ISU welcomes alumni members of the Wind Symphony, Symphonic Winds, and Symphonic Band back to campus for a weekend of music-making! Guest conductor: Larry Frank Concert Repertoire• John Philip Sousa – Hands Across the Sea• David Maslanka – On this Bright Morning• Julie Giroux – One Life Beautiful• Frank Ticheli – Angels in the Architecture• […]
Event details: Dr. Karen Power is an Irish composer based in Cork, Ireland. Her compositions use two primary sources: acoustic instruments and everyday sound-objects/environmental soundscapes. Her creative output is diverse, both in its approach and delivery, seeking to capture and translate the essence of an idea through a variety of forms, media and methods of […]
For additional information contact Dr. David Collier (309) 438-8022
Dr. Mark Stevens, Assistant Professor of Piano at South Dakota State University, presents a program titled SCAPE, which is designed to evoke various landscapes. The program explores the ways in which we observe, impact, and harmonize with the natural world. Repertoire by John Luther Adams, Ludwig van Beethoven, Christopher Cerrone, Natalie Draper, Laura Kaminsky, and […]
Award-winning Duo MemDi will present a recital on Sunday, September 8, at 3pm. The program will include Florence Price’s Fantasie No. 1 in G minor, “The Lark Ascending” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano by James Lee III, and a rarely performed arrangement of Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 by Robert […]
Dr. Cora Swenson Lee and Dr. Soo Yeon Kim present a recital of duos for violin and cello by Ravel, Kodaly, and Montgomery. This event is sponsored by the Harold K. Sage Foundation and the Illinois State University Foundation Fund. For additional information contact Dr. Cora Swenson Lee (309) 438-8009
The School of Music Collage Concert is the first ensemble concert of the academic year! This fall’s concert will feature Concert Choir, Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Symphony. Join us for a wonderful showcase of School of Music students performing works by Hye-Young Cho, Morton Gould, Dmitri Shostakovich, and more.For additional information contact School of Music […]
Sybarite 5 is internationally touring string quintet. From their bio:Equal parts passion, grit, and musical ecstasy, Sybarite5 is an intoxicating cocktail of genre-breaking artistry expressed through the virtuosity of violinists Sami Merdinian & Suliman Tekalli; violist Caeli Smith; cellist Laura Andrade; and double bassist Louis Levitt. It’s the first ensemble of its kind to win […]
President Aondover Tarhule will deliver the annual State of the University Address on September 19.
For additional information contact School of Music (309) 438-7631
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