Prairie Performances

Prairie Performances

with Mel Miller

Thursdays at 7 pm on FM 90.9

Windless Winter

The Sinfonia strings and percussion are showcased in an evening of “windless” favorites that spans three centuries.

Windbeeches, Germany
By Richardfabi - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=236450

April in Paris

Enjoy familiar French favorites in this light and uplifting concert with the Illinois Symphony. 

The Eiffel Tower at night. Paris, France
By Sergey Ashmarin. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Inextinguishable

Life, ever growing, ever expanding, life seeking life. 

Portrait photo of Danish composer Carl Nielsen
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

Dazzling Debut

The Illinois Symphony’s world premiere Fanfare by Mark Rheaume honoring Ken Lam.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky, c. 1888.
By Émile Reutlinger - NYPL Digital Gallery — Image ID: 1158492, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

Classically Black: William Grant Still

Often referred to as the dean of AfroAmerican composers, he brought a fresh perspective to the concert hall.

Portrait of William Grant Still
By Carl Van Vechten - Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Classically Black + Lilacs in Bloom

Enjoy back-to-back Prairie Performances. 

"Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Aquarell von James Warren Childe 1830" by Eckart Kleßmann. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Classically Black: William Warfield

Learn more about his life and his music.

William Warfield
By Carl Van Vechten - Van Vechten Collection at Library of Congress, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2766732

An Anniversary Celebration

From Debussy to Bernstein, Sinfonia da Camera performs your favorites. 

Claude Debussy in 1908
By Nadar, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=983139