Prairie Performances

Prairie Performances

with Mel Miller

Thursdays at 7 pm on FM 90.9

Jazz from Allerton Park

The UI Jazz Faculty Artists celebrate Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.

The Allerton Barn
Michael Owen Thomas

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.

Music of Destiny

An exciting offering of acclaimed masterworks and engaging discoveries.

By Eckart Kleßmann. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Apotheosis of the Dance

Everything is coming up Beethoven in this performance with Sinfonia da Camera.

Painting of Beethoven
"Beethoven" by Joseph Karl Stieler - Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia

Made in the USA

A salute to the armed forces along with music from some of our favorite movies.

John Williams speaks on a microphone
TashTish - CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Second to None

Tune in for this bold, beautiful, and beguiling program of three “B’s."

Portrait of a man from 1889
C. Brasch, Berlin - Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

The Triumph of Music

The Champaign-Urbana Symphony plays Sibelius and Shostakovich.

A man posing with a violin
Photo courtesy stefanmilenkovich.com

Carmina Burana

Enjoy this performance of Carl Orff’s scenic cantata.

Munich Hall of Fame: Composer Carl Orff (installed in 2009)
Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Brass Blowout

Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra is literally tooting their own horns in this concert.

brass instrustments
By Kreuzschnabel (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons