Center for the Performing Arts
The construction of the Center for Performing Arts cost $19.8 million and was completed and dedicated in the Fall of 2002. An 800-seat concert hall and a 450-seat theatre are the building’s main features.
Past Events
March 2020
Alexander Techniques Convocation Hour
For additional information contact Dr. Justin Vickers (309) 438-8855
POSTPONED – Illinois State University Speaker Series: Jennifer Eberhardt
Postponed: The March 19 presentation by social psychologist Dr. Jennifer L. Eberhardt will be rescheduled at a future date.
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Concert Choir and Chamber Singers
For additional information contact Dr. Karyl Carlson (309)438-2012
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Performance Convocation Hour
Students perform
Cancelled: (Cancelled) School of Music Auditon Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Men and Women’s Glee and Belle Voix Concert
For additional information contact Dr. Tim Fredstrom (309)438-5174
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Symphony Orchestra Concert
ISU Symphony orchestra in concert with guest conductor Maestro Maurizio Colasantio from Italy and ISU artist professor of voice Elizabeth Thompson. Music by Rossini, Mahler, and Beethoven. For additional information contact Dr. Glenn Block (309)438-2540
April 2020
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Symphonic Winds Concert
For additional information contact the band office (309)438-2166
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Wind Symphony Concert
For additional information contact the band office (309)438-2166
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Music Factory
For additional information contact Martha Horst (309)438-5447
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Convocation Hour: Alexander Techniques
For additional information contact Dr. Justin Vickers (309) 438-8855
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Chamber Winds
For additional information contact School of Music (309)438-7631
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Tuyen Tonnu, piano
For additional information contact Dr. Tuyen Tonnu (309) 438-8423
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Horn Day Recital
For additional information contact Dr. Rachel Hockenberry (309) 438-5063
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Performance Convocation Hour
Music student performances
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Jazz Festival Concert
For additional information contact Dr. Tom Marko (309)438-2541
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Jazz Festival Concert
For additional information contact Dr. Tom Marko (309)438-2541
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Percussion Ensemble Concert
For additional information contact Dr. David Collier (309)438-8022
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Performance Convocation Hour: Guitar Studio
Students perform with classical guitar
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Symphonic Band and University Band Concert
For additional information contact band office (309)438-2166
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Wind Symphony and Symphonic Winds Concert
For additional information contact band office (309) 438-2166
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Choral Collage
For additional information contact Dr. Karyl Carlson (309)438-2012
Cancelled: (Cancelled) Symphony Orchestra Concert
ISU Symphony Orchestra in concert with winners of the ISU Symphony Concerto-Aria Competition. Music by ISU composition faculty Roy Magnuson and Ottorino Respighi. For additional information contact Dr. Glenn Block (309) 438-2540
August 2020
Cancelled: If Music Be the Food of Love!
For additional information contact Dr. Daniel Schuetz (309)438-2443
Jury Recognition Recital – live stream event only
For additional information contact School of Music (309)438-7631
Senior Recital: Jake Hackl, baritone – live stream event only
Student performance
September 2020
Cancelled: Wind Symphony Concert
For additional information contact ISU Band Office (309)438-2166
Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Anne McNamara, trumpet – streaming event only
For additional information contact Dr. Anne McNamara (309)438-2388 https://youtu.be/k9MEi1tX-oE
Cancelled: Jazz Ensemble I & II Concert
For additional information contact Dr. Tom Marko (309)438-2541
Graduate Recital: Stephanie An, piano – live stream event only
Student performance
October 2020
Cancelled: Symphonic Winds and Symphonic Band Concert
For additional information contact ISU Band Office (309)438-2166
Senior Recital: Gianna Politano, saxophone – live stream event only
For additional information contact Dr. Paul Nolen (309)438-8872
Cancelled: Wind Symphony Prism Concert
For additional information contact ISU Band Office (309)438-2166
Performance Convocation Hour – live stream event only
Student performances https://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/live/
Senior Recital: Andrew Bilgri, tuba – live stream event
Student performance
Senior Recital: Andrea McAfee, saxophone – live streaming event only
Student performance
Performance Convocation Hour – live stream event only
Student performances
November 2020
Cancelled: Jazz Ensemble I & II Concert
For additional information contact Dr. Tom Marko (309)438-2541
Joint Trumpet Recital: Andrew Ossler – live stream event only
For additional information contact Dr. Anne McNamara (309)438-2388
Junior Recital: Lottie Heckman, soprano – live stream event
Student performance
Senior Recital: Mackenzie Ahlman, voice – live stream event only
Student performance
Cancelled: African Drumming and Dance – live stream event only
For additional information contact Dr. Oforiwaa Aduonum (309) 438-7340
Performance Convocation Hour – live stream event
Student performances
Senior Recital: Devin Jackson, baritone – live streamed event only
Student performance
Redbird Musical Adventures: ISU Orchestra – online only
This event will be live streamed. For information please contact Dr. Kate Lewis at kjlewis@ilstu.edu
Redbird Musical Adventures: ISU Orchestra – online only
This event will be live streamed. For information please contact Dr. Kate Lewis at kjlewis@ilstu.edu
Senior Recital: Wyatt Onsen, percussion – live streamed event
Student performance
Cancelled: Symphonic Winds, Symphonic Band, and University Band Concert
For additional information contact (309)438-2166
Collaborative Piano Recital – Live stream event only
For additional information contact Dr. Geoffrey Duce (309)438-2409
December 2020
ISU School of Music Audition Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050
Cancelled: Music for the Holidays Concert
For additional information contact Dr. Karyl Carlson (309)48-2012
Cancelled: Music for the Holidays Concert
For additional information contact Dr. Karyl Carlson (309)48-2012
Cancelled: Music for the Holidays Concert
For additional information contact Dr. Karyl Carlson (309)48-2012
Cancelled: String Project Winter Recitals
For additional information contact Dr. Adriana Ransom (309)438-8009
January 2021
ISU School of Music Audition Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050
ISU School of Music Audition Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050
ISU School of Music Audition Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050
Jury Recognition Recital – livestreamed event
For additional information contact ISU School of Music (309)438-7631
Concerto Aria Competition – livestreamed event
For additional information contact Dr. Glenn Block (309)438-2540
February 2021
ISU School of Music Audition Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)48-7050
ISU School of Music Audition Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)48-7050
Cancelled: Jazz Ensemble I & II Concert – livestreamed event
For additional information contact Dr. Tom Marko (309)438-2541
ISU Symphony Orchestra – livestream event
The ISU String Symphony will perform its first streamed concert of the new year in this program of music by Britten and Handel. The concert will include the world premiere of music by the Argentinian composer Claudio Alsuyet. Written to evoke the sounds of the nightlife of Buenas Aires, De Noche, finalmente Buenos Aires uses some advanced string techniques and tango rhythms typical of Argentinian music. Britten – Simple Symphony, Nickolai Podvin, conducting Claudio Alsuyet – De Noche, finalmente Buenos…
Performance Convocation Hour – livestream event
For additional information contact School of Music (309)438-7631
Symphonic Winds Concert – livestream event
Illinois State University Symphonic Winds Mack Wood, conductor Lauren Bobarsky, graduate conductor Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612), arr. King – Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2 (1597) Steve Danyew (b. 1983) – Three Tallis Melodies (1561/2020) ii. Third Mode Melody Percy Grainger (1882-1961), arr. Sheeran – Molly on the Shore (1907/2021) Charles Gonoud (1818-1893) – Petite Symphonie (1885) i. Adagio, Allegro ii. Andante Cantabile John Mackey (b. 1973) – Strange Humors (2006) Roger Zare (b. 1985) – Mare Tranquilitatis (2020) Jennifer Jolley (b.…
Senior Recital: Jennifer Carver, percussion – livestream event
Student Recital
Senior Recital: Baryl Brandt, percussion – livestream event
Student recital
Wind Symphony Concert – livestream event
Illinois State University Wind Symphony Anthony C. Marinello, conductor Lauren Bobarsky, graduate conductor Nathan Daughtrey (b. 1975) – Silent Canyons (2014) – 8’ --Stage Reset-- Percy A. Grainger (1882-1961), arr. Higgins – Lincolnshire Posy (1937/2008) Dublin Bay (Lisbon) HorkstowGrange Lord Melbourne The Lost Lady Found Adam Gorb (b. 1958), arr. Holland – Bohemian Revelry (2013/2020) I. Polka III. Sousedska IV. Skočna --Intermission-- Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) – Adagio para Orquesta de Instrumentos de Viento (1966) Roy D. Magnuson (b. 1983) – The Softest Breath (2019) …
March 2021
Guest Artist Recital: Davis Hale, saxophone – livestream event
For additional information contact Dr. Paul Nolen (309)438-8872
Band Concerto Finals – livestream event
Program: 8:00 PM Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra Alexandra Pakhmutova (born 1929) Katherine Shindledecker, trumpet Lu Witzig, accompanist Katherine Shindledecker is a student of Dr. Anne McNamara 8:15 PM Buffer 8:25 PM The Castle of Dr. Bassclar (2013) Ferrer Ferran (born 1966) Thomas Shermulis, bass clarinet Momoko Gresham, accompanist Thomas Shermulis is a student of Dr. David Gresham 8:40 PM Buffer 8:50 PM Concerto for Tuba and Wind Ensemble Gary Ziek I. Soaring (born 1960) Joseph Ritchie, tuba Lu Witzig,…
Graduate Recital: Shinae Lee, piano – closed event
Student performance
Senior Recital: Matthew Davis, voice – livestream event
Student Recital
Cancelled: ISU Men’s Glee and Women’s Choir Concert – livestream event
For additional information contact Dr. Tim Fredstrom (309)438-5174
Cancelled: Evening of Brass Concert – livestreamed event
For additional information contact Dr. Andy Rummel (309)438-5817
Cancelled: Performance Convocation Hour – livestream event
Music student perform
Cancelled: Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Dr. Tuyen Tonnu, piano – livestreamed event
For additional information contact Dr. Tonnu (309)438-8423
Graduate Recital: Leo Wang, voice – livestream event
Student recital
ISU School of Music Audition Day
For additional information contact Christine Hansen (309)438-7050
Sophomore Recital: Ryan Baur, saxophone -livestream event
Student Rectial
Symphony Orchestra Concert featuring ISU Concert Choir – livestream event
The ISU String Symphony will be joined by the ISU Concert Choir, Dr. Karyl Carlson, conducting, in a joint choral work by Mozart. The program will also include a performance of the Barber Adagio for Strings, dedicated to the memory of those we have lost to the Pandemic.
Senior Recital: Brendan Korak, trumpet – livestream event
Student recital
Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Ruben Balboa, viola – livestream event
For additional information contact School of Music (309)438-7631
April 2021
Senior Recital: Jackson Miller, classical guitar – livestream event
Student performance
Senior Recital: Thomas Shermulis, clarinet – livestream event
Student performance
Junior Recital: Mikayla Mindiola, voice – livestream event
Student performance
Graduate Recital: Miguel Lumbao, classical guitar – livestream event
Student performance
Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: David Gresham, clarinet – closed event
For additional information contact Dr. Gresham (309) 438-2600
Graduate Recital: Ya Chun Lee, piano – livestream event
Student Recital
Cancelled: Jazz Festival Concert: Jazz Ensemble I & II
For additional information contact Dr. Tom Marko (309)438-2541
Graduate Recital: Chuck Willard, percussion – livestream event
Student recital
Graduate Recital: Erik Eeg, euphonium – livestream event
Student performance
Graduate Recital: Trevor Gould, trumpet – livestream event
Student recital
Cancelled: Jazz Festival Concert: Jazz Ensemble I & II
For additional information contact Dr. Tom Marko (309)438-2541
ISU Percussion Ensemble Concert – livestream event
For additional information contact Dr. David Collier (309)438-8022
Performance Convocation Hour – livestream event
Music student perform
Graduate Recital: Caleb Gibson, saxophone – livestreamed event
Student Recital
Collaborative Piano – livestream event
For additional information contact Dr. Geoffrey Duce (309)438-2409