Prairie Performances

Prairie Performances

with Mel Miller

Thursdays at 7 pm on FM 90.9

Second to None

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

Portrait of a man from 1889
By C. Brasch, Berlin - http://www.oberlin.edu/library/graphics/SCP/Brahms.gif, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

Of War

It's a cantata for chorus, soloists, and orchestra from the University of Illinois campus. 

University of Illinois

The Mikado

It’s the “love triangle” that has captivated audiences since 1885.

Magnificent Masters

Enjoy this concert presented by the Illinois Symphony Orchestra.

Gustav Mahler in 1892
By E. Bieber - Kohut, Adolph (1900) "Gustav Mahler" in Berühmte israelitische Männer und Frauen in der Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit (Volume 1 ed.), Leipzig, Germany: Druck und Verlag von A. H. Payne, pp. p. 143

Music of the Heartland

Enjoy this program of music that defines our country.

George Gershwin (1898 – 1937), an American composer
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Latin Sensations

This concert features lively music sure to set your toes tapping.

Composer George Gershwin at his piano
PBS

Sounds of Youth

This performances draws from the talent of young people in the Champaign-Urbana area.

hand playing piano
By lecates - https://www.flickr.com/photos/lecates/438919948, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34035793

Elijah

An epic oratorio based on one of the most influential prophets of the Old Testament.

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

Messiah and Mozart

Treat yourself to Mozart’s arrangement of Handel’s Messiah.

Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeusz Mozart
Wikimedia Commons

Carmina Burana

Enjoy this performance of Carl Orff’s scenic cantata.

Munich Hall of Fame: Composer Carl Orff (installed in 2009)
By Rufus46 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7032318