Doudna to present the Wind Symphony Faculty Showcase and the Symphony Orchestra concert | Music
CHARLESTON – EIU’s Doudna Fine Arts Center will host two upcoming concerts.
The Music Department at Eastern Illinois University will present the EIU Wind Symphony and Faculty Showcase on Friday, February 21. The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The EIU Wind Symphony is under the direction of Dr Alicia Neal.
Featuring professors from the Music Department, its program will include music by Sergei Prokofiev, Darius Milhaud and Julie Giroux. Jennifer Brown will perform on Alexander Arutunian’s “Concerto for Trumpet and Symphony Orchestra”. Other performing faculty members include Jamie V. Ryan, percussion; Rebecca Johnson, flute; Kristin Sarvela, oboe; Magie Smith, clarinet; Annie Mason, bassoon; and Jessica Pearce, cor.
The Eastern Illinois University Symphony Orchestra gears up for the return of spring to east-central Illinois as they perform their “Winter Thaw” themed concert this Sunday, February 23. The Sunday afternoon concert will take place at 4 p.m. in the Dvorak Concert Hall. Tickets for the concert are available now.
During the concert, ESO will perform “Coriolan Overture” by Ludwig von Beethoven, “Concerterino for Clarinet and Orchestra” by Carl Maria von Weber, “Carmen Suite No.1” by Georges Bizet, “Glitter and Be Gay” by Candide, written by Leonard Bernstein, and an exciting range of other selections. The concert will also feature Concerto and Aria winners Haley Harrison and Haley Fryer.
Tickets for the EIU Wind Symphony and Faculty Showcase concert are $ 6 for general public and $ 5 for students.
Tickets for the Eastern Symphony Orchestra’s “Winter Thaw” concert are $ 13 for general audiences, $ 11 for seniors (62+) and $ 5 for students.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.doudnatix.com or at the Doudna Fine Arts Center box office. The counters are open Tuesday to Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and one hour before the scheduled performance.
Recognize these photos from Charleston’s past?
Ashmore Estate Psychiatric Hospital
1961: The opening of the Ashmore Estates Psychiatric Hospital attracted more than 3,300 people. Visits were made to the facility adjacent to Illinois 16 between Charleston and Ashmore. The hospital is designed to accommodate 25 patients. Ultimately, it should have a workforce of 30 to 35 people.
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Coles County Daily Hours
1966: Coles County Daily Times near the square in Charleston.
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Community Memorial Hospital
1957: an open house is organized in this new memorial hospital in the community of Charleston. Patients must move from Montgomery Hospital. The new structure, which can accommodate a maximum of 54 patient beds, was built at a cost of approximately $ 750,000 and was funded by donations from the public. The fundraising campaign was launched with a donation of $ 50,000. The site was also turned over to the Chamber of Commerce which has been a leader in community efforts to secure a new hospital.
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Country club
1952: A large, brown-shingled clubhouse is the center of most activities at the Charleston Country Club. The club is located three miles west of Charleston on Route 16 and is open year round.
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Downtown renovations
1984: Rick Childers (left), Bruce Deitz and Mark Witt plant a tree in downtown Charleston as part of the streetscape renovation.
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Pantry
1990: Volunteer Edith Roberts, President Mike Strader and Volunteer Shirley Ensler have lots to do at the Charleston Food Pantry.
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Haunted house
1991: An old oval photo shows the Charleston mansion from a long time ago.
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High school
1928: New Charleston High School January 13, 1928.
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Movie theater
1983: The Will Rogers Cinema has moviegoers lining up early at these prices. The theater reopened after several months.
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Shortage of water supply
1940: Lifted from a pool in the Embarras River east of town, this six-inch stream from an emergency pump brought in from St. Louis was used by Charleston to replenish the dwindling reserve in the reservoir admission of the city.
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