PROGRAM
Alastair Willis, conductor
Jacobsen/Aghaei Ascending Bird
Wijeratne Concerto for Tabla
Sandeep Das, tabla
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suites
TICKET PRICES
Single tickets range from $26-$66
$15 tickets for students 19 and up with a valid student ID
$10 tickets for children 18 and under
Student and child tickets are not available online. They can only be purchased in person or over the phone by calling 815.965.0049.
SCHEDULE
6:00pm - Doors Open
6:30pm - Pre-Concert Lecture
7:30pm - Concert Begins
About the Program
Two Silk Road favorites in the first half - Colin Jacobsen’s Ascending Bird is a fantastic, rhythmic, infectious opener for strings and percussion. Dinuk Wijeratne's Tabla Concerto is a unique, engaging, accessible, cross-cultural blend of sounds. It will be brought to life by one of the most engaging and virtuosic performers I've ever worked with - Sandeep Das - who describes the concerto as "...simply the best Western classical piece written for my instrument". In the second half we will dance our way through Prokofiev's timeless music inspired by Shakespeare's immortal tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.
Listen to the pieces on the program below.
Friday, May 13 at 12:00pm
Come meet Music Director Finalist Alastair Willis at this free lunchtime event happening at The Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Club.