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Friday, February 1st
School of Music Audition Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050
Visiting Artist Lecture – Steve Albini
Visiting Artist Lecture by Steve Albini. This lecture is presented by the Arts Technology Program.
Saturday, February 2nd
School of Music Audition Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050
Concerto Aria Competition
For additional information on the event contact Glenn Block (309)438-2540
Opening Reception: Central Illinois High School Association Art Exhibition
Reception honoring the high school students' artwork.
Guest Artist: Concordia String Trio
Concordia String Trio Marcia Henry Liebenow, violin Leslie Perna, viola Karen Becker, cello For additional information contact Adriana Ransom (309)438-8009
Tuesday, February 5th
Guest Artist Masterclass: Pei-Chun Liao, piano
For additional information contact Geoffrey Duce (309)438-2409
Wednesday, February 6th
Guest Artist Recital: Pei-Chun Liao, piano
For additional information contact Geoffrey Duce (309)438-2409
Friday, February 8th
Poetic Passages
An evening of chamber music featuring works by Brahms, Bridge, Barber, and our resident composer, Aaron Gomez. The "...and friends" ensemble will be joined by Baritone, Matthew Mancillas. This concert is free and open to the public with donations accepted at the door.
Saturday, February 9th
School of Music Audition Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050
Trivia Night at the Movies
Saturday, February 9 Center for the Visual Arts (CVA), Room 110 Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Games begin at 6 p.m. Dress up as your favorite movie character (optional) and enjoy a movie-themed trivia night! Food, drinks, and hints available for purchase. All proceeds support scholarships and grants for Illinois State University College of Fine Arts students. Register…
Sunday, February 10th
RED NOTE New Music Festival
The Festival opens with a concert featuring the Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra and Illinois State University choruses. Professor Glenn Block conducts the ISU Symphony Orchestra in the premiere of Sydney Hodkinson's Clarinet Concerto, with faculty clarinetist David Gresham. The ISU Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, conducted by Professor Karyl Carlson, perform music of distinguished…
Monday, February 11th
REDNOTE New Music Festival
ISU students and faculty presents a program of works by featured guest composers Chen Yi and Eric Moe, including Moe's Lavished Sunlight, Frozen Hours for soprano, cello, and piano and Chen Yi's piano trio Tibetan Tunes. For additional information contact Roy Magnuson (309)438-8524
Tuesday, February 12th
RED NOTE New Music Festival
Fifth House Ensemble takes the stage to perform music of Dan Visconti, Ayanna Woods, Jason Charney, and other young American composers. For additional information contact Roy Magnuson (309)438-8524
Wednesday, February 13th
RED NOTE New Music Festival
Fifth House Ensemble and Iridium Saxophone Quartet present a concert of premieres by the participants in the RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Workshop. For additional information contact Roy Magnuson (309)438-8524
Thursday, February 14th
Valentine’s Day Dance
For additional information contact Dr. Tom Marko (309)438-2541
RED NOTE New Music Festival
Iridium Quartet concludes the Festival with performances of works commissioned by the ensemble, including quartets by Steve Danyew, Peter Lieuwen, Karola Obermueller, David Rakowski, and Carl Schimmel For additional information contact Roy Magnuson (309)438-8524
Friday, February 15th
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell
A young woman works as a low-level stenographer and lives with her mother. She follows the rituals that society expects of a woman, however resistant she may feel about them.
Symphonic Winds Concert
Illinois State University Symphonic Winds Anthony Marinello, conductor Marykate Kuhne, guest conductor Zachary Taylor, guest conductor Friday, February 15; Center for Performing Arts; 8:00 P.M. Joint Concert with O’Fallon High School Symphonic Band David Biedenbender (b. 1984) – Melodious Thunk (2012) Arturo Márquez (b. 1950), tr. Nickel – Danzón No. 2 (1998/2009) Marykate Kuhne, guest…
Saturday, February 16th
Redbird Musical Adventures: Meet the String Quartet
Concert for school aged children and their families For additional information contact Kate Lewis (309)438-2951
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell
A young woman works as a low-level stenographer and lives with her mother. She follows the rituals that society expects of a woman, however resistant she may feel about them.
Wind Symphony Concert
Illinois State University Wind Symphony Anthony C. Marinello, conductor Marykatheryne Kuhne, guest conductor Carl Holmquist (b. 1983) – Play! Marykatheryne Kuhne, guest conductor Chen Yi (b. 1953) – Dragon Rhyme --Intermission-- Dinuk Wijeratne (b. 1978) – Invisible Cities Concerto for Percussion Quartet and Wind Ensemble Illinois State Percussion Quartet Dr. David Collier…
Sunday, February 17th
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell
A young woman works as a low-level stenographer and lives with her mother. She follows the rituals that society expects of a woman, however resistant she may feel about them.
Choral Showcase
For additional information contact Karyl Carlson (309)438-2012
Violin Studio Recital
For additional information contact Dr. Sarah Gentry (309)438-3458
Guest Artist Recital: Albert Tiu, piano
This recital explores how earlier composers like Bach and Field would have inspired Chopin, and in turn, how Chopin might have inspired other composers like Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Skryabin, Grieg, Debussy and Faure. All the pieces in each group are in the same key and show the uncanny resemblances in the piano writing and mood.
Monday, February 18th
Guest Artist Master Class: Albert Tiu, piano
For additional information contact Tuyen Tonnu (309)438-8423
Guest Artist: Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker
Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker and Pulitzer Prize nominee for his book, The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century. Co-sponsored with the College of Arts and Sciences and the English Department, Ross will speak on topics ranging from music’s intersection with social issues and politics to how classical music can…
Guest Artist: Otis Murphy, saxophone
For additional information contact Paul Nolen (309)438-8872
Tuesday, February 19th
Opening Reception: Photo Club Exhibition
The Photo Club Exhibition will be on view in Transpace Gallery 3 February 19th through February 22nd, 2019
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell
A young woman works as a low-level stenographer and lives with her mother. She follows the rituals that society expects of a woman, however resistant she may feel about them.
Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Faculty String Quartet with guest Annie Fullard, violin
For additional information contact Adriana Ransom (309)438-8009
Wednesday, February 20th
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell
A young woman works as a low-level stenographer and lives with her mother. She follows the rituals that society expects of a woman, however resistant she may feel about them.
Thursday, February 21st
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell
A young woman works as a low-level stenographer and lives with her mother. She follows the rituals that society expects of a woman, however resistant she may feel about them.
Jazz Ensemble I & II with guest trumpeter Mike Davison
For additional information contact Tom Marko (309)438-2540
Friday, February 22nd
Exhibition Reception: Bethany Collins
Public reception with the artist, Bethany Collins, for her exhibition 'A Pattern or Practice.'
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell
A young woman works as a low-level stenographer and lives with her mother. She follows the rituals that society expects of a woman, however resistant she may feel about them.
Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Michael Davison, Professor of Jazz, Trumpet & Cuban Music
Ethnomusicologist and trumpeter, Dr. Michael Davison has travelled to Cuba over 40 times during the last 25 years - performing, filming, conducting research and leading students and professional musicians. He teaches courses on Cuban history, culture and music at the University of Richmond and has produced a full-length documentary on Cuban music. (YouTube: “Cuba: Rhythm…
Saturday, February 23rd
Graduate School Series: FREE GRE Practice Test
If you plan on attending graduate school, take this FREE GRE practice test to see how you'd do!
Tour and Workshop: Art Around You
Art Around You tour and workshop co-presented with the Children's Discovery Museum.
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell
A young woman works as a low-level stenographer and lives with her mother. She follows the rituals that society expects of a woman, however resistant she may feel about them.
Sunday, February 24th
Graduate Recital: Mary Kathryn Kuhne, clarinet
Student recital
Monday, February 25th
Cancelled: Chamber Winds
For additional information contact School of Music (309)438-7631
Tuesday, February 26th
Performance Convocation Hour
Student performance
Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Linden Duo
For additional information contact Angelo Favis (309)438-8960
Wednesday, February 27th
Visiting Artist Lecture Jaimie Warren
Jaimie Warren is based in Brooklyn, NY, and is a multidisciplinary artist and Co-Director/Creator of the community arts project and fake public access tv show “Whoop Dee Doo”. Warren is a NYFA Fellow in Interdisciplinary Arts, and has been awarded artist residencies in NYC with the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, BRIC, Abrons AIRspace, American Medium and Pioneer Works.
Pi Kappa Lambda Induction Ceremony
For additional information contact Allison Alcorn (309)438-3389
Thursday, February 28th
Symphonic Band Concert
For additional information contact band office (309)438-2166