Prairie Performances

Prairie Performances

with Mel Miller

Thursdays at 7 pm on FM 90.9

Porgy and Bess

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

Aaron Copland in 1962 from a television special
By CBS Television - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19913210

The Creation

Enjoy this classical piece performed by two local musical groups.

Portrait of Joseph Haydn
"Joseph Haydn" by Thomas Hardy (1757-circa 1805) - Unknown. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Dazzling Debut

Enjoy the Illinois Symphony’s world premiere Fanfare by Mark Rheaume honoring Ken Lam.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky, c. 1888.
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

All The World’s A Stage

Enjoy this colorful program that uses volcanoes as its musical subject. 


Mount St. Helens erupting
By Austin Post, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

British Bounty

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

County Kerry, Ireland
Ring of Kerry, Ireland - by Tony Webster from San Francisco, CA – Public Domain on Wikimedia Commons.

Beethoven: Apotheosis of the Dance

As you might suppose from this theme there will be music that is both inspiring and invigorating.

Painting of Beethoven
"Beethoven" by Joseph Karl Stieler - Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia

The Bachs

Enjoy this concert with the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana or B.A.Ch conducted by Joseph Baldwin.

Johann Sebastian Bach (aged 61) in a portrait
By Elias Gottlob Haussmann – Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Unfinished Business

Sinfonia da Camera is getting down to business in this week's program. 

man standing at a piano
ianhobson.net

Roman Carnival Overture

The premier university orchestra performs a variety of pieces, including this favorite from Hector Berlioz.

Picture of Hector Berlioz
Wikimedia Commons

August 4, 1964

This performance follows the events of this day during Lyndon Johnson's presidency.

President Lyndon B. Johnson Photo. Photo by Arnold Newman.
https://www.goodfreephotos.com