Peoria Lunaire, the Bradley University faculty chamber ensemble, will give its fall performance on Monday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Dingeldine Music Center.
The ensemble, which debuted in November 2012 as a permanent faculty performance group, will present John Harbison’s “Songs America Loves to Sing,” in which classic American folk tunes, ballads, hymns and spirituals are cleverly and affectionately reimagined.
The Bradley faculty members of Peoria Lunaire are Marcia Henry Liebenow, violin; Sarah Hansen, cello; Lisette Kielson, flute; Stephen Heinemann, clarinet; and John Orfe, piano. Ms. Hansen will also perform Philip Glass’s Orbit.
The Bradley Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Timothy Semanik, will also appear, presenting Louis Andriessen’s Workers Union. This will mark the first time the BSO has appeared on the new-music concert series.
Other composers who will be represented include the iconic Americans Leonard Bernstein and Steve Reich.
Admission is free. For more information, contact Dr. John Orfe at (309)677-3824.
