Hear singer, composer, and TikTok star Cody Fry make his SLSO debut in this technicolor performance. Just like the nostalgic moment in your favorite old flick, this multi-talented artist will warm your heart with orchestral arrangements of his famous songs, including "I Hear A Symphony," "Underground," and his GRAMMY-nominated cover of "Eleanor Rigby."

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Come hear the works of local composer Whitney Ashe and NY composer Douglas Fisk in works for myself, oboist Karisa Antonio, mezzo-soprano Liz Pearse, and pianist Ashlee Mack!

Karisa Antonio and I have performed together since 2012 as the Immer Neu duo. Inspired by Harrison Birtwistle’s Orpheus Elegies, we commissioned Douglas Fisk to write a work, Sonnets and Interludes for harp, oboe, and mezzo-soprano, based on Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus. We loved the work and commissioned him to write another, Queens Etudes, for harp and oboe. Alongside these works, we commissioned local composer Whitney Ashe to write a work for us in 2014. The concert will include all three pieces alongside a premiere by Ashe for mezzo-soprano and piano. Audiences will have the opportunity to hear his process in creating it before and after the concert.

Reception to follow

This program was partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and the Carthage Public Library.

My students will be playing a recital with local Suzuki piano teacher, Heidi Brooks. It is free and open to the public, and a light reception will follow. Come hear music played by budding young harpists and pianists!

Performing David Maslanka’s Remember Me with the Monmouth College Wind Ensemble

A program of French solo masterworks inspired by improvisation including Gabriel Fauré's Impromptu, Gabriel Pierné's Impromptu-Caprice, Albert Roussel's Impromptu, and François Couperin's Fourth Prelude from L'Art de toucher le clavecin. The concert will also include works by Claude Debussy and Henriette Renié.

A performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 with Western Illinois University faculty, students, and alumni.

Performing a recital of French works by Debussy, Pierné, Couperin, and Fauré for the local P.E.O. Sisterhood.

Performing this beautiful work with the Western Illinois University Spring Choral Masterworks Concert.

Featuring works by Latin American composers steeped in traditions of bass and harp in Central and South America

McDonough Choral Society

The Macomb Harp Circle is performing at the Festival of Trees! Come hear harp music as you look at the beautifully decorated trees from local groups and businesses and get into the holiday spirit.

Featuring Jordan Jinosko’s Three Solos for an Unblemished Earth

Come play the harp in community with others! This is a free harp get-together once per month in which we play a short warmup and then songs together. All levels, including beginners, are welcome. Harps are provided, and there are opportunities to perform but it is not required. Please contact Claire for location and availability of harps.

Playing the movie score with the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra. There’s so much harp in this, all of which can be heard!

Come hear the soundtrack to The Nightmare Before Christmas performed with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra to the cult Halloween film!

Come hear the soundtrack to The Nightmare Before Christmas performed with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra to the cult Halloween film!

In collaboration with Daniel Rojas’s ArpaCafe
Western Illinois Museum
Macomb, Illinois

The Western Illinois Museum and Casa Latina Cultural Center at WIU celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with music and dance. On Friday, September 29th special guests Daniel Rojas and Claire Happel Ashe (as part of an IACA Master Artist Apprentice Award) will perform with the members of EnsAmble Ad Hoc on the Museum’s indoor Our Front Porch. At 6:00 pm the doors and bar open followed by two sets of music at 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Dance lessons will be available in between the sets of music. There is a suggested $5 donation at the door.

The celebration brings together local and international musicians for an immersive evening to learn about Hispanic culture by experiencing it.  Live music starts at 7:00 pm when the Museum welcomes back harpists Daniel Rojas from Arpa Café and Macomb-based Claire Happel Ashe. They will be joined by EnsAmble Ad-Hoc which features vocalist Francy Acosta and José Luis Posada on the cuatro. The performance features music from regions in Central and South America including Joropo music from the border region between Venezuela and Colombia, Son Jarocho music from Mexico’s state of Veracruz, and the traditional music of Paraguay. The group will also offer cultural insights into these genres.  At 8:00 pm, the group will be joined by Raul Fernandez, jarana/hand drums, and Luis Correa, bass for music that is traditionally played at celebrations and parties and will no doubt make guests want to dance. In between the two sets of music, guests will have an opportunity to take a dance lesson to learn the Zapateado Jarocho dance.

Come to an afternoon filled with all things harp–a harp petting zoo, decorating toy harps, pop-up concerts, demos, refreshments, and more. Information on upcoming harp performances and classes will be handed out too!

Philip Alejo and I are performing a wide range of works including commissions and pieces by Ravel, Ginastera, and Britten for students at Western Illinois University’s Community Music School.

Monmouth Civic Orchestra
Rich Cangro, conductor
Works by Elena Kats-Chernin, Kevin Day, and Pedro Elías Gutiérrez
Monmouth, Ill.

Performance of Spanish baroque music with Francy Acosta, soprano, and José Luis Posada, lute and Baroque guitar

EnsAmble Ad-Hoc
Western Illinois Museum
Macomb, Ill.
Suggested $5 donation
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