Prairie Ensemble concert, Saturday May 4, 2013, 7:30 pm,
McKinley
Presbyterian Church, Champaign
By Debra L. Karplus
Looking for an engaging, interesting, relaxing and fun way
to spend a Saturday evening? Check out
the final concert of the2012 – 2013 season of the Prairie Ensemble. In its second decade, Prairie Ensemble’s
website (PrairieEnsemble.org) states “expanding the borders of classical music”
as one of the group’s missions. You
definitely will not be disappointed!
The May 4 concert promises to please its listeners. Music director Kevin Kelly will be conducting
one of his favorite pieces, W. A. Mozart’s Symphony No. 25. Additionally, the group will play The Horn
Concerto No. 1 by Richard Strauss, and Ralph Vaughn Williams Symphony No.
5. Bernhard Scully, a University of
Illinois horn professor will be the featured soloist for the event.
Audience members can arrive at 7:00 pm on concert night to
participate in Kevin’s informal commentary about the evening’s program at no
extra charge, before enjoying the 7:30 concert which lasts until approximately
9:00 pm. Additionally, don’t be
surprised at the casual and usually captivating “half-time show”, as Kelly
likes to call his intermission.
Tickets can be purchased online for $18 or at the door. Prairie Ensemble typically performs at local
churches in the Champaign-Urbana area.
The concert on May 4 will be at the McKinley Presbyterian Church, known
around town for its marvelous acoustics.
You’ll appreciate the two ramped parking garages across the street of
this campus church on 5th and Daniel Streets, an easy walk from
numerous delicious eateries, and a quick drive from a wide variety of
restaurants around Champaign and Urbana.
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