Special Civil War era vocal & folk music concert Saturday at Old
State Capitol
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[July 12, 2012]
SPRINGFIELD
-- The Lincoln Troubadours, a group of young a cappella music
performers, will partner with nationally acclaimed singer,
songwriter and folk musician Chris Vallillo to present a special
summer concert on Saturday at 6 p.m. in the air-conditioned
Representative Hall at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site in
downtown Springfield. Their performance follows the weekly
presentation of "Lincoln and Shakespeare."
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The Lincoln Troubadours perform throughout the summer at the Old
State Capitol, Lincoln Home, Vachel Lindsay Home, the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Museum and the Old Capitol Farmers Market.
Their Civil War era songs have been arranged in eight-part harmony,
offering audiences a rich sound not usually heard in songs of this
era.
"This special concert provides us with an opportunity to present
new arrangements of songs that shape the way we remember the Civil
War," said Damien Kaplan, director of the Lincoln Troubadours. "This
is part of our ongoing effort to bring history to life through music
in Abraham Lincoln's hometown."
New arrangements by Kaplan include "Danny Boy," "Battle Cry of
Freedom," "Gentle Annie," "Vacant Chair" and "God Bless America."
Chris Vallillo is the recipient of a 1986 Illinois Arts Council
Artist Fellowship Award for music composition. He was also a nominee
for the Illinois Arts Council's 1987 Governor's Award for Individual
Artists. In the mid-1980s he conducted the Schuyler Arts Folk Music
Project, interviewing and documenting the last of the pre-radio
generation of musicians. The tapes and transcripts of that project
are now part of the Library of Congress Folklife Collection in
Washington, D.C. From 1990 through 1998 Vallillo served as the
performing host and co-producer of the nationally distributed,
award-winning public radio performance series "Rural Route 3,"
performing with a virtual who's who of contemporary and traditional
folk and roots musicians. His most recent project, a one-man show
titled "Abraham Lincoln in Song," received the endorsement of the
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and the accompanying CD of
music reached No. 10 on Billboard's Bluegrass Albums chart in March
2008. Vallillo recently completed his second term as the Illinois
State Scholar for the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit on
roots music, "New Harmonies."
The Lincoln Troubadours will perform every Wednesday through
Saturday through Sept. 1 in downtown Springfield, including at the
Old Capitol Farmers Market on Wednesdays. The performances are part
of the popular Springfield "History Comes Alive" program, giving
people of all ages an opportunity to hear the music of Lincoln's
time, learn historical facts about Lincoln and have a good time.
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Schedule for Lincoln Troubadours through Sept. 1
Every Wednesday:
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11:45 a.m. --
Farmers Market
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12:30 p.m. --
Representative Hall, Old State Capitol
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1:30 p.m. -- Old
State Capitol rotunda
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3 p.m. -- Representative Hall, Old
State Capitol
Every Thursday:
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12:30 p.m. --
Representative Hall, Old State Capitol
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1:30 p.m. -- Old
State Capitol rotunda
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2:30 p.m. -- Union
Theatre, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
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4 p.m. --
Representative Hall, Old State Capitol
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5 p.m. -- Vachel Lindsay Home ice cream
social
Every Friday:
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12:30 p.m. --
Representative Hall, Old State Capitol
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1:30 p.m. -- Old
State Capitol rotunda
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2:30 p.m. -- Union
Theatre, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
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4 p.m. -- Representative Hall, Old
State Capitol
Every Saturday:
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12:30 p.m. --
Representative Hall, Old State Capitol
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1:30 p.m. -- Old
State Capitol rotunda
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2:30 p.m. --
Visitor Center, Lincoln Home National Historic Site
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4 p.m. -- Representative Hall, Old
State Capitol
The
Old State Capitol and
Vachel Lindsay Home state historic sites and the
Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Museum are administered by the Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency.
[Text from
file received from the
Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency] |