Prairie Performances

Prairie Performances

with Mel Miller

Thursdays at 7 pm on FM 90.9

Porgy and Bess

Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra playing selections from this opera from George Gershwin.

Aaron Copland in 1962 from a television special
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Music of the Heartland

Enjoy this program of music that defines our country.

George Gershwin (1898 – 1937), an American composer
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Ian Hobson Interview

The pianist, conductor, and educator joined John Frayne live in the WILL-FM studios to talk about upcoming performances.

man standing at a piano
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Masterworks I

An exhibition of virtuosity and some of the greatest storytelling through art and music.

Inside Kirkland Fine Arts Center at Millikin University
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Jupiter Plus!

Ollie Watts Davis joins the Jupiter Quartet to perform spirituals from the 2014 Allerton Music Barn Festival. 

Ollie Watts-Davis featured on WILL-TV's Illinois Pioneers.

Soundstage

The Eastern Symphony Orchestra welcomes some very special guests. 

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

Windless Winter

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

Windbeeches, Germany
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Resounding Russians

Alexander Toradze is the featured soloist in this performance with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra.

Black and white photo of a man in a living room
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