Center for the Performing Arts

For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050

For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050

Music for chorus and wind ensemble by guest composers Missy Mazzoli and Bright Sheng, as well as winning works in the year's RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Competition For additional information contact Dr. Carl Schimmel (309)438-3477

For additional information contact Dr. Mack Wood (309) 438-8834

For additional information contact Dr. David Collier (309) 438-5386

For additional information contact Dr. Karyl Carlson (309) 438-2012

For additional information contact Dr. Tom Marko (309) 438-2541

For additional information contact TJ Mack (309) 438-5109

For additional information contact Dr. Glenn Block (309) 438-2540

For additional information contact School of Music (309) 438-7631

ISU Symphony Orchestra, Glenn Block, Music Director will present its first concert of the new year on Sunday, February 27 at 3:00 PMN in the ISU Center for the Performing Arts with guest conductor Maestro Mauricio Colasanti, from Italy, in a concert including the Dvorak NEW WORLD SYMPHONY No. 9 and the DANZON NO. 2 by Colombian composer Arturo Marquez. Maestro Colasanti is music director of the Chieti Opera Company and Gudiagrele Summer Festival Opera Festival.   For additional information contact…

For additional information contact Dr. Andy Rummel (309) 438-5817

For additional information contact Dr. Michael Dicker (309) 438-8240

Professor of Trombone, Mark Babbitt will be joined by pianist Nancy Pounds performing works by Florian Meier, Kevin Day, Inez McComas, and the world premiere of Peter Strohm's Sonata No.5 (2021). For additional information contact Dr. Babbitt (309) 438-5260

For additional information contact Professor Mark Grizzard (309) 438-0883

Student performances For additional information contact School of Music (309)438-7631

ISU Symphony Orchestra with Music Director Glenn Block, conducting will play a program featuring ISU artist faculty violist Katherine Lewis performing the "Concerto for Viola" by English composer William Walton. The program will also include music by ISU faculty composer Martha Horst in her "Quiet Places" and a suite from the ballet "Romeo and Juliet" by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. The program will open with an orchestra from the ISU String Project. For additional information contact Dr. Glenn Block (309)…

For additional information contact Dr. Mack Wood (309)438-8834

For additional information please contact Dr. Tom Marko (309) 438-2541

For additional information please contact Dr. Tom Marko (309) 438-2541

For additional information contact Dr. Karyl Carlson (309) 438-2012

For additional information contact Dr. Tony Marinello (309) 438-1702

Student performance

For additional information contact Dr. David Collier (309) 438-8022

For additional information contact Dr. David Collier (309) 438-5386

Student performance

For additional information contact Dr. Matthew Vala (309) 438-8855

For additional contact Band Office (309) 438-2166

For additional information contact Band Office (309) 438-2166

For additional information contact Dr. Karyl Carlson (309) 438-2012

The ISU Symphony Orchestra will performs its final concert of the spring, 2022 semester, featuring the two winners of the ISU Concerto-Aria Competition held back in January. This competition across the entire ISU School of Music identifies the two top performers among the entire student body. The ISU Symphony Orchestra is under the direction of Dr. Glenn Block, Music Director since 1990. The ISU Symphony will perform, in addition to the winning concertos, music by American composers John Adams with…