Prairie Performances

Prairie Performances

with Mel Miller

Thursdays at 7 pm on FM 90.9

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.

Bold and Beautiful

The Illinois Symphony invites you to bask in brilliance of Beethoven, Barber and Brahms.

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

Songs of Love

The aura of romance will be in the air with this performance by Eastern Illinois University’s Choral Ensembles.

By Infamous Hussy at English Wikipedia (Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Fiery Fiddlin’

Fiddles and violins abound in this program from the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. 

the scroll end of a violin
By ZUU Mumu Entertainment - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2043738

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

Ovations

Eastern Illinois University Choral Union and the Eastern Symphony Orchestra come together for this performance. 

The Eastern Symphony Orchestra (ESO)
www.eiu.edu

Lilacs in Bloom

Composer George Walker joins Sinfonia da Camera for a performance of his Pulitzer-Prize-winning Lilacs.

A lilac bush (Syringa vulgaris) showing a panicle with multiple flowers in bloom and leaves. Victoria, Australia.
By Jjron - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2981565

British Bounty

Prepare to be amazed with musical treasures from the British Isles.

County Kerry, Ireland
By Tony Webster from San Francisco, California - Ring of Kerry, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47643835

Beethoven: The Middle Period

Sinfonia da Camera celebrates works from this time in Beethoven’s life with selections including the inventive and beloved Piano Concerto No. 4.

statue of Beethoven
"BEETHON" by Hans Weingartz - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 de via Wikimedia Commons

Resounding Russians

Alexander Toradze joins the Illinois Symphony Orchestra as the featured soloist.

By Nikolai Kuznetsov - Nikolai Dimitriyevich Kuznetsov's (1850 - 1929), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3722530