatur choral ensemble Opus 24 has striven to provide a high-quality musical experience for both participant and the listening audience—with great success, judging by the size of the crowds they bring to their twice-annual concerts. They’ll perform Tuesday night, a concert they’re calling “A Feast for the Ears,” and I’ll welcome director Milton Scott to the Monday edition of “Live and Local.”
WILL - Live and Local - May 09, 2013
On today's show, I'll talk with Deanne Bryant, conductor of the Bloomington-Normal Youth Orchestra, who will give their spring concert on Sunday; Jessica Hendy, one of four Broadway singers presenting "Broadway Today" at Millikin University in Decatur on Saturday; and Gary Gordon of The Gordons, who will sing a house concert in Mahomet Saturday.
WILL - Live and Local - May 02, 2013
On the Thursday edition of “Live and Local,” I’ll have conversations pertinent to two upcoming concerts in Champaign. First, I’ll talk with Prof. Christina Bashford about Ralph Vaughan Williams, whose Fifth Symphony will be played by The Prairie Ensemble this weekend. And I’ll welcome Julie Beyler, whose ensemble, The Chorale, will give its Young Artist Scholarship Concert on May 12—with one of those artists singing for us live.
WILL - Live and Local - May 01, 2013
Fiddler Kate Fritz grew up in the roots music scene of the San Francisco Bay Area, where she was schooled in the art of Scottish fiddling. She has since learned from many prominent practitioners of Irish, bluegrass, American old-time music and more. Kate will release her debut CD with guitarist and banjoist Tom Turino, and the two will play for us live on the Wednesday edition of “Live and Local.”
WILL - Live and Local - April 29, 2013
This has been a season of premieres for the University of Illinois Wind Symphony, and conductor Robert Rumbelow will lead another on Tuesday night. It will be a concerto for marimba and winds by Christopher Theofanidis, who has had performances by many leading orchestras around the world. The work will feature UI faculty soloist William Moersch. I’ll welcome Professors Rumbelow and Theofanidis on the Monday edition of “Live and Local.”
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