Why We "Keep it Old-Time"
Lecture Demonstrated by Sharon Graf, Mark Mathewson, Erich Schroeder
Co-hosted with SOA Department
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First Tuesday Brown Bag Concert
Performance by UIS Camerata Musicians
Jazz at The Pharmacy
Performance by UIS Jazz Ensemble
Date Night with Jazz
Performance by UIS Guitarist Manley Mallard's jazz ensemble
First Tuesday Brown Bag Concert
Performance by UIS Camerata Musicians
Date Night with Mother Road Bones
Performance by Flower City Trombones
Date Night With Mother Road Bones
The Mother Road Bones are a trombone quartet that performs in all genres of music from Classical and Jazz to Broadway and Pop. The trombone is one of the most versatile brass instruments, coming in many different shapes and sizes, allowing for a wide range of musical possibilities. This program will show off the variety of sounds and styles possible on the trombone. Come enjoy an evening of familiar tunes with a brassy twist!
This is part of the UIS Studio Theatre Date Night Series. $15.
Music of Hope - Final Concert
The UIS Music Program is co-hosting the final concert of the Springfield Violins of Hope initiative: The Music of Hope concert will feature uplifting popular songs by Jewish composers from around the world and include beloved hits such as Bei Mir Bist du Schon, the main theme from Fiddler on the Roof, Ocho Kandelikas, and Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
A Violin's Journey - Lecture/Recital
Join UIS Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Yona Stamatis in a lecture/recital titled "A Violin's Journey." This event is part of the Violins of Hope initiative. It will focus on material culture, like a collection of violins, as a means of revealing information about the past and the present. In addition, it will examine diverse roles of music during the Holocaust. Co-hosted by Lincoln Land Community College and the Jewish Federation of Springfield.
Music of Survival Concert
The Music of Survival concert is part of the Springfield Violins of Hope initiative. The concert is a unique opportunity to hear live performance on violins from the Violins of Hope collection that consists of instruments that were owned by Jewish musicians before/during the Holocaust and that have now been restored, and travel around the world in a kind of live exhibit. This concert features three violinists playing six violins from the collection.