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august 2010 Volume XXXVIII, Number 2 Looking forward, with gratitude By George Hauenstein Development Director Happy summer! It’s hard to believe the season is half over. On the bright side, the PBS late summer and fall schedule looks fabulous— one of the best in recent memory. We look forward to bringing you Circus, Ken Burns’ The 10th Inning, The President’s Photographer and American Experience: The Freedom Riders, just a few of the exciting offerings coming to PBS and WILL. None of the great programs you enjoy on WILL TV and Radio would be possible without your ongoing support. More than 40 percent of our budget comes from your generosity, making it the largest single financial source for WILL (and for most public stations). If you made a contribution to WILL this year…thank you!!! Perhaps you made your gift during the final six weeks of our just-concluded fiscal year. You may be wondering how we did in our attempt to hit the $2.1 million goal for viewer and listener support. Because of the lead time to produce Patterns, I don’t yet have the final number. But I can say that we came within at least 98 percent of hitting the target, or more than $2.05 million. Given the uncertainty of the economy, our loss of more than $100,000 in state funds this year and the other adjustments we’ve had to make, we’re extremely pleased and grateful. We’ll let you know the final number in the September issue. Your ongoing support is a vote of confidence, yet we don’t take it for granted. We know that not everyone is happy with some of the choices we’ve been forced to make due to the economic difficulties all of us are facing. Many of you have let us know this. Some have said that our decisions made them think long and hard about continuing their financial support. Despite these misgivings, most Friends of WILL decided to continue supporting WILL’s services, and for this we are doubly grateful. Our goal is to be positioned for even greater service to you in the months and years to come. Thanks once again for your comments, your financial support and for your part in making WILL an even better community institution.

This is some enchanted evening! Live from Lincoln Center presents the television premiere of Lincoln Center Theatre’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific at 7 pm Wednesday, Aug. 18, live from the Vivian Beaumont Theater. This production has won five Drama Desk Awards and 11 Tony nominations, winning in seven of the categories. Based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Tales of the South Pacific, the show is set on a tropical island during World War II and tells the romantic story of two couples—U.S. Navy nurse Nellie Forbush (Kelli O’Hara) and French plantation owner Emilie de Becque (Tony Award-winner Paolo Szot), and Navy airman Joe Cable and a young female local, Liat—and how their happiness is threatened by realities of the war and by their own prejudices. When it originally opened on Broadway in 1949, the musical’s sensitive treatment of racial bias was bold, and remains so today. The Lincoln Center revival opened April 3, 2008, directed by the acclaimed Bartlett Sher. “I know we’re not supposed to expect perfection in this imperfect world, but I’m darned if I can find one serious flaw in this production,” Ben Brantley said in his New York Times review the following day. The score of South Pacific includes American Songbook standards such as “Some Enchanted Evening,” “There Is Nothing Like a Dame,” “I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy” and “Younger Than Springtime.” The Lincoln Center production is the first Broadway revival of the original production, which racked up a total of 1,925 performances over more than five years. In addition, the show has had numerous revivals around the world and has twice been made into a film. PATTERNS • AUGUST 2010 1

Programs focus on sustainable family farms Something remarkable is happening in fields and orchards across North America. Small family farmers are making a comeback, growing healthier food and more food per acre, while using less energy and water than factory farms. They are sowing the seeds of a local and sustainable food system. At 9 pm Thursday, Aug. 5, Good Food takes a look at the successes of these small scale operations. Then, at 5 pm Sundays, beginning Aug. 15, The Endless Feast brings together local farmers, food artisans, food lovers and star chefs to explore the connection between the land and the food on our plates. Episodes feature dinners staged in beautiful outdoor locations, from farm fields to vineyards to urban community gardens, to celebrate food at its source. Upcoming locations include: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Whitefish, Mont.; the Arkansas Delta; Greenwood, Miss.; New Orleans, La.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Boxford, Mass.; and Virginia. Both programs are coming to WILL-TV.

Take a refreshing dip with Dinosaur Train

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Here’s a way to cool down a hot August day—a one-hour special with four new Dinosaur Train stories, each featuring Buddy and the Pteranodon family on a special train journey to undersea stations as they visit and learn about aquatic Mesozoic creatures.

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The new episode comes to WILL-TV at 8 am Friday, Aug. 20 (repeated Aug. 24). Featuring stunning animation, this special introduces an ancestor of modern sharks, as well as a pliosaurus and other undersea wonders.

Photo: Roadside Attractions

Don’t miss these programs on art in our area

On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, N.C., two men forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives forever. Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his young family. William is a tough Southern good old boy with a lifetime of regrets. One man’s American dream is just beginning, while the other’s is quickly winding down. But despite their differences, both men soon realize they need each other more than either is willing to admit. Through this unlikely but unforgettable friendship, the film Goodbye Solo deftly explores the passing of a generation as well as the rapidly changing face of America.

Come along as Arts Across Illinois, produced by WTTW in Chicago, discovers art throughout the Land of Lincoln. Of particular interest are three programs featuring the Shadows of Lincoln Art Festival in Decatur (7:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 5), a downtown mural created in 2009 by teens in Monmouth (7:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 12) and the 2010 Boneyard Arts Festival held in Champaign-Urbana and surrounding Champaign County communities (7:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 19). All of the programs will air on WILL-TV.

Independent Lens presents the film, winner of the Venice Film Festival’s prestigious FIPRESCI International Critics Prize, at 9 pm Tuesday, Aug. 3, on WILLTV. Named one of the best movies of 2009 by The New York Times, Goodbye Solo is the latest work from internationallyacclaimed filmmaker Ramin Bahrani (Chop Shop, Man Push Cart).

Photo: Kelly White for 40 North/88 West

Film explores the bounds of true friendship

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weekdays WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1 106.5 in Danville

6 am NPR Morning Edition with Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep, Tom Rogers and Sean Powers

9 am Classic Mornings with Vic Di Geronimo Join Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!

Noon Live and Local with Kevin Kelly Kevin’s get-together features music and a daily serving of news about, and interviews with, area musicmakers, plus a calendar of regional music events.

1 pm Afternoon Classics

Julie Amacher, Lynn Warfel and Mindy Ratner keep you company throughout the afternoon. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac is at 1:01. NPR News Headlines at 3:01.

s Chee Yun (7 pm 8/2) The New York Philharmonic This Week 8/17 8/24 8/31

NYP Family Connections Zubin Mehta; Leonard Bernstein, conds HINDEMITH; BEETHOVEN; CORIGLIANO Anne-Sophie Mutter Profile (Artist-inResidence 2010-2011) Kurt Maazel, cond; Anne Sophie-Mutter, violin BEETHOVEN; SCHUMANN; BRAHMS Mahler 150th Anniversary, No. 2 – Mahler’s Programs with NYP 100 Years Ago Pierre Boulez, Eugene Ormandy, et.al., cond WAGNER; RACHMANINOFF; DEBUSSY; TCHAIKOVSKY

Wednesday: Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts

with Robert Siegel, Melissa Block and Michele Norris

8/4 8/11 8/18 8/25

7 pm The Evening Concert

Thursday: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Summer Bricolage

5 pm NPR All Things Considered

Great orchestras from the great concert halls!

Monday: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 8/2 8/9

8/16 8/23 8/30

Andres Cardenes, cond; Chee Yun, violin HINDEMITH; MOZART; SCHUMANN Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond; Horacio Guttierez, piano BEETHOVEN, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Juraj Valcuha, cond; Gil Shaham, violin WEBER; MENDELSSOHN; DVORAK; R.STRAUSS Louis Langree, cond; Garrick Ohlsson, piano MOZART; SHOSTAKOVICH Andre Previn, cond; William Cabalerro, horn MOZART; BRAHMS

Tuesday: Cleveland Orchestra 8/3

8/10

Franz Welser-Most, cond MOZART; SZYMANOWSKI; R.STRAUSS; DVORAK Franz Welser-Most, cond STRAVINSKY; BEETHOVEN; DUTILLEUX; RAVEL

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8/5 8/12 8/19 8/26

Summer Music Days in Hitzacker HAYDN; BARTOK; BEETHOVEN Young Euro Classic DVORAK; MENDELSSOHN; BERLIOZ Bach Festival in Leipzig CPE BACH; WF BACH; JC BACH; JS BACH Ludwigsburg Palace Festival An all-HAYDN program

CHAUSSON; SCHUBERT; TARTINI; GEMINIANI; VIVALDI HAYDN; BEETHOVEN DVORAK; MOAZRT; BRAHMS RAVEL; BRAHMS KORNGOLD; MILHAUD WOLF; MENDELSSOHN; PROKOFIEV MOZART

Friday: Prairie Performances

Join us this summer for performances by a variety of groups not usually heard on our program, such as University of Illinois ensembles, along with student and faculty recitals and recordings of other Illinois artists. From time to time, we’ll also feature postperformance interviews. It’s a laid-back August on the prairie!

9 pm Night Music Gillian Martin, Bob Christiansen, Ward Jacobson, Scott Blankenship or John Zech keep you company through the night and into the morning. NPR News Headlines at 9:01.

saturdays & sundays saturdays

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7 am NPR Weekend Edition

with Scott Simon

with Liane Hansen

9 am Classics By Request John Frayne plays requests for two hours at this time each Saturday. Submit requests at classreq@illinois. edu or 217-265-5084. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 9:01.

11 am Classics of the Phonograph John Frayne’s weekly exploration of classical music from the pre-digital recording era. 8/7 Great Conductors of the Symphonies of Franz Joseph Haydn 8/14 William Primrose and Berlioz’s “Harold in Italy” 8/21 Great Cellists of the 20th Century 8/28 The World’s Most Often Recorded Conductor: Neeme Jaervi

Noon Afternoon at the Opera Because of long operas during this month, our Gilbert and Sullivan Festival will be heard in September. Our opera series from San Francisco begins on 8/28. 8/7 SIEGFRIED (Wagner). James Conlon, cond, with John Treleaven, Graham Clark and Eric Halfvarson, Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra. 8/14 GOETTERDAEMMERUNG [Twilight of the Gods] (Wagner). James Conlon, cond, with Linda Watson, John Treleaven, and Eric Halfvarson, Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra. 8/21 DIE GEZEICHNETEN [The Stigmatized] (Schreker). James Conlon, cond, with Anja Kampe and Robert Brubaker, and the Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra. 8/28 OTELLO (Verdi). Nicola Luisotti, cond, with Johan Botha, Zvetelina Vassileva and Marco Viratogna, and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

4 pm NPR All Things Considered 5 pm A Prairie Home Companion

9 am Sunday Baroque Suzanne Bona provides relaxing early music by the likes of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac at 9:01.

1 pm From the Top A live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians, hosted by pianist Christopher O’Riley.

2 pm A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits and the latest news from Lake Wobegon.

4 pm NPR All Things Considered 5 pm Classical Music Mindy Ratner and Valerie Kahler are your hosts. NPR News Headlines at 7:01.

10 pm Harmonia Angela Mariani presents Baroque and early music. NPR News Headlines at 10:01.

11 pm The Romantic Hours Music, poetry and romance with Mona Golabek.

midnight Classical Music Scott Blankenship and John Zech are your hosts throughout the night and into the morning.

Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon. [Also Sundays at 2 pm]

7 pm Classics All Night Bob Christiansen and Scott Blankenship keep you company Saturday night and into Sunday morning. NPR News Headlines at 7:01 and 10:01.

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101.1 and 90.9 HD2

weekdays

saturdays

6-9 am Classical Music

7-9 am Classical Music

9 am-noon Classic Mornings with Vic Di Geronimo

9-11 am Classics by Request

Join Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!

Noon-1 Live and Local with Kevin Kelly Kevin’s get-together features music and a daily serving of news about, and interviews with, area musicmakers, plus a calendar of regional music events.

1 pm - overnight Classical Music/Friday: Prairie Performances 7-9 pm

John Frayne plays requests at this time each Saturday. Submit requests at classreq@illinois.edu or 217-265-5084.

11 am-Noon Classics of the Phonograph John Frayne’s weekly exploration of classical music from the pre-digital recording era. See page 5 for listings.

Noon-overnight Classical Music

sundays all day Classical Music

Lynn Warfel, Mindy Ratner and Julie Amacher

Classical 24 Music: Nationally syndicated, locally relevant There’s real collaboration in public broadcasting, especially when it comes to producing and sharing quality programs. That’s why the Classical 24 Music service has become such a mainstay of our schedule on WILL-FM 90.9 and on our new 101.1/HD2. Its producer, American Public Media, also distributes A Prairie Home Companion (5 pm Saturdays and 2 pm Sundays on WILL-FM), along with other outstanding public radio programs. Special reports produced by its national documentary unit, American Radio Works, have aired on WILL-AM 580. So it’s no surprise that Classical 24 Music earned Public Radio Program Directors’ Ace Award for Creative Excellence as the best national classical music service. Just like our WILL professionals, Classical Music hosts guide listeners into the heart of the classical repertoire with carefully selected playlists that represent both favorites and lesser-known masterpieces. Julie Amacher, Lynn Warfel and Mindy Ratner are your companions from 1-5 pm weekdays

for Afternoon Classics. Amacher began her professional broadcast career at a station in Sun Prairie, Wis. She went from rock and roll to the Rocky Mountains, where she found her niche in public radio at KUNC in Greeley, Colo. In her 13 years at KUNC, she earned four national awards for best announcer. Amacher joined Classical 24 Music in 1997. Warfel recently returned to radio after a fouryear hiatus to start a dog training business. She was one of Minnesota Public Radio’s first national hosts in 1995, offering programs such as the Minnesota High School Music Listening Contest, Echoes of Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers and Sommerfest broadcasts, among many others. Ratner started in public broadcasting after her graduation from the University of WisconsinMadison, working first for the local public television station and then for Wisconsin Public Radio. She moved on to stations in Cincinnati and Philadelphia before joining Minnesota Public Radio in 1983. During 1998-99, Ratner worked as a producer for China Radio International in Beijing.

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