Prairie Performances with Roger Cooper

Our first John Frayne Classical Music Graduate Student Work Experience fellow, Julia Escobar, guest hosts this very special Prairie Performances, curated by her and featuring the fantastic flute.

Originally commissioned in honor of the centennial of the birth of 36th U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, focusing on the events of this particular day.

Start Easter weekend with this performance featuring Sinfonia da Camera, the Central Illinois Children’s Chorus, the University of Illinois Chorale, and the UI Oratorio Society.

Our month long celebration of Composer Stacy Garrop continues with a fascinating movement that traces the progression of this frightening mythological figure from “gorgeous” to “Gorgon.”

Tonight begins a month long celebration of Composer-in Residence Stacy Garrop, with the first of four concerts featuring her compositions.

Join us for this musical biography and salute to America’s heritage.

A look at expatriate composers who went to Paris to find the fame and recognition denied them in America.

Get to know "The Classical Duke" on this special encore of Classically Black. 

Join us for a musical biography of this legendary Bass-Baritone, star of stage, screen, Broadway, and beloved Professor Emeritus of the University of Illinois.

Join B.A.Ch and The Prairie Ensemble for a concert in honor of Nicholas Temperley’s birthday.