Prairie Performances

Prairie Performances

with Mel Miller

Thursdays at 7 pm on FM 90.9

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

Inextinguishable

The idea of life is always expanding is the inspiration behind this performance.

Portrait photo of Danish composer Carl Nielsen
By Georg Lindstrøm 1866-1923Restored by Adam Cuerden - Historic Dage: Article from August 19, 2014 entitled "Til København med Carl Nielsen og H.C. Andersen", Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?cu

Classical Tweets

Exotic bird songs paired with equally exotic rhythms from India and ancient Greece.

Drawing of birds in Greece
By:http://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/32/6c/1c846523201884af9266f457a775.jpgGallery: http://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0044517.html, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36657379

Classically Black: Marian Anderson

A celebration of Miss Anderson's 120th birthday anniversary.

Photo of Marian Anderson.
By S. Hurok-classical concert promoter - eBay itemfrontback, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29137771