Special Episode: Sinfonia da Camera
A special episode featuring Urbana-Champaign's very own Sinfonia da Camera.
Prairie Performances
with Mel Miller
Thursdays at 7 pm on FM 90.9
Singing Beauty Against Discord
On tonight’s episode of Prairie Performances, we'll revisit our classical music of Ukraine episode.
From the Archive: Carmina Burana
So turns the wheel of fate.
Music of the Interwar
From neoclassicism to jazz.
Prairie Performances: Revisiting Composers of the Spanish-Speaking World.
On this week’s archive episode of Prairie Performances, we'll revisit our featuring composers of the Spanish-speaking world from October 2025.
Prairie Performances’ A Look Back: Chip McNeill & Jazz
On this week’s Prairie Performances, we welcome Grammy award-winning saxophonist and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Professor of Jazz Performance, Chip McNeill.
Prairie Performance’s Summer Special 2025
Revisiting our Summer special! Enjoy an episode of Prairie Performances from a time of warmer weather.
A Look Back, Classically Black
This week’s episode, we revisit an homage to Classically Black, a WILL radio program highlighting the contributions of black artists to classical music. Classically Black was produced by the now-retired Classical FM host, Roger Cooper, whose voice some listeners may already be familiar with.
Songs for Christmas Day
You know, choral music feels like such a perfect fit for Christmas Day.
Prairie Performances: Christmas on the Prairie
On tonight’s Prairie Performances, we’re helping you get into the holiday spirit with some Christmas classics as performed by your favorite local ensembles from the state of Illinois.
