Prairie Performances

Prairie Performances

with Mel Miller

Thursdays at 7 pm on FM 90.9

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

August 4, 1964

University of Illinois Oratorio Society performs work from Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Stucky.

The west facade of the Krannert Center; the amphitheatre is on the left
By Aries Liang - Own work by the original uploader, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29332296

Classically Black: Leontyne Price

In honor of her 90th birthday, we celebrate her life, her art, and her legacy.

Portrait of Leontyne Price
By Carl Van Vechten - Van Vechten Collection at Library of Congress, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3374598

Spirituals

A celebration led by Ollie Watts-Davis.

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