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SUMMARY:Masterworks I: Pictures & Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Masterworks I MDSO Concert October 17\, 2026\n\n\n\nMasterworks I: Pictures and Poetry\n\n\n\nSaturday\, October 17\, 2026 | 7:30 PMKirkland Fine Arts CenterDecatur\, Illinois \n\n\n\nMatthew Sheppard\, ConductorMillikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra \n\n\n\nExperience an evening where music\, poetry\, and visual art come together in the opening Masterworks concert of the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra’s 2026–2027 season. \n\n\n\nUnder the direction of Matthew Sheppard\, the MDSO presents Pictures and Poetry\, a program filled with music inspired by stories\, images\, imagination\, and the written word. \n\n\n\nThe evening culminates in Mussorgsky’s magnificent Pictures at an Exhibition\, orchestrated by Maurice Ravel. Inspired by a collection of artworks\, Mussorgsky’s musical journey moves listeners from one vivid scene to another. For this performance\, projected images will accompany the music\, adding a visual dimension to one of the orchestral repertoire’s most colorful and beloved works. \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nFranz von SuppéOverture to Poet and Peasant \n\n\n\nClaude DebussyPrelude to the Afternoon of a Faun \n\n\n\nCharles Tomlinson GriffesThe Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan \n\n\n\nJessie MontgomeryStarburst \n\n\n\nModest Mussorgsky\, orchestrated by Maurice RavelPictures at an ExhibitionFeaturing projected images presented during the music \n\n\n\nConcert Details\n\n\n\nDate: Saturday\, October 17\, 2026Time: 7:30 PMLocation: Kirkland Fine Arts Center\, Decatur\, IllinoisConductor: Matthew SheppardOrchestra: Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra \n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening that invites you not only to hear the music\, but to see where it can take you.
URL:https://symphonyguildofdecatur.org/event/masterworks-i-pictures-poetry/
LOCATION:Kirkland Fine Arts Center\, 1184 W Main St\, Decatur\, IL\, 62522\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kirkland Fine Arts Center,Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra (MDSO)
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