Live and Local with Kevin Kelly
Live and Local with Kevin Kelly, heard weekdays from noon to 1p on FM 90.9, will keep you informed about local music performances by performers both local and national. The program will include interviews with the artists, as well as educators, students, administrators and audience members. You'll hear features on the many performing groups throughout our listening area, a daily calendar of music events, and (of course!) lots of music.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
On the Tuesday edition of "Live and Local," I'll talk with John Stephens of The Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan about their 55th Anniversary Concert and Gala, happening June 2. And we'll visit with flutist Jonathan Keeble and harpist Ann Yeung--who together are the Aletheia Duo--about their new CD, "Song of the Black Swan."
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Friday, May 18, 2012
The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School Band will host its 13th annual “Salute to Veterans Concert” Saturday night, and on the Friday edition of “Live and Local,” I’ll talk with director Tim Hess and a couple of his students. And we’ll hear a live performance by the Dan Pierson Trio, who will play on the Iron Post Jazz Fest Friday night.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Every year over Memorial Day weekend for 38 years, the city of Peoria has played host to the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival, with sing-alongs, workshops and of course the contest itself. On the Thursday edition of “Live and Local,” we’ll hear five past and present contestants play for us live, from the Blind Pig in Champaign.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
This week we’re covering the Third Annual Jazz Festival at the Iron Post in downtown Urbana, the most active venue for jazz in our communities. Nearly the entire University of Illinois jazz faculty will play at the festival Saturday night, and they’ll join us live on the Wednesday edition of “Live and Local.”
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Jazz pianist John Campbell grew up in Bloomington-Normal, hung out in Champaign-Urbana and has played with the likes of Clark Terry, Mel Tormé, Buddy DeFranco, Stan Getz and James Moody. He’s returning to Urbana to play on the Iron Post Jazz Fest this weekend, and he’ll be my guest on the Tuesday edition of “Live and Local.” I’ll also talk with Mik Templeton, whose West Coast Blues will round out the festival.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
The McLean County Diversity Project was founded in 2002 to educate teens and other area residents on the value of diversity within a community. In 2009 the Project first incorporated drama into the program, with a production of "The Laramie Project," and this year they'll produce "The Miracle Worker," about Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan, with performances Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Tricia Stiller, director of the play, will join me on the Monday edition of "Live and Local."
Friday, May 11, 2012
Community Arts Resource, based in St. Joseph, has offered its carTunes summer band program since 2009 and will launch its new season next month. They’re looking for new members now, and we’ll hear details, with music planned for the season, on the Friday edition of “Live and Local.” We’ll also preview the new CD by the Millikin University Jazz Band before their performance Saturday in Decatur.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Champaign-Urbana-based women’s chorus Amasong has for many years offered winter and spring concerts, and this year they’ve added a family concert, happening this Saturday in Champaign. Members of Amasong will join me for a live preview on the Thursday edition of “Live and Local.” And we’ll have live music from the Quasari String Quartet, playing in Champaign Thursday night.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The Jazz Studies program at the University of Illinois offers students numerous performance opportunities, with the 18 standing jazz ensembles routinely augmented by combos that students form among themselves. One such combo, led by guitarist Chris Beyt, will play in Urbana Wednesday night, and they’ll play for us live on the Wednesday edition of “Live and Local.”
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
This Saturday the Danville Symphony Orchestra will present a concert called “Carmen to Camelot,” with vocal highlights from Bizet’s opera and from musicals by Lerner and Loewe. Narrator Ronald Hedlund and director Stephen Fiol will talk about the program on the Tuesday edition of “Live and Local.” And we’ll preview a Dixieland concert happening in Lincoln Wednesday night.
