Recital Celebrating Women’s History Month
Kemp Recital Hall 401 S. School Street, Normal, IL, United StatesFor additional information contact Dr. Adriana Ransom (309) 438-7631 Livestream
For additional information contact Dr. Adriana Ransom (309) 438-7631 Livestream
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
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 […]
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. […]
Student Recital
Student recital
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
Student recital
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 […]
Student recital
Student recital
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 […]