UIS/ ISO Annual Peace Partnership Concert
UIS Orchestra & Illinois Symphony Youth Orchestra
Maestro Jacobsen Woollen
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The Art of Jazz
Please join us at The Pharmacy Gallery in downtown Springfield for a performance by the UIS Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Brian Stark. The concert is FREE and open to the public.
Black History Month Collage Concert
The annual UIS “Lift Every Voice!” Black History Month Collage Concert will take place on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. The concert welcomes participation by UIS students, faculty/staff, and community members. Young musicians are especially encouraged to apply.
The concert ends with a collaboration performance of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by the UIS Choir and multiple visiting choirs. If your choir would like to join this performance, please fill out an application form.
Meet the Conductor! A Masterclass With Maestro Jacobsen Woollen
"Meet the Conductor! A Masterclass With Maestro Jacobsen Woollen"
Bring your lunch, and enjoy an up-close-and-personal masterclass with incoming Director of the UIS Orchestra, Jacobsen Woollen as he coaches UIS student chamber musicians. Free and open to the public. "Join us!"
Event location: Student Union Ballroom Lobby.
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"Tableaux Musicaux" Faculty Voice Recital
Please join us for a faculty voice recital featuring UIS faculty vocalist Aubrey Hawkinson. The program explores themes of friendship, love, lust, and loss, and includes works by Gounod, Handel, Mozart, Sondheim, Massenet, Schumann. This is part of the UIS Music Faculty Recital Series. The concert is free and open to the public. "Join us!"
UIS Music Program Presents Black Classical Composers
The University of Illinois Music Program presents "Black Classical Composers: A Lecture-Demonstration With Violinist Chenoa Murphy" as part of its First Tuesday Brown Bag Concert Series. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 06, 12pm in the Student Union Ballroom Lobby. It is Free and open to the public.
First Tuesday Brown Bag Concert
Enjoy a free lunchtime concert by musicians of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra! Feel free to bring your lunch, to stay for the entire concert or just for a short while. All are welcome! The concert will take place in the Student Union Ballroom Lobby directly in front of Starbucks.
Solo Competition
The 12th Annual University of Illinois Springfield Music Solo Competition will take place virtually. Application and Video Audition are due by Saturday, Nov. 09, 2024. Participation is open to UIS students and community members, grades 5-12.
Divisions: UIS Division; Senior Division (Grades 9-12); Junior Division (Grades 5-8)
Honor Band Festival
The University of Illinois Springfield High School Honor Band Festival and Concert will resume in 2025. The festival welcomes participation from local and regional high school students that have been approved via the application process.
When: The UIS Honor Band will resume in 2025. Stay tuned!
Where: Performing Arts Center, UIS Campus
Eligibility: Local and regional high school students proficient in a band instrument (wind/brass/percussion) are welcome to apply.
Make our Garden Grow
Performance featuring UIS and Illinois Symphony Youth Orchestras.