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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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SUMMARY:Masterworks II: Beethoven and the Blues
DESCRIPTION:Masterworks II: Beethoven and the Blues\n\n\n\nThe Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra\, under the direction of Music Director Matthew Sheppard\, presents an unforgettable evening where classical tradition meets the blues. \n\n\n\nInternationally acclaimed blues harmonica virtuoso Corky Siegel joins the MDSO as featured soloist for his Symphonic Blues No. 6\, bringing the unmistakable sound of blues harmonica to the symphony orchestra. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM\n\n\n\nGeorge GershwinAn American in Paris \n\n\n\nCorky SiegelSymphonic Blues No. 6Featuring Corky Siegel\, harmonica soloist \n\n\n\nLudwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 8 \n\n\n\nFrom the jazz-influenced energy of Gershwin to Siegel’s groundbreaking fusion of blues and classical music and the brilliance of Beethoven\, Beethoven and the Blues is an evening that crosses musical boundaries and showcases the remarkable versatility of the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\n\nCONCERT DETAILS\n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 7\, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.Kirkland Fine Arts CenterDecatur\, Illinois \n\n\n\nTickets are available at the Kirkland Fine Arts Center Box Office.
URL:https://symphonyguildofdecatur.org/event/masterworks-ii-beethoven-and-the-blues/
LOCATION:Kirkland Fine Arts Center\, 1184 W Main St\, Decatur\, IL\, 62522\, United States
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