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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center's Music on Monday presents percussionist David Eisenreich on Monday, Feb. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Originally from Pittsburgh, David Eisenreich has made Chicago his home, working as a freelance performer and educator. Enjoy an evening of Music on Monday – experience the unique sound of the marimba. $10 In Advance / $15 At the Door / $6 Student

Singer Maureen Christine and woodwind artist Michael Bazan will perform popular hits from the songbooks of three Grammy Award-Winning artists—Barry Manilow, Henry Mancini, and Bette Midler—as part of the McHenry County College (MCC) Second Sunday Concert Series on Sunday, February 13 at 3 p.m. Christine brings her crystal-clear voice to audience-favorite songs, including “I Write the Songs” (Johnson/Manilow),” “Days of Wine and Roses” and “Pink Panther” (Mancini), “Wind Beneath My Wings” (Henley/Midler), and more.

Vocalist Maureen Christine is a national recording artist and award-winning singer with a lovely, sweet voice and a beautiful way with ballads. She has opened for Willie Nelson, shared the stage with pop star Barry Manilow, and performed for astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Michael Bazan is an esteemed music educator and professional woodwind player. They will be accompanied by pianist Chuck Larkin, former music director and keyboardist for the Jersey Boys.

The performance will be held at the College’s Luecht Auditorium, 8900 US Highway 14, Crystal Lake, IL. It is free and open to the public.
Masks/face coverings are currently required to be worn on MCC’s campus at all times.
For more information about the concert, call Michael Hillstrom at (815) 479-7814

Ground-breaking, chart-topping, genre-bending, globetrotting, instantly enthralling… it’s little wonder that Talisk rank highly amongst the most in-demand folk-based groups to emerge from Scotland in the last decade and more.

Mohsen Amini (BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards’ Musician of the Year 2018), Graeme Armstrong and Benedict Morris (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2019) fuse concertina, guitar and fiddle to produce a truly innovative, multi-layered signature that has captivated audiences around the globe. At its core, three seemingly acoustic instruments - but in the hands of three master craftsmen; one unmistakable, bold sound and a captivating live show.

Alongside extensive touring, Talisk have stacked up major awards for their explosively energetic, artfully woven sound - including Folk Band of the Year at the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards, a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award, and the Belhaven Bursary for Innovation. Appearances at leading festivals across multiple continents have amassed a die-hard following - including closing out Saturday night’s main stage at the 2019 Cambridge Folk Festival, Denmark’s Tønder Festival, the Rainforest World Music Festival in Malaysian Borneo, WOMADs UK, Chile and Las Palmas, Edmonton Folk Festival, Milwaukee Irish Festival, three back-to-back years at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, and six appearances at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections.

Following their critically acclaimed debut, Abyss, Talisk’s sophomore album, Beyond, quickly amassed five star reviews and rose to No.1 in the iTunes world music charts upon its late 2018 release. With streaming figures into multiple millions, and new music on the horizon in 2022, audiences worldwide are hotly anticipating the latest chapter from a group lauded by leading world music magazine Songlines as: “incredibly infectious and endearing… fresh, invigorating, accomplished.”

Time Between: An Evening of Stories and Songs, featuring Herb Pedersen and John Jorgenson

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Country Rock pioneer, Chris Hillman has never stopped making music, but these last few years have seen the music, the milestones, the special events and the live performances happening at an exceptional pace. From his enduring history to his newest musical achievements, Chris Hillman’s repertoire translates impeccably to the concert stage, enhanced by his vocals and his gifts as a musician.

Regardless of the tour configuration, Hillman shares the stage with the best of his peers and a fine example of this is the current Time Between: An Evening of Stories and Songs acoustic tour. With Hillman on mandolin and guitar, Herb Pedersen playing rhythm guitar and banjo and John Jorgenson on guitars and mandolin, their singing and harmonies make for a magical night of music.
Chris’ memoir, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond, was released by BMG in September of 2020. As the momentum continues, Chris Hillman is enjoying each chapter of the experience. “I’ve had a great life,” says Hillman. “And it’s not over – we’re not done.” With that affirmation, it is safe to say, more of the best is yet to come.