About This Event
Stephen Alltop, music director and conductor
East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra, Kevin Kelly, Conductor
The premiere of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring in 1913 was a seismic event in music history. A composition of revolutionary brilliance and stunning imagination, The Rite of Spring calls for an enormous orchestra. Hearing this inspired work live is a bucket-list wish for many music lovers. An in-depth introduction to The Rite will be presented by Maestro Alltop and CUSO musicians. Complimenting Stravinsky’s masterpiece, the concert will open with a lively overture by Glinka. CUSO is pleased to welcome the talented young musicians of the East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra for a side-by-side performance of Mussorgsky’s thrilling orchestral poem, Night on the Bare Mountain.
Program
Mikhail Glinka: Overture to Russlan und Ludmilla
Modest Mussorgsky: A Night on Bare Mountain (original version)
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 7:30PM in the Foellinger Great Hall
See the Krannert Center website for more details and to purchase tickets.
Featured Items from MPAL's Collection
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Opera overtures
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Call Number: M1004 O63Score. Includes Glinka's Overture to Russlan und Ludmilla. -
Nochʹ na lysoĭ gore : pervai︠a︡ avtorskai︠a︡ redaktsii︢a︡ = Night on the bare mountain : composer's original version
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Call Number: MM1002 M87N7M8Miniature score. -
The Rite of Spring At 100
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Call Number: ML410.S932 R574 2017Also available online; accessible on campus or with NetID login. -
Russian Composers Abroad : how they left, stayed, returned
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Call Number: ML390 .D78 2021Additional copy available at Main Library. Also available online; accessible on campus or with NetID login.
