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Illinois State University ISU ReD: Research and eData WGLT Program Guides Arts and Sciences Fall 11-1-2003 WGLT Program Guide, November-December, 2003 Illinois State University Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/wgltpg Recommended Citation Illinois State University, "WGLT Program Guide, November-December, 2003" (2003). WGLT Program Guides. 191. https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/wgltpg/191 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Arts and Sciences at ISU ReD: Research and eData. It has been accepted for inclusion in WGLT Program Guides by an authorized administrator of ISU ReD: Research and eData. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GLT 89.1 103.5 FM .m;m:ma Photo courtesy Fleener Volume 104, Issue 6 holiday benefit concert Suzy Bogguss is Swingin'into Town by Linda Healy, Promotions Director Join us on December 9th for a gala evening that will begin with Suzy's Illinois State University alum, Suzy Bogguss, made a big concert, followed by a wine and hors d'oeuvres reception in the name for herself in the late 80s and 90s with her highly University Galleries. We know it's a weeknight, but we promise you acclaimed blend of traditional country and contemporary can get home to bed by 10:00. This is a rare chance to see Suzy in the pop. Her latest CD is an artful swing into jazz ... swing jazz, lovely new Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall - an intimate that is. Everyone here at GLT has been mesmerized by venue where every seat is upclose and personal. Suzy's generosity her beautiful renditions of swing favorites and new songs will benefit CPA by providing scholarships for students entering the alike on her CD simply titled Swing. [See recommended College of Fine Arts, and will provide much needed equipment for WGLT. releases on pg 8 for a review by GLT's Jon Norton.] And true to the educational mission of CPA, students will have the opportunity to So when we got the opportunity to bring Suzy home for attend an afternoon masterclass with Suzy, and have hands-on experience working with a Swing/Holiday concert on December 9th to benefit professionals in technical management. • both GLT and Illinois State University's Center for the There is very limited seating, so don't wait to get tickets. CPA box office walk-up hours are Performing Arts, we jumped at the chance. Bogguss was M- F, 12-5 pm or call 309.438.2535 or go online at www.arts.ilstu.edu/center/tickets.html born in nearby Aledo, IL, where she grew up following her mother around trying to imitate her singing. She also Sponsored by Ronda Glenn Law Offices learned to play piano and drums as a child, and took up the guitar as a teenager. Her college days brought her to Illinois State to pursue a degree in Fine Art. Singing was a great way for Bogguss to earn some spending money while in college, but she also discovered that she had a real talent, and a desire to pursue Suzy Bogguss - Swing singing as a career. So after graduating from ISU in 1980, she hit the road - touring the midwest, northeast, and Canada. In 1985, she moved to Nashville, then on to Dollywood December 9, 2003 where she was discovered by a Liberty/Capitol executive. 7:00 p.m. - concert at CPA Concert Hall Her debut album, Somewhere Between, received fantastic reviews. Suzy has gone on to 9:00 p.m. - reception, ISU University release hit after hit on the country charts, including an album of duets with none other Galleries than guitar legend, Chet Atkins. While making her name on the country stage, Bogguss always held a soft spot in her heart for swing tunes. Bogguss' first single (released in 1987) Cost - $35.00 was the jazz classic, I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire, so her return to jazz is a natural Tickets go on sale November 12 at CPA box offi ce fit. She was always interested in the horns and fiddles combined in the Texas Swing style 309.438.2535 or online at: of Bob Wills and Hank Thompson and felt that she just had an affinity for swing. As she www.arts.ilstu.edu/center/tickets. html puts it, "[swing] just comes natural for my voice." Bogguss says that singing some of the old standards that "still come out smelling like a If you need an accomodation to fully enjoy this program, please advise when ordering or purchasing tickets. Please allow rose" was a thrilling experience for her, but she was equally interested in finding some new sufficient time to arrange the accomodation. music that maintained the integrity of the classics. Along came songwriter April Barrows, whose intelligent lyrics Suzy describes as, "like manna from heaven." fund drive By coming together to match every pledge we received during the fall campaign, a host of Coming Through for GLT businesses and individuals also came through for your public radio station. When you have A thank you from GLT Membership Director Pat Peterson the opportunity, please thank the following GLT friends for their creative support: From that rocky first morning when Acme Comics Alamo II Bookstore both the pledge phones and the elevator were broken, through a solar Angelica's Heaven on Earth Apollo Professional Theater flare that threatened to knock out Bloomington/Normal Transit Burwood Group NPR's satellite service, to our very real Central Station Citylink concern that we would not make goal, ChemDry Heartland & Greater Peoria Community Players and on to a triumphant finish late at Crazy Planet Kitchen Dominic's Restaurant night on the last day of the drive, the GLT Fall 2003 Fund Drive can only be Dr. Cortese Foot & Ankle Clinic Eco-Lawn of America described as a real nail biter. Eureka College Eye Surgical Associates Heritage Manor Nursing Homes Interiors by the Cottage Ah ... but all's well that ends well. You JimPeckmantakesapledge got the message that your public radio station is more dependent than ever on Illinois Business Financial Services Kathryn Beich financial support from listeners and boy, did you come through! Over 1000 new Kevin Evans & Associates Kidder Music and renewing listeners pledged an amazing $100,000. That means GLT's program Kurt's Autobody & Repair Le Peep Restaurant service is safe for another year. We cannot thank you enough. • Main Street Lincoln Often Running Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center OSF St. Joseph Medical Center Paxton's Inc. Quimby Dermatology Ronda Glenn Law Offices Samuel Music Sulaski & Webb CPAs The Bistro The Pantagraph Vitesse Twin City Amateur Astronomers Westminster Village YWCA Leaders Circle - Bruce & Jeannie Breitweiser Leaders Circle - Carol Carey Odekirk Leaders Circle - Dr. Dennis Fox Above: Aleda Diggins hard at work answering phones Right: By late afternoon on Sunday, the end was in sight SJ Io 17 Bruce Bergethon and Mike Mccurdy thank listeners for their generous pledges thank you Coming Through for GLT GLT Jazz Masters continued Mose Allison to headline 2nd annual concert - February 7, 2004 Staffing the phones for the duration of fund drive is no easy task. .. but our volunteers Last February, we kicked off a new concert series - GLT Jazz Masters - with legendary always make it seem effortless. They get here at the crack of dawn and stay till the wee bassist Ron Carter. Opening for Ron Carter was an hours. The fund drive is just not possible without their tireless efforts. We are eternally up-and-coming B-3 organist, Tony Monaco. grateful for their time and their commitment. For GLT Jazz Masters 2004, we proudly present Mose Equally important are the GLT business friends who keep those volunteers fed and happy Allison and Jimmy Ponder. Witty and sardonic, Mose while they're here. Please join us in thanking them for their continued support of news, Allison shines as a songwriter. Influences from both blues and all that jazz in a very special way. They would love to hear from you. jazz and blues make Allison a true cross-over musician, with broad appeal defying easy categorization. Jimmy Ponder provides the perfect complement to Avanti's Biaggi's Ristorante • Allison with his soulful solo guitar. Ponder began Canteen Corporation The Chateau playing when he was only 14, and considers Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell to be two of his Chicago Style Pizzeria Common Ground earliest influences. Culligan Water Delgado's The Garlic Press Jake's Pizza Jimmy John's Kathryn Beich Pepsi Cola Bottlers Pub II Qdoba Quizno's GLT Jazz Masters Schlotzsky's Deli Schnuck's February 7, 2004 Subway 8:00 p.m. ISU's Center for the Performing Arts Jimmy Ponder Rocky start amd solar flares aside, the GLT Fall 2003 Fund Drive was a roaring success. Tickets go on sale November 5 at CPA box office 309.438.2535 or go online at: Thank you to every one who contributed, volunteered and/or cheered us on. We are proud www.arts.ilstu.edu/center/tickets.html to have earned your confidence and your financial support. • And as if Mose Allison and Jimmy Ponder together in the same night isn't enough, we've moved the GLT Jazz Masters series to Illinois State University's new Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall, with its state-of-the-art sound and intimate setting. Watch for more details in the January/February program guide. • recommended releases GLT Holiday Picks The gift of music This time of year we turn our thoughts to giving the gift of music.