Peoria Lunaire To Present Fall Concert
The faculty chamber ensemble will give its fall performance on Monday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Dingeldine Music Center.
12/01/2015 11:45 AM
Peoria Lunaire, the °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ faculty chamber ensemble, will give its fall performance on Monday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Dingeldine Music Center.
The ensemble, which debuted in November 2012 as a permanent faculty performance group, will present John Harbison’s “Songs America Loves to Sing,” in which classic American folk tunes, ballads, hymns and spirituals are cleverly and affectionately reimagined.
The °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ faculty members of Peoria Lunaire are Marcia Henry Liebenow, violin; Sarah Hansen, cello; Lisette Kielson, flute; Stephen Heinemann, clarinet; and John Orfe, piano. Ms. Hansen will also perform Philip Glass’s Orbit.
The °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Timothy Semanik, will also appear, presenting Louis Andriessen’s Workers Union. This will mark the first time the BSO has appeared on the new-music concert series.
Other composers who will be represented include the iconic Americans Leonard Bernstein and Steve Reich.
Admission is free. For more information, contact Dr. John Orfe at (309)677-3824.