Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble
featuring Tito Carrillo
14 piece ensemble with vocals performing traditional Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz music.
Friday, August 31st, 2007
Dinner at 6:30 pm, Allerton Music Barn Grounds
Performance at 8:30 pm, Allerton Music Barn
Menu: Havana Market Salad - field greens with avocado, tomatoes, onion, pickled carrots and cumin-lime vinaigrette; White Bean Soup - served with spicy chorizo & kale; Roasted Pork Medallions - served with yucca, rice & beans, and tostones (green plantains); Homemade Flan (Cuban custard) - with guava reduction; Bar Snacks & Sides - homemade plantain chips; Available for purchase: light beverages, wine and sangria.
Ticket price: (including meal and concert) $51
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Allerton Festival Chamber Orchestra
Donald Schleicher, conductor
Cynthia Haymon-Coleman, soprano
and Jerold Siena, tenor
Performing "The Tenderland" by Aaron Copland and William Walton's "Façade".
Saturday, Sept 1st, 2007
Dinner at 6:30 pm, Allerton Music Barn Grounds
Performance at 8:30 pm, Allerton Music Barn
Menu: Roasted Sweet Corn & Soybean Salad with Herb Vinaigrette; Chilled Cream of Tomato Soup with Dill; Herb & Salt Crusted Prime Rib of Roast Beef - served with green beans, egg noodles, mashed potatoes and mushroom au jus; Apple Pie - with vanilla bean ice cream with caramel drizzle; Available for purchase: light beverages, wine, whiskey sours and mint juleps.
Ticket price: (including meal and concert) $51
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Bach -- Cantata #147, Herz und Mund
Allerton Festival Chamber Orchestra and Choir
Fred Stoltzfus, conductor
Pastor Roger Digges presiding
Ollie Watts Davis, soprano
Dawn Harris, alto
Barrington Coleman, tenor
Ricardo Herrera, bass
Sunday, Sept 2nd, 2007
Brunch at 8:30 am, Allerton Music Barn Grounds
Performance at 10:30 am, Allerton Music Barn
Menu: Frisee Chicory, Endive & Strawberry Salad - Ricotta salata, toasted pistachios with a Champagne vinaigrette; Brioche French Toast - Grand Marnier marinated strawberries and Chantilly cream; Ham, Egg, Chive & Sharp Cheddar Crepes - with side of apricot chutney and roasted fingerling potatoes; Artisan Cheese Selection; Fresh Fruit Skewers; Bacon, Dill & Goat Cheese Scones. Available for purchase: light beverages and champagne cocktails.
Ticket price: (including meal and concert) $47
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Balinese Wayang Kulit Gamelan Musicians & Puppetry
Gusti Sudarta will direct an evening of traditional Balinese Wayang Kulit accompanied by a small ensemble of leading American and Balinese gamelan musicians. In Balinese temple ceremonies, episodes from the Hindu Mahabharata epic are recounted by a shadow master (dalang) who manipulates a cast of up to fifty intricately carved leather puppets held against a semi-transparent screen. A single dalang provides the voices for each of the characters, speaking in several liturgical and colloquial languages, and entertains and educates audiences through a combination of virtuosic fight scenes, delicate dances, philosophical exegesis and bawdy humor.
Sunday, Sept 2nd, 2007
Dinner at 6:30pm, Allerton Music Barn Grounds
Performance at 8:30 pm, Allerton Music Barn
Menu:
Snapper or Chicken Satay on Lemon Grass Skewer;
Coconut Yellow Rice;
Shredded Coconut with Long Beans;
Balinese Sambal;
Fried Banana Klepon.
Available for purchase: light beverages and wine.
Ticket price: (including meal and concert) $51
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Big Grove Zydeco
Performs their version of the accordion-fiddle driven dance music originally created by Creole and Cajun musicians of southwest Louisiana. Zydeco is a current name for this electrified mix of Creole, blues, Cajun and country. Tom Turino (accordions, fiddle, guitar) has been learning, composing, and playing this style for the last ten years in local festival and club performances. Ben Smith (fiddle), Ben Hay (guitar), J.B. Ferris (bass), and Gordon Kay (drums), all veterans of bands playing in styles ranging from Irish to old-time to African, have joined up to create a new blend of zydeco music.
Monday, Sept 3rd, 2007
Dinner at 6:30pm, Allerton Music Barn Grounds
Performance at 8:30 pm, Allerton Music Barn
Menu: Fried Green Tomatoes with Shrimp - in remoulade sauce; Chicken, Shrimp & Sausage Gumbo; Eggplant Creole - Eggplant stuffed with andouille laced goat cheese, breaded & deep fried, served with Creole sauce and basil oil; New Orleans Chicken & Andouille Sausage Penne Pasta: Available for purchase: light beverages and wine.
Ticket price: (including meal and concert) $51
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After-Concert Parties, sponsored by Montgomery's
If you'd like to join us after the event to meet the artists
and enjoy wine, appetizers and a little music under the stars,
be one of the first 75 guests to buy tickets to the Friday,
August 31st concert (Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble) or the
Saturday September 1st event (Allerton Chamber Festival
Orchestra) and receive complimentary tickets to the following
After Concert Party.
Another way to receive tickets to these After Concert Parties is to become a sponsor.
These events will be located on the Allerton Music Barn Grounds and will occur
directly after the concerts.
• Note: If you're one of the lucky 75 whose purchase includes the
After Concert party, it will be noted on your ticket.
This year's parties have been sponsored by Montgomery's Restaurant on the
Monticello square.
Monticello Events
The town of Monticello has organized additional events to give festival patrons an opportunity to enjoy the square.
- Montgomery's -- wine and small plate pairings Saturday, Sept. 1st and Sunday, Sept. 2nd from 1-5 P.M.
- Monticello Historical Preservation Society -- tours of historic State Street. This area was once known as Millionaires Row. The bus tours begin at the downtown Wabash Depot Sept 1, 2 pm and 4 pm. The tours are free. Guides provided by Piatt County Historical and Genealogical Society.
- Monticello Railway Museum -- enjoy a passenger train excursion while in town.
- Steeple Gallery -- will have music on September 1, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.
For more Monticello information including event calendars, lodging, dining, and shopping, see Staying in Monticello.
