DBR in the World Premiere of “Darwin’s Meditation for the People of Lincoln”
September 13, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Adult: $10-$24 Child: $6-$10
The stories of two historical figures collide in composer and performer DBR’s newest musical composition. DBR (aka Daniel Bernard Roumain) is known for writing unique classical music infused with rock and electronic beats. His latest creation brings to life Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, two men who changed the course of history and were born on the same day in 1809. Two hundred years later, DBR’s masterpiece honors Lincoln and Darwin and imagines their lives and relationships through music. Don’t miss this world premiere performance! Appropriate for all ages.
The Response :
"I want to say thank you so very much, to you and to all involved, for the performance. It was beautiful, intriguing, challenging, and satisfying, on every level, from the ears to the intellect to the heart." -B.P.
"I don't think a single person left that theater last night feeling like they completely understood everything, but that is the true beauty that was behind the piece. Anyone can compose something with a solid beginning, middle, and end for anyone to clearly follow, but it requires no train of thought and no true spiritual connection. This piece demanded your attention, and it demanded that for 90 minutes of your day at the very LEAST, that you consider something a little greater than just a story." -K.N.
Click here to read the letter from DBR.
ScrapArtsMusic
September 20, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $10-$24
You’ve never heard anything like this before. Fashioned from industrial scrap and offbeat materials like accordion parts and artillery shells, ScrapArtsMusic gives musical life to old and used materials. Get ready for a highly physical, wildly theatrical, and thoroughly entertaining night of street performance, jazz, and world music traditions. Appropriate for all ages.
ScrapArtsMusic Family Performance
September 21, 2008 - 2:00 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Adult $14-$19 Child: $6-$10
Bring the entire family for an afternoon of visually striking, one-of-a-kind percussion music. This shortened afternoon performance is geared especially towards younger audiences with a focus on family-friendly entertainment and music education. Appropraite for all ages.
Saxton’s Cornet Band with the Millikin University Symphonic Band
“Lincoln and Liberty, too! A Celebration of Lincoln and his Music”
October 5, 2008 - 2:00 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $10 (Seniors $7)
Be transported to the world of corsets, stovetop hats, and Abraham Lincoln through the music of Saxton’s Cornet Band. The band recreates the looks and sounds of brass bands during the antebellum and Civil War eras with music, dramatic readings and period humor. The Band will be joined on stage by Millikin University’s Symphonic Band in a performance that celebrates the music and times of Lincoln. Appropriate for all ages.
Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert
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December 13, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Adult: $12-$15 Child: $6-$10
Kick off the holiday season with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday pops concert. The orchestra, composed of professionally-trained community members and Millikin University faculty and students, will perform favorite songs of the season everyone can sing along to as well as contemporary holiday tunes. Appropriate for all ages.
Sweet Honey in the Rock®
February 10, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Adult: $10-$24 Child: $6-$10
Get ready for a night of music and soul. Sweet Honey in the Rock® is an all-female a cappella group that sings blues, spirituals, traditional gospel hymns, rap, reggae, African chants, hip hop, ancient lullabies, and jazz improvisation. Sweet Honey in the Rock® creates one-of-a-kind music out of the rich textures of African-American legacy and traditions. Appropriate for all ages.
James W. Moore Lecturer
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Free. Tickets Required.
Thanks to an endowment from James W. Moore and his wife Emmy Lou, Kirkland Fine Arts Center presents an annual lecture that is free and open to the public, dealing with such pressing issues as hate groups, domestic terrorism, and conservation. Lecturers represent innovative or progressive political or artistic views and offer a new or advanced perspective to audience members on current issues. Visit Kirkland’s website for the official speaker announcement later in the season.
Tiempo Tango Chicago with the Binelli-Ferman Duo
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February 28, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Adult: $12-$15 Child: $6-$10
The tango is a dance that originated in the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina and is known for its romantic music and dramatic steps. Now you can learn the steps with help from Tiempo Tango Chicago as they bring the drama and romance of the tango to the stage with their music. Appropriate for all ages.
JUNGUA - Descendents of the Dragon
March 11, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Adult: $14-$27 Child: $6-$10
Feast your eyes on JUNGUA - Descendents of the Dragon. This performance celebrates the Chinese culture in an explosion of kungfu, acrobatics, music, dance, dramatic scenery, authentic props and lavish costumes. The amazing skills of China's finest acrobats and martial arts masters combine with exciting choreography and dramatic music and lighting that will stimulate the senses. Appropriate for all ages.
The Gordons and The Special Consensus
April 3, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $12
The Gordons
The Gordons have been bringing their music to audiences since the 1970s. This husband and wife duo has produced seven albums of heartfelt, sincere and unique music during their career and performed around the country and in Ireland. Appropriate for all ages.
The Special Consensus
The Special Consensus is a four-person acoustic bluegrass band that began performing in the Midwest in the spring of 1975. The group has toured all over the United States as well as Europe and South America and performed at the Grand Ole Opry in 2003. Appropriate for all ages.
Asleep at the Wheel
April 4, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $14-$24
Asleep at the Wheel isn’t your typical dance band. They're an institution: an ever-shifting lineup (over 80 members to date) of like-minded musicians united under frontrunner Ray Benson. Over the course of the last 36 years, Benson and the Wheel have brought their big band Western Swing music to audiences all over the nation. Appropriate for ages 12 & Up.
