Jacqueline Schwab is a folk and classical improvisational pianist who, among her many accomplishments, has played on a number of Ken Burns' television documentaries.  "Jacqueline Schwab brings more feeling and intensity to music than anyone I know," Burns has noted.  Hear her stirring renditions of American Civil War era classics, and learn their stories when Schwab appears in Peoria on November 14.

Jacqueline’s appearance in Peoria is jointly sponsored by the UU Church Music Series and the Chillicothe Public Library.

“Shall We Gather” is also part of the Chillicothe Library’s New Harmonies program series. The Smithsonian Institution  New Harmonies exhibit will be on display at the Chillicothe Library from December 11, 2010 until January 23, 2011.  Phone 309-274-2719 or check the  website http://cpldnewharmonies.weebly.com for exhibit hours and a complete, up-to-date program list.

New Harmonies has been made possible in Illinois by the Illinois Humanities Council and is part of the Museum on Main Street program, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the Federation of State Humanities Councils.  Support of Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.  Support for the Illinois Humanities Council has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Illinois General Assembly. 

Date:           Sunday November 14, 2010

Time:          3:00 PM

Place:          Universalist Unitarian Church

                   3000 W. Richwoods Blvd.

                   Peoria, IL

Admission: An offering will be received

A reception at the church will follow the performance.