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 […]

Solo works by Olga Amelkina-Vera, Thomas Flippin, and Nikita Koshkin. Chamber works by Poul Ruders, Kenneth Fuchs, and Jurg Kindle. Guest performers include, Jillian Kouzel (oboe), Rachel Hockenberry (horn), and Igor Kalnin (violin). For additional information contact Dr. Favis (309) 438-7123

Program: Collision Etudes Alyssa MorrisIII. Jamison Weed – Georgia O’Keeffe (b. 1984)Sonatine pour hautbois & piano Maurice RavelI. Modéré (1875-1937)II. Mouvement de Menuet arr. David Walter (b.1958)III. Animé~Brief pause~Quiet Triumph Karalyn SchubringWorld Premiere (b. 1999)Occam’s Razor8 short pieces for oboe and guitar Paul RudersI. Fanfarish (b. 1949)II. Melancholic arr. nameIII. BrightIV. HesitantV. LonesomeVI. OstinatoVII. RaggedVIII. […]

Matt Lengas joined the Kansas City Symphony as English horn and Utility oboe in 2022. He previously held similar positions in the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra and the Amarillo Symphony, and has performed as a substitute musician with the San Antonio Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. Matt […]

Student recital

Guest artist Eric Moore performs a recital of twentieth- and twenty-first-century music for solo cello, including works by Debussy, Taylor, Dutilleux, Torch-Ishii, Moore, Stephenson, and Saariaho. He will also be joined by Illinois State cello professor Dr. Cora Swenson Lee.