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CANCELLED Guest Artist Recital: Nick Beltchev, tuba
CANCELLED Guest Artist Recital: Nick Beltchev, tuba
For additional information contact Dr. Andy Rummel (309) 438-5817 Livestream
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Philharmonia Orchestra Concert
Philharmonia Orchestra Concert
Philharmonia String Orchestra - Dr. Glenn Block, Music Director, with Dr. Katherine Lewis, viola soloist. Music by Holst, Hindemith and George Walker. For additional information contact Dr. Glenn Block (309) 438-2540 Livestream
Free
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Mid America Guitar Ensemble Festival Opening Concert
Mid America Guitar Ensemble Festival Opening Concert
The opening concert of the Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival will feature ensembles from the following schools: Illinois State University, Childbloom Guitar Program of Bloomington-Normal, Grace College (IN), Illinois Central College, Grand Rapids Community College (MI), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IN).
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Mid America Guitar Ensemble Festival Guest Artist: MAGIQuartet
Mid America Guitar Ensemble Festival Guest Artist: MAGIQuartet
Formed in the summer of 2023, MAGIQ performed its debut concert at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, followed by a concert at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg. They are scheduled to perform at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and will be guest soloists with the Edwardsville Symphony in May 2024. Michael Patilla (USA) - […]
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Mid America Guitar Ensemble Festival Closing concert
Mid America Guitar Ensemble Festival Closing concert
The final concert of the 2024 Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival features ensembles from the following schools: Millikin University, Knox College, Lincoln-Way West High School, Lincoln-Way Central High School, plus the Chicago Community Guitar Ensemble. The highlight of the concert will be a performance by the Festival Guitar Orchestra performing Andrew York's Intergalactic Express.
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Afternoon of Brass
Afternoon of Brass
For additional information contact Dr. Andy Rummel (309) 438-5817 Livestream To purchase tickets
$6 – $10
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Recital Celebrating Women’s History Month
Recital Celebrating Women’s History Month
For additional information contact Dr. Adriana Ransom (309) 438-7631 Livestream
Free
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Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Rachel Hockenberry, horn
Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Rachel Hockenberry, horn
Repertoire includes two world premiere performances of works by Shanyse Stickland and Emma Gregan, as well as music by Gina Gillie, Antonio Rosetti, and Hugh Nash. World Premiere commissions thanks to CFA University Research Grant. For additional information contact Dr. Rachel Hockenberry (309) 438-5063 Livestream
Free
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Performance Convocation Hour
Performance Convocation Hour
For additional information contact School of Music (309) 438-7631 Livestream
Free
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Symphonic Band Concert with University High School
Symphonic Band Concert with University High School
Performing music by Kevin Day, Omar Thomas, and Malcolm Arnold. The University High School Band will share the stage. For additional information contact Band Office (309) 438-2166 Livestream To purchase tickets
$6 – $10
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MuKyia Poetics: Excavating Africa’s Rich Intellectual Musical Traditions
MuKyia Poetics: Excavating Africa’s Rich Intellectual Musical Traditions
Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum (Nana), an award-winning and nationally recognized playwright and performer, is a professor of music who teaches classes in ethnomusicology and Black music and directs the African Music and Dance Ensemble.She is also a Queen Mother in Ghana. She graduated from Fisk University with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and from […]
Free
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Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Jillian Kouzel, oboe & Midori Samson, bassoon
Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Jillian Kouzel, oboe & Midori Samson, bassoon
Program: Concertino (1948) Marcel Bitsch (1921–2011)Temporal Variations for oboe and piano (1936) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976The Solitude of Stars (2020) Stacy Garrop (b. 1969)Tiny Mice with Even Tinier Hats (2023) Sean Duffy (b. 2002)The Enchanted Waters (2023) David Noah Mubiru (b. 2003)Duo for Oboe and Bassoon, W535 (1958) Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) For additional information contact Dr. […]
Free
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CANCELLED Who Will Sing for Their Feet: A Multi-Media Afro-Futuristic Musical
CANCELLED Who Will Sing for Their Feet: A Multi-Media Afro-Futuristic Musical
Using music (drumming and singing), acting, dancing and other poetics, this MULTI-MEDIA AFRO-FUTURISTIC MUSICAL explores the condition of the feet in African history. For additional information contact Oforiwaa Aduonum (309) 438-7340
Free
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CANCELLED Guest Artist Recital: Timothy Ehlen, piano
CANCELLED Guest Artist Recital: Timothy Ehlen, piano
For additional information contact Dr. Geoffrey Duce
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Symphonic Winds Concert with Prairie Ridge High School
Symphonic Winds Concert with Prairie Ridge High School
Prairie Ridge High School Wind Ensemble ProgramDanzón No. 2 - Márquez (arr. Oliver Nickel)Allerseelen - Strauss (arr. Albert Oliver Davis)Play! - Carl Holmquist ISU Symphonic Winds ProgramEmilio Cebrián Ruiz (1900-1943), arr. Willy Hautvast – Churumbelerias (1934) – 3:30Wataru Hokoyama (b. 1974) – Color of August (2006) – 5:30Gustav Holst (1974-1934), ed. Colin Matthews – Second […]
$6 – $10
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Guest Artist Recital: Trio des Éléments
Guest Artist Recital: Trio des Éléments
Trio des Éléments, featuring Sarah Manasreh-Decker, clarinet, Zachary Preucil, cello, and Katherine Petersen, piano, began working together in 2022. Described as “Fresh as a summer garden,” with performances that are “exciting” and “tightly controlled, ” they have performed for audiences all over the Midwest including the International Music Foundation’s Rush Hour Concert Series, and Mackinac […]
Free
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ISU Symphony Orchestra Concert
ISU Symphony Orchestra Concert
ISU Symphony, Dr. Glenn Block, Music Director, will be presenting the world premiere of ISU music alum Steven Fox, conducting his EMOTICA for Symphony Orchestra with graduate student of voice SoHee Kim as soloist. Program will also include music by guest composer Maestro Claudio Alsuyet from Argentina and by Rimsky-Korsakov. For additional information contact Dr. […]
$6 – $10
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RED NOTE New Music Festival Concert 1 – HYPERCUBE (saxophone, guitar, piano, percussion)
RED NOTE New Music Festival Concert 1 – HYPERCUBE (saxophone, guitar, piano, percussion)
HYPERCUBE is a NYC-based quartet that embraces the boundaries of chamber music, featuring cutting-edge works for saxophone, guitar, piano and percussion, while spanning electric and acoustic worlds. This concert features music by living American composers. This event is sponsored by the Harold K. Sage Foundation and the Illinois State University Foundation Fund. For additional information […]
Free
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RED NOTE Convocation Hour: Guest Artist Ensemble Dal Niente
RED NOTE Convocation Hour: Guest Artist Ensemble Dal Niente
Ensemble Dal Niente performs, develops, and sustains new and experimental music for small to large chamber ensemble. Dal Niente is dedicated to growing relationships with artists, composers, and listeners; advancing distinct and challenging musical voices; and sharing that work with Chicago, U.S., and international communities. This concert features contemporary music for oboe, viola, and harp, […]
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RED NOTE New Music Festival Concert 3 – Student Workshop World Premieres
RED NOTE New Music Festival Concert 3 – Student Workshop World Premieres
Student Workshop Premieres featuring HYPERCUBE and Ensemble Dal Niente. This event is sponsored by the Harold K. Sage Foundation and the Illinois State University Foundation Fund. For additional information contact Alex Stephenson (309) 438-8323 Livestream
Free
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RED NOTE New Music Festival Concert 4 – ISU Wind Symphony and ISU Concert Choir
RED NOTE New Music Festival Concert 4 – ISU Wind Symphony and ISU Concert Choir
ISU Wind Symphony performs music of the RED NOTE New Music Festival guest composer Han Lash, the winning piece in the annual Composition Competition, and the Symphonies of Wind Instruments by Igor Stravinsky. ISU Concert Choir performs music of RED NOTE New Music Festival guest composer Ted Hearne. This event is sponsored by the Harold […]
$6 – $10
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RED NOTE New Music Festival Concert 5 – Chamber Music of Han Lash and Ted Hearne
RED NOTE New Music Festival Concert 5 – Chamber Music of Han Lash and Ted Hearne
ISU faculty and students perform music by the RED NOTE New Music Festival guest composers Han Lash and Ted Hearne. This event is sponsored by the Harold K. Sage Foundation and the Illinois State University Foundation Fund. For additional information contact Dr. Alex Stephenson (309) 438-8323
Free
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“Diversity Recital: A Celebration of Us”
“Diversity Recital: A Celebration of Us”
This recital was conceived in the inspiration to collaborate and share music for students by students, specifically with a focus on uplifting the voices of those that come from historically marginalized backgrounds. The performance will happen through means of education, as each performer will discuss their piece and the cultural/personal context behind it. We hope […]
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