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By Nolan Vallier, Elizabeth Hartman, Katie Nichols
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Collection Overview
Title: Prairie Ensemble Records, 1996-2015
ID: 12/9/143
Primary Creator: Kevin Kelly
Extent: 10.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: Organized in three series: Series 1) Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Governing Records, 1996-2015; Series 2) Operational Records, 1997-2015; and Series 3) Concerts, Special Events, Publicity, and Digital Records, 1997-2014. Series 2 is then organized in two sub-series: Subseries 1) Financial Records and subseries 2) Administrative Records and Correspondence. Series 3 is organized in four subseries: Subseries 1) Concert Programs; Subseries 2) Special Events and Correspondence; Subseries 3) Publicity; and Subseries 4) Digital Records. The records in Series 1 are arranged in chronological order, and the materials in Series 2 and Series 3 are arranged chronologically within each sub-series.
Date Acquired: 06/13/2015. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Instrumental music
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of tax information, financial reports, group bylaws, payroll sheets and performer contracts, meeting minutes, advertisements and publicity reports, photographs, awards, concert programs, computer files, and correspondence documenting the governance, operations, events, and publicity of the Prairie Ensemble.
Collection Historical Note
The Prairie Ensemble was founded in 1996 in Urbana-Champaign by Kevin Kelly. Kelly's goal for the small orchestra was to make music approachable and informal to a wider audience in Central Illinois by performing new and popular music, performing in informal attire, and performing in several locale indoor and outdoor venues. Players within the ensemble were drawn from the community and ranged from professional musicians, gifted amateurs, undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Illinois, and faculty of the University of Illinois. The Praire Ensemble was disbanded in 2015.
Biographical Note
Kevin Kelly holds bachelors degrees in English and music history and criticism from Northwestern University and masters degrees in orchestral and choral conducting from the University of Illinois. He has sung with several professional choral ensembles in Chicago, including the Chicago Symphony Chorus, the Grant Park Symphony Chorus, The City Musick, Basically Bach and His Majesties Clerkes (now Bella Voce). He has studied conducting with Kenneth Kiesler, Paul Vermel, Victor Yampolsky, Harold Farberman, Kirk Trevor and Emil Simon.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Accruals:
Eleven cubic feet of material from the Prairie Ensemble were acquired from Joe Walter Grant Jr. on June 13, 2015.
Acquisition Source:
Joe Walter Grant Jr.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Governing Records, 1996-2015],
[
Series 2: Operational Records, 1997-2015],
[Series 3: Concerts, Special Events, Publicity, and Digitial Records, 1997-2014],
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All]
- Series 3: Concerts, Special Events, Publicity, and Digitial Records, 1997-2014
- Arranged into 3 subseries: Subseries 1: Concert Programs; Subseries 2: Special Events and Correspondence; Subseries 3: Publicity. Arranged by material type.
- Sub-Series 1: Concert Programs
- Consists solely of concert programs documenting Prairie Ensemble performances.
- Box 8
- Folder 10: Concert programs, 1997-2005
- Folder 11: Concert programs, 2005-2006
- Folder 12: Concert programs, 2006-2007
- Folder 13: Concert programs, 2007-2008
- Folder 14: Concert programs, 2008-2009
- Folder 15: Concert programs, 2009-2010
- Folder 16: Concert programs, 2010-2011
- Folder 17: Concert programs, 2011-2012
- Folder 18: Concert programs, 2012-2013
- Folder 19: Concert programs, 2014
- Sub-Series 2: Special Events and Correspondence
- Subseries 2 consists of correspondence, event planning materials, ticket statistics, concert reviews, and invitation lists documenting Prairie Ensemble events.
- Box 8
- Folder 20: Fundraising: Dinner auctions, 1997-2001
- Folder 21: Fundraising: 6th Annual Winter Solace Dinner, Concert, & Auction, 1998-2002
- Folder 22: Fundraising: Garage sale materials, 2000-2003
- Folder 23: Fundraising: 7th Annual Dinner & Auction, 2003
- Folder 24: Fundraising: Car Raffle materials, 2003-2004
- Folder 25: Fundraising: Dinner auction, 2004
- Folder 26: Fundraising: "An Evening of Traditional Irish Music", 2004-2006
- Folder 27: Fundraising: CXL auction, 2006
- Folder 28: Fundraising: Ebay and Silent Auction, 2006
- Folder 29: Fundraising: Irish Auction materials, March 2007
- Folder 30: Fundraising: CCC Auction, 2007-2008
- Folder 31: Fundraising: Gala, 2009-2011
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Fundraising ideas, 2012-2013
- Folder 2: Fundraising: ticket underwriting, 2000-2002
- Folder 3: Fundraising: concert, "A Taste of Schubert", September 2009
- Folder 4: Fundraising: wine tasting, "Sun Singer", October 2009
- Folder 5: Fundraising: "Well-Orchestrated Evening", 2011-2012
- Folder 6: Fundraising: "An Afternoon of Jazz", August 2011
- Folder 7: Fundraising: Bucky Halker event, October 2011
- Folder 8: Fundraising: concert records and correspondence, March 2012
- Folder 9: Fundraising: Tango Cafe, Summer 2012
- Folder 10: Events: master concert planning timeline, circa 2012
- Folder 11: Events: ticket statistics and concert reviews, 1997-2014
- Folder 12: Events: Virginia Theater information, 2002-2003
- Folder 13: Events: mailing/drawing forms, April 2007
- Folder 14: Events invitation lists, 2007-2008
- Folder 15: Events: concert season, 1996-1997
- Folder 16: Events: concert, "A Taste of Urbana-Champaign", Summer 1997
- Folder 17: Events: concert season, 1997-1998
- Folder 18: Events: concert season, 1998-1999
- Folder 19: Events: concert season, 1999-2000
- Folder 20: Events: concert, "America Crosses Over", March 2000
- Folder 21: Events: concert season, 2000-2001
- Folder 22: Events: concert, "Diversions", July 2000
- Folder 23: Events: concert, "Excursions", October 2000
- Folder 24: Events: concert, "Narrations", February 2001
- Folder 25: Events: concert, "Meditations", April 2001
- Folder 26: Events: concert season, 2001-2002
- Folder 27: Events: concert, WILL-FM "Concert in the Park", June 2001
- Folder 28: Events: concert, "Connections", July 2001
- Folder 29: Events: concert, "Romero Plays Beethoven", October 2001
- Folder 30: Events: concert, Rantoul, "Journey with Prairie Ensemble", February 2002
- Folder 31: Events: concert, "Irony of Youth", April 2002
- Folder 32: Events: concert season, 2002-2003
- Folder 33: Events: Whirlwind Project concert, 2002-2003
- Folder 34: Events: WILL-FM "Concert in the Park", June 2002
- Folder 35: Events: concert, "Not Your Mother's Mozart", September 2002
- Folder 36: Events: concert, "Zoorchestra", October-November 2002
- Folder 37: Events: concert season, "Out on a Whim", 2003-2004
- Folder 38: Events: concert, "Made in America", October 2003
- Folder 39: Events: concert, "Green Eggs & Ham", November 2003
- Folder 40: Events: concert, "Funny Business", January 2004
- Folder 41: Events: concert, "Commedia", May 2004
- Folder 42: Events: concert season, 2004-2005
- Folder 43: Events: 10th concert season, 2005-2006
- Folder 44: Events: concert, "Classic(al) Entertainment, October 2005
- Folder 45: Events: concert, "Toy Story", January 2006
- Folder 46: Events: concert, "That's the Spirit", February 2006
- Folder 47: Events: concert, "Let's Party", April 2006
- Folder 48: Events: film screening, "In Search of Mozart", 2007
- Folder 49: Events: concert season, 2008-2009
- Folder 50: Events: concert, "The Soldier's Tale", January 2010
- Folder 51: Events: concert, "The Club Concert", 2011
- Folder 52: Events: concert, Anglo-American Musical Connections", July 2012
- Folder 53: Events: concert, "A String Thing", February 2014
- Folder 54: Events: concert, "Around the World in One NIght", May 2014
- Folder 55: Events: concert, "A Musical Soiree", July 2014
- Box 11
- Folder 3: Events: WILL FM Concert in the Park flyer, 2001
- Folder 4: Events: WILL FM Concert in the Park flyer, 2002
- Folder 6: Events: "Noah!" concert flyers, 2004
- Folder 7: Events: Concert season flyers, 2005-2006
- Folder 8: Events: Concert season flyers, 2006-2007
- Sub-Series 3: Publicity
- Consists of promotional booklets and brochures, press releases and press packets, photographs, advertisements, news articles, and videocassettes documenting the publicity efforts of the Prairie Ensemble.
- Box 9
- Folder 56: Promotional information booklet, 2006
- Folder 57: Press releases, 2005-2008
- Folder 58: Brochure preparation and drafts, 2002
- Box 10
- Folder 1: Urbana Public Televsion membership, 2000-2001
- Folder 2: Publicity and other photographs, 2000-2002
- Folder 3: Promotional: Community presentations, 2001
- Folder 4: Regional Directory paperwork, 2002
- Folder 5: Press packet notes, undated
- Folder 6: Prairie Ensemble newsletters, 1998-2002
- Folder 7: Advertising: Spring/Summer calendar of events, 1997
- Folder 8: Champaign County Convention and Visitors Bureau advertisements and calendars, 2001
- Folder 9: TV spots - videocassettes, 2001-2002
- 2 videocasettes
- Folder 10: Publicity video correspondence, 2001
- Folder 11: Advertisement trades, 2011-2013
- Folder 12: Advertising proofs, 2001
- Folder 13: Season advertisers, 1997-2000
- Folder 14: Season advertisers, 2000-2001
- Folder 15: Season advertisers, 2001-2002
- Folder 16: Season advertisers, 2002-2003
- Folder 17: Season advertisers, 2003-2005
- Folder 18: Season advertisers, 2005-2006
- Folder 19: Season advertisers, 2006-2007
- Folder 20: Season advertisers, 2007-2008
- Folder 21: Season advertisers, 2008-2011
- Folder 22: News articles, 1996-1999
- Folder 23: News articles, 2000-2004
- Folder 24: News articles, 2005-2013
- Folder 25: News articles, undated
- Box 11
- Folder 2: News Articles, 1999-2002
- Folder 5: News Articles, 2002-2004
- Folder 9: News Articles, 2008-2009
- Sub-Series 4: Digital Records, ca. 2000-2002
- Consists of Floppy Discs and Digital Records. Materials are arranged alphabetically.
- Box 12
- Item 1: Feb Concert Timeline, ca. 2000
- Item 2: J-Wong, ca. 2000
- Item 3: Logo Letterhead Envelope, ca. 2000
- Item 4: Membership suscript Levels, 2000-2001
- Label reads: Membership Subscript Levels; 2000-01 Promo Piece; Media Mailing labels 1, 2, 3+4; PE Database Info; Area Music Teachers; PE Performances; Print Media Labels 1, 2, 3, 4; Annual spread sheet; Corporate Perks #1; Indiv Donor categories/ticket order form.
- Item 5: PE Brochure Copy, May 18, 2000
- Item 6: PE Fax form, ca. 2000
- Label reads: PE Fax Form; Health Sues Cons. Position Line; Dr. Berry Ad; PE Invoice/corporate donor categories; PE Sales ltr.; Individual season ticket; Brochure inserts 1, 2, 3; and Brochure cover, inside and backcovers.
- Item 7: PE Info Sheet (Revised), ca. 2000
- Item 8: PE Personnel Info, ca. 2000
- Item 9: PE Survey, February 17, 2001
- Label reads: PE Survey 2/17/01; Labels 1, 2, 3 (mailing labels to black churches); Corporate Perks #1; Indiv. Donor Categories; Ticket Order Form/thank you note.
- Item 10: Prairie Ensemble 2, ca. 2000
- Label reads: Prairie Ensemble 2; Park; contact info; template.dot.
- Item 11: Prairie Ensemble Logo Old, ca. 2000
- Item 12: Prairie Ensemble Roster, July 16, 20002
- Item 13: Prairie Ensemble Sponsor Brochure, ca. 2000
- Item 14: Schedule (Park), 20002
- Label reads: Schedule 02 (park); mac can't read.
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Governing Records, 1996-2015],
[
Series 2: Operational Records, 1997-2015],
[Series 3: Concerts, Special Events, Publicity, and Digitial Records, 1997-2014],
[
All]