Heather: THE SOUND OF
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC IS IN YOUR
FUTURE AS "SINFONIA DE CAMERA"
PREPARES FOR ITS NEW SEASON.
Tim: JOINING US ON THE
ciSTAGE WITH A PREVIEW OF THE
UPCOMING PERFORMANCE, THEY'RE
HERE MINUS THE INSTRUMENTS.
YOU'RE LEADING US ONTO THE
PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY STEFAN.
Guest: YES, YES, YES.
IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN EVENING
WITH SOME OF THE WAR HORSES OF
THE REPERTOIRE.
I'M PERFORMING A VIOLIN
CONCERTO, NUMBER ONE.
LITERALLY NUMBER ONE.
Tim: THAT'S MY FAVORITE.
HOW MANY ARE THERE?
Guest: TWO, ACTUALLY.
IT'S A FANTASTIC, UNBELIEVABLE
PIECE!
WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE
WITH THE ORCHESTRA.
I'M DELIGHTED TO DO IT WITH MY
COLLEAGUE STEFAN.
Heather: YOU'RE THE MUSIC
DIRECTOR.
Guest: YES.
Heather: WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
Guest: I'M FROM ENGLAND.
BUT I'VE BEEN HERE, YOU KNOW,
FOR 45 YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
AND MOST OF THEM SPENT IN
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA.
AND WE ARE DOING A REALLY
ROMANTIC PROGRAM.
WE'RE DOING BRAHMS AND HYDEN AND
THE CONCERTO AND ENDING WITH
MENDLESON'S SYMPHONY.
Tim: THIS IS A GOOD DATE
NIGHT?
Guest: ABSOLUTELY!
Heather: "SINFONIA DE
CAMERA," WHAT IS THAT?
Guest: THAT'S MY ORCHESTRA
IN THE 36th SEASON.
I FOUNDED IT IN 1984.
IT MEANS CHAMBER SYMPHONY.
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA.
WHICH MEANS WE DON'T HAVE 90
PLAYERS; WE HAVE 40 OR SOMETHING
PLAYERS.
Heather: IT'S MORE INTIMATE.
Guest: YES, EXACTLY.
Tim: I THOUGHT IT WAS
SYMPHONY OF CAMERAS, BUT
APPARENTLY NOT.
NO.
IT ALLOWS US TO CHOOSE THE VERY
BEST PEOPLE FROM OUR REGION AND
AROUND THE MIDWEST, THE CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AREA, CHICAGO, YOU
KNOW, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA AND
THIS KIND OF AREA OF VERY, VERY
GOOD, TALENTED PLAYERS, AS WELL
AS THE FACULTY MEMBERS AT
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
Heather: THIS SHOW KICKS OFF
YOUR SEASON, CORRECT?
Guest: THAT'S RIGHT!
THIS IS ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THE
14th OF SEPTEMBER.
AND WE HAVE SIX CONCERTS COMING
UP, INCLUDING OCTOBER CONCERT,
WHICH WE HAVE A DJVORAK
SYMPHONY.
AND WE HAVE A GILBERT AND
SULLIVAN'S SHOW.
WE DID THE PIRATES OF PANZANTZ
LAST YEAR.
AND WE'RE DOING ANOTHER ONE OF
THEIR FAVORITES.
Tim: THIS IS AT KRANNERTS.
ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCE
VENUES IN THE WORLD.
I ASSUME IT'S A PLEASURE TO PLAY
THERE.
OH, YEAH!
IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE.
AS AN ACOUSTIC PERFORMERS,
DEALING WITH SPACE AS WELL, YOU
KNOW, THIS IS A SPECIAL TREAT
ALWAYS.
BECAUSE ANYTHING WE DO AND
CREATE, TRAVELLED TO THE SPACE,
IS ALSO IN A WAY PROCESSED BY
THE SPACE AND THEN IT GETS TO
THE LISTENERS.
SO TAKE IN ACCOUNT THAT AS WELL
AS A GREAT, GREAT CONCERT HALL
WE HAVE HERE IN CHAMPAIGN.
SO THIS CONCERTO, I THINK IT'S
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL,
GREATEST CONCERTOS EVER WRITTEN.
IN FACT, RANKED NUMBER ONE GREAT
VIOLIN CONCERTO FOUR TIMES IN
ENGLAND TWO DECADES AGO.
IT WENT INTO HALL OF FAME AS ONE
OF THE MOST POPULAR PIECES.
THOSE THAT GO TO CONCERTS OFTEN
THAT LOVE CLASSICAL MUSIC, YOU
CAN COME BACK TO THIS CONCERTO.
THOSE THAT DON'T GO THAT
OFTEN...
Tim: THIS IS THE ONE TO GO
TO.
Guest: THIS IS THE ONE!
Heather: BEST OF LUCK!
Guest: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Tim: APPRECIATE IT.
Heather: IF YOU WANT TO SEE
THEIR FULL SEASON OF
PERFORMANCES, THERE'S A LOOK AT
THE FACEBOOK PAGE, WHICH WE'LL
CONNECT YOU AT www.CILiving.tv.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SHOW!
Tim: COMING UP HERE IN A FEW
MINUTES, FILL CRITICS CHUCK AND