The UIS Music Program is cohosting a string quartet concert by members of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. The concert will feature rarely-heard works by Holocaust composers. The concert is free of charge and will take place at Temple Israel on Friday, Sept 8, 12pm.
The Illinois State Museum is hosting the opening event of the Springfield Violins of Hope initiative, a lecture/recital with an intimate local connection. UIS Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Yona Stamatis and her sister Katrin Stamatis share the story of their family violin of hope in a lecture/recital punctuated by performances of relevant repertoire by a string trio featuring Katrin Stamatis, violin; Lisa Nelson, viola; Jacobsen Woollen, cello.
The UIS Music Program is collaborating with the Jewish Federation of Springfield to host the Violins of Hope exhibit featuring 12 violins that survived the Holocaust. The violins have been lovingly restored and have traveled the world to give voice to the victims and reinforce messages of hope, harmony, and survival.
Six of these violins will be on display at the Illinois State Museum Violins of Hope Exhibit, Sept. 7-13.
The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “Gemstones,” a group exhibition that features an accomplished roster of local, regional and national artists that have also served as donors to the gallery. The exhibition will open with a free public reception from 5:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, and will run through Thursday, July 27.
UIS musicians end the academic year with a concert of chamber music. Free and open to the public. Join us!
Join us on Friday at 7pm for the UIS concert featuring the UIS Chorus and the Lincoln Land Community College Choir! Free and open to the public.
Join us in the Student Union Ballroom Lobby for a free lunch time concert featuring violinist Alex Malaimare and pianist Chung-Ha Kim in a short program of movie music. Stop in for a bit or stay for the whole concert. You are welcome to bring your lunch. Join us!
*This concert is part of the Partnership in Education and Civic Engagement with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Alex Malaimare is a violinist with the ISO.