Prairie Performances with Roger Cooper

A portrait of Joseph Boulogna. — Wikimedia Commons

February 07, 2020

Classically Black: Joseph Boulogna

Learn about the life and legacy of Joseph Boulogna as part of our Classically Black series.

William Shakespeare 1609 — By Unknown - The Washington Times, Public Domain

January 31, 2020

Inspired by Shakespeare

Enjoy an evening of romantic tragedy inspired by the Bard himself.

January 24, 2020

Classically Black: William Warfield

Remember the life and music of William Warfield.

January 18, 2020

Fiery Fiddlin’

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

January 10, 2020

Unfinished Business

The local Sinfonia da Camera Chamber Orchestra is getting down to business in this week's program.

Munich Hall of Fame: Composer Carl Orff (installed in 2009) — Wikimedia Commons

January 03, 2020

Carmina Burana

Enjoy this performance of Carl Orff’s scenic cantata celebrating the Champaign-Urbana Symphony's 60th Anniversary.

George Frideric Handel by Balthasar Denner — Wikimedia Commons

December 27, 2019

Enjoy Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana's performance of Handel's Judas Maccabeus, an oratorio written in 1746, drawn from the Apocrypha of the Bible (First Book of the Maccabees) and the historian Josephus.

Windbeeches, Germany — Wikimedia Commons

December 13, 2019

Windless Winter

Enjoy these “windless” favorites featuring strings and percussion by the Sinfonia da Camera orchestra.

December 06, 2019

Transfigurations

Enjoy classical pieces by the University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra.

Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeusz Mozart — Wikimedia Commons

November 30, 2019

Messiah and Mozart

Enjoy Mozart’s arrangement of Handel’s Messiah.

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