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SINFONIA+Saturday, September 25th – 7:30pmSmith Recital HallSinfonia da Camera returns to the concert hall with a triumphant program of Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and School of Music Concerto Competition Winner Ga Eun Kim performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto.

Saturday, October 16th – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterFeaturing Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

Saturday, December 4th – 7:30pmSmith Recital HallAn all-Saint-Saëns program featuring guest narrator Roger Cooper and organist Dana Robinson.

ILLINOIS MODERN ENSEMBLEWednesday, November 17th – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterMusic by composers Jiwon Hahn, Demetris Timoleontos, Ethan Prado, Matthew Reeder and Sever Tipei.

HINDSLEY SYMPHONIC BANDThursday, November 18th – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterMusic by Hale Smith, Nicole Piunno, and Ticheli.

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE AND STEEL BANDThursday, November 18th – 7:30pmTryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center

UI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – “BUMP!”Friday, November 19th – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterA tribute concert to the late American composer Christopher Rouse, featuring Bump.

JAZZ COMBO CONCERT 1Tuesday, November 30th – 7:30pmStudio Theatre, Krannert CenterIllinois Jazz has a long tradition of cutting-edge small group performances that feature the compositions and arrangements of our own students.

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JAZZ BAND 3 CONCERTWednesday, December 1st – 7:30pmStudio Theatre, Krannert Center

UI PHILHARMONIA AND ILLINI STRINGSWednesday, December 1st – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterMusic by Schubert and Tchaikovsky

JAZZ TROMBONE ENSEMBLESThursday, December 2nd – 7:30pmStudio Theatre, Krannert Center

ILLINOIS WIND SYMPHONYFriday, December 3rd – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterFeaturing a guest performance by the Libertyville High School Wind Ensemble.

STUDIO RECITAL – VOICE STUDENTS OF SARAH WIGLEYFriday, December 3rd – 7:30pmMusic Building AuditoriumLyric Theatre at Illinois students in performance.

LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLEFriday, December 3rd – 7:30pmStudio Theatre, Krannert Center

JAZZ SAXOPHONE AND JAZZ GUITAR ENSEMBLESSaturday, December 4th – 3:00pmStudio Theatre, Krannert Center

JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE AND JAZZ VOCAL COMBOSSaturday, December 4th – 7:30pmStudio Theatre, Krannert Center

JAZZ BAND 4 CONCERTSunday, December 5th – 3:00pmStudio Theatre, Krannert CenterIllinois’ top jazz ensemble gives a preview performance in anticipation of their appearance at the Jazz Education Network National Conference in January.

SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE AND CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCESunday, December 5th – 3:00pmSmith Recital Hall

CAROL CONCERTSunday, December 5th – 3:00pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterThe annual tradition returns!

CONCERT JAZZ BANDSunday, December 5th – 7:30pmStudio Theatre, Krannert Center

IMPROVISERS EXCHANGE @ ROSE BOWL TAVERNMonday, December 6th – 5:00pmRose Bowl Tavern, Urbana

UI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND ORATORIO SOCIETY“SACRÉ ET PROFANE”Tuesday, December 7th – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterTwo works by the great Lili Boulanger highlight her incredible talent. Poulenc’s Gloria shows his complicated love for his Catholic faith, and the concert closes with the timeless sweep of Sibelius’ Second Symphony.

REPERTORY JAZZ ORCHESTRATuesday, December 7th - 7:30pmStudio Theatre, Krannert Center

LYRIC THEATRE SCENESWednesday, December 8th – 7:30pmTryon Festival Theatre, Krannert CenterStudents from Lyric Theatre @ Illinois showcase songs and excerpts from classic to contemporary sung theater.

JAZZ COMBO CONCERT 2Wednesday, December 8th – 7:30pmStudio Theatre, Krannert CenterIllinois Jazz has a long tradition of cutting-edge small group performances that feature the compositions and arrangements of our own students.

ALUMNI RECEPTION AT MIDWEST CLINICThursday, December 16th - 5:00pm to 7:00pmHyatt McCormick Place, ChicagoIllinois Alumni are invited to join us as we toast the 75th Midwest Clinic with Illini Friends old and new.

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“SENCE YOU WENT AWAY”Saturday, September 11th – 4:00pmSmith Recital HallAdmission ChargeMusic by H. Leslie Adams, Margaret Allison Bonds, K. Edward Copeland, Ollie Watts Davis, and Richard Smallwood.

IMPROVISERS EXCHANGE @ ROSE BOWL TAVERN WITH TATSUYA NAKATANIMonday, September 13th – 5:00pmRose Bowl Tavern, UrbanaFeaturing ensemble members and improvising artists from our community and beyond.

GUEST RECITAL AND MASTER CLASS – CELESTE JOHNSON, OBOESaturday, September 18th – 11:00amSmith Recital HallIllinois Alumna Celeste Johnson is Associate Professor of Oboe at University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS CALENDARVisit music.illinois.edu/events for complete updated listings, including program information

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Events in Krannert Center usually require a ticket. Tickets may be purchased online at krannertcenter.com

School of Music events in the Music Building or Smith Memorial Hall are free of charge unless otherwise noted.

Check the website for current COVID-19 Safety Protocols.

ART REMASTERED “WHAT STAYS BEHIND”

JOHN HARBISON RESIDENCY

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND12:30pm and 1:30pmSunken Garden,Allerton Park

Three unique performances of a new site-specific score by composer Andrew Rodriguez that probes how we experience the spaces of Allerton Park and Krannert Art Museum in response to sound and movement.

All performances are free, however, the performance at KAM requires a reservation. Visit kam.illinois.edu for details.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7TH6:30pmEast Gallery,Krannert Art Museum

UI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – “CROSSING BORDERS”Tuesday, September 21st – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterA celebration of the culture along the border between France and Spain culminates in the exciting second suite from the comic ballet The Three Cornered Hat by de Falla, followed by the ultimate seminal symphony - Beethoven’s Fifth!

ILLINOIS MODERN ENSEMBLE – 25TH MARTIRANO AWARD CONCERTWednesday, September 22nd – 7:30pmColwell Playhouse, Krannert CenterThe 25th Martirano Memorial Award Concert features music by prizewinning composers Utku Asuroglu, Luis Quintana, Dimou Stylianos, and Jin Zhuosheng.

LYRIC THEATRE “UNDER THE STARS”Friday, September 24th – 7:30pmSaturday, September 25th – 7:00pmSunken Garden, Allerton ParkMake reservations at allerton.illinois.edu/eventsA concert under the stars of lyrical favorites from opera and classic musical theatre with orchestra, champagne, and treats for the table.

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ILLINOIS WIND SYMPHONYSunday, October 3rd – 3:00pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterFeaturing music by Husa, Viet Cuong, Carlos Simon, Hindemith, Warren Benson, and Morton Gould.

ILLINOIS WIND ORCHESTRA & HINDSLEY SYMPHONIC BANDSunday, October 3rd – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterMusic by Kevin Day, Aaron Perrine, Luis Serrano Alarcón, John Williams, Omar Thomas, Catherine Likhuta, and others.

IMPROVISERS EXCHANGE @ ROSE BOWL TAVERNMonday, October 4th – 5:00pmRose Bowl Tavern, Urbana

IMPROVISERS EXCHANGE LECTURE – JOE MORRIS “PROPERTIES OF FREE MUSIC”Wednesday, October 6th – 4:00pmSpurlock Museum“The preeminent free music guitarist of his generation” (Downbeat Magazine), Joe Morris is on the jazz and contemporary improvisation faculty at the New England Conservatory.

NICK RUDD MUSIC EXPERIENCE – JOE MORRIS / TOMEKA REID DUO & LARRY OCHS / DON ROBINSON DUOWednesday, October 6th – 7:30pmLevis Faculty CenterLeading improvisers from New England, Chicago, and San Francisco Bay-area perform separately and in collaboration.

IMPROVISERS EXCHANGE WORKSHOPFriday, October 8th – 3:00pmKrannert Center, Orchestra Rehearsal RoomGuitarist Joe Morris leads an interactive workshop on the “properties of free music.”

ILLINOIS BANDS HOMECOMING CONCERTFriday, October 8th – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterAn annual tradition featuring the Illinois Wind Symphony, Wind Orchestra, and the Marching Illini.

UI PHILHARMONIAJanice Minor, clarinet soloistSunday, October 17th – 3:00pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterMusic by UI Composer Carlos Carrillo, Mozart, and Dvořák.

BLACK CHORUS ANNUAL FALL CONCERT – “RETURN”Sunday, October 17th – 4:00pmSmith Recital HallAdmission ChargeThe University of Illinois Black Chorus, Dr. Ollie Watts Davis, conductor presents RETURN, with spirituals, anthems, gospel selections, and spoken word in tribute to writer James Weldon Johnson.

CONCERTO URBANOSunday, October 24th - 3:00pmSmith Memorial RoomLed by Charlotte Mattax Moersch, Concerto Urbano is the early music ensemble of the School of Music.

VARSITY MEN’S GLEE CLUB – DAD’S WEEKEND CONCERTSaturday, October 30th – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterFounded in 1886, the Varsity Men’s Glee Club is the oldest recognized Registered Student Organization on campus.

IMPROVISERS EXCHANGE @ ROSE BOWL TAVERNMonday, November 1st – 5:00pmRose Bowl Tavern, UrbanaFeaturing ensemble members and improvising artists from our community and beyond.

IMPROVISERS EXCHANGE WITH AVREEAYL RASUDDEN SOUND SERIESThursday, November 4th - 5:30pmKrannert Art MuseumAvant-garde jazz drummer / percussionist from Chicago meets members of Improvisers Exchange.

LYRIC THEATRE – “FUN HOME”Thursday, November 4th – 7:30pmFriday, November 5th – 7:30pmSaturday, November 6th – 2:00pmSaturday, November 6th – 7:30pmTryon Festival Theatre, Krannert CenterOne of the most ground-breaking productions ever to hit Broadway, FUN HOME is the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

ILLINOIS MODERN ENSEMBLEWednesday, October 20th – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterComposer Portrait featuring MillerComm visiting composer John Harbison.

UI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAFriday, October 22nd – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterTchaikovsky’s fifth symphony is paired with composer John Harbison conducting his own epic fifth symphony.

ILLINOIS WIND SYMPHONYFriday, November 5th – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterMusic of Ingolf Dahl, Hindemith, Vaughan Williams, and Augusta Read Thomas.

IMPROVISERS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP WITH AVREEAYL RAFriday, November 5th – 3:00pmKrannert Center, Orchestra Rehearsal RoomAvant-garde jazz drummer / percussionist from Chicago meets members of Improvisers Exchange.

WOMEN’S GLEE CLUBSaturday, November 13th – 3:30pmSmith Recital HallThe WGC is the premiere treble choir at Illinois, singing various musical styles from classic art works to lighter folk arrangements.

CHAMBER SINGERS – “LET’S TOUCH THE SKY”Sunday, November 14th – 3:00pmSmith Recital HallAfter a year of grief and loss, we celebrate the resilience of the human spirit. Works of mourning by Josquin des Prez, Johannes Brahms, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Irving Fine balanced by songs of celebration and rebirth by Jonathan Dove, Louise Talma, Margaret Bonds, and Henk Badings.

UNIVERSITY BANDSunday, November 14th – 3:00pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterTraditional and new wind band favorites performed by a traditional symphonic band under the direction of Barry L. Houser.

TROMBONE ENSEMBLESunday, November 14th – 7:30pmSmith Recital HallFeaturing original works and transcriptions from the nearly 600-year history of trombone choirs.

ILLINOIS WIND ORCHESTRATuesday, November 16th – 7:30pmFoellinger Great Hall, Krannert CenterMusic by Sally Lamb, Carlos Simon, Persichetti, and others.