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).

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) - […]

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.