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By Benjamin Cox on May 7, 2021 at 9:42am
The Jacksonville Symphony Society will conclude its virtual fine arts series for the season this weekend. The event will be hosted by Jacksonville Symphony Director and Conductor Garrett Allman, who is celebrating his 40
th anniversary at the helm.
Allman says that the live virtual event will feature musical favorites from the last few decades including music from Broadway, Film, patriotic music, and even Christmas music. Allman says that Christmas has long been a part of the Jacksonville Symphony’s performance season, so it made sense to include some Christmas pieces for the retrospective.
Musical roots to sprout in virtual show
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Chris Vallillo is a singer-songwriter, roots musician and historian whose contributions to music history in the rural Midwest arguably have made him a notable part of the narrative he seeks to document.
On Wednesday, he’ll bring a bit of Illinois’ musical past to life as part of the Illinois College Fine Arts Series.
First, a bit of Vallillo’s history.
In 1987, Vallillo took on the Schuyler Arts Folk Music Project to document the last musicians of the pre-radio generation, covering from around 1880 to around 1940. His recordings for that project now are in the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Collection.
Piping up: IC Fine Arts Series explores organ s roots, inner workings
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Organist Homer Ferguson will offer a video program Friday as part of the Illinois College Fine Arts Series.Provided
A five-part video series exploring the inner workings of the organ at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Southern Pines, North Carolina, was the inspiration for Illinois College graduate Homer Ferguson’s virtual performance Friday as part of the Illinois College Fine Arts Series.
“When I was invited last spring to come be part of the series, part of it was just a return to campus,” Ferguson said. “Part of it was to be with my mentors, (Rudolph) Zuiderveld and Garrett Allman.”
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