Prairie Performances with Roger Cooper

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Nicholas Temperley

Illinois School of Music

Prairie Performances - September 04, 2020

Anglo-American Music Connections

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

A man playing violin.

Courtesy stefanmilenkovich.com

Prairie Performances - August 28, 2020

Stefan Milenkovich Performs Bruch

The Sinfonia da Camera brings you dark and romantic pieces by Brahms, Bruch, and Mendelssohn. 

Portrait of Tchaikovsky.

Wikipedia Commons

Prairie Performances - August 21, 2020

The Rite of Spring

The Millikin-Decatur Symphony invites you to experience the powerful dissonance and driving rhythms of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.

Portrait of Joseph Haydn

"Joseph Haydn" Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Prairie Performances - August 14, 2020

Amazing Alleluias

Amazing soprano, Awet Andemicael, performs some of the most beautiful Alleluias ever written by Vivaldi and Mozart.

President Lyndon B. Johnson Photo. Photo by Arnold Newman.

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Prairie Performances - July 31, 2020

August 4, 1964

This performance follows the events of this day during Lyndon Johnson's presidency.

William Shakespeare 1609

By Unknown - The Washington Times, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

Prairie Performances - July 24, 2020

Inspired by Shakespeare

Enjoy an evening of romantic tragedy inspired by the Bard himself.

Sinfonia da Camera performing

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Prairie Performances - July 17, 2020

The Mikado

Enjoy the “love triangle” that has captivated audiences since 1885.

Aaron Copland in 1962 from a television special

By CBS Television - Wikimedia Commons

Prairie Performances - July 10, 2020

Music of the Heartland

Enjoy this program of music that defines our country.

Portrait of William Grant Still

By Carl Van Vechten - United States Library of Congress, Wikimedia Commons

Prairie Performances - July 03, 2020

Classically Black: William Grant Still

Learn about William Grant Still, also known as the “Dean of Afro-American Composers,” as part of WILL-FM's Classically Black series.

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These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

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