Pre-Concert Lectures

2017-2018 Pre-Concert Lectures

2017-2018 Pre-concert Lectures are all given by Maestro George Stelluto Reflections:  Saturday, September 23, 2017  6:30 pm – Peoria Civic Center… Read More »

Posted: June 26, 2017 | View More »


2015-2016 Pre-Concert Lectures

2015-2016 Pre-Concert Lectures are scheduled for the following concerts: All Pre-Concert Lectures begin at 7:00 pm and are given by… Read More »

Posted: August 18, 2015 | View More »


May 9, 2015 7:00PM: Mahler: The Visionary

Gustav Mahler’s life was a heroic, dramatic, and legendary. His music is inspirational, cinematic, and spiritual. Spend thirty minutes getting… Read More »

Posted: March 15, 2015 | View More »


March 14, 2015 7:00PM: The Great Cities: Vienna – City of Inspiration

Explore the Vienna of Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart. Find out how the perfect recipe of royal patronage, bourgeois aspirations, geographic… Read More »

Posted: January 18, 2015 | View More »


January 17, 2015 Festa Italiana

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Posted: November 23, 2014 | View More »


November 22, 2014 7:00PM: In Nature’s Realm

From bird songs to streams to mountains to the sea – great composers have always found inspiration in nature. Maestro… Read More »

Posted: October 19, 2014 | View More »


October 18, 2014 7:00PM: Romeo and Juliet Through the Ages

Maestro Stelluto and Bradley University Theater Professor Susan Felder discuss the centuries-old fascination with the story of Romeo and Juliet.… Read More »

Posted: October 18, 2014 | View More »


September 20, 2014 7:00PM: Brahms Symphony #1 or Beethoven Symphony #10?

Maestro George Stelluto speaks on the special relationship between the music of Brahms and Beethoven. How Brahms was obsessed with… Read More »

Posted: September 20, 2014 | View More »


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