“I like coming to concerts because life is crazy, but then you can go to a concert and it quiets you. Listening to beautiful music calms your soul.”

– Roxann Bossenbroek, associate executive director of Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation

“What I like is the choice of music, the smallness of the group, and the fact that there's always something unexpected at the concerts. It's nice to hear individual instruments instead of the whole orchestra, too.”

– Jan Houston, retired physician

“It's just plain fun to go to a Prairie Ensemble concert. The programming is so innovative, the players are so enthusiastic, and the soloists are terrific. I'm always sad if I have to miss one.”

– Debbie Day, “OLLI” board president and former director of development for WILL

“We had heard that The Prairie Ensemble was really good, and it turned out to be true. Every performance has been perfect. When you come to one of these concerts, you know you will hear a top orchestra in a really relaxed atmosphere.”

– Judy and Don Nolen, Parkland College professors and strong supporters of locally based orchestras

“I come for the beautiful music. It's like an oasis of beauty when, outside, things are not quite so beautiful.”

– Anna Cianciolo

“I want my teenage son to be exposed to more than rock music. When he first went, I had to tell him he was going, but when it was over, he said, 'That was really fun!' There aren't too many ways I can expose a teenager to classical music, and he left really enjoying it and with an appreciation of the music.”

– Gary O'Brien, WDWS radio personality

The Prairie Ensemble | P.O. Box 295 | Champaign, IL 61824-0295
Phone 217.355.9077 | Email contactus@PrairieEnsemble.org

The Prairie Ensemble is a member of the Illinois Council of Orchestras.