Trombonist and composer Marshall Gilkes will be the featured artist at the 2015 Illinois State University Jazz Festival, Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28.
Trombonist Marshall Gilkes to headline Jazz Festival
Tag: School of Music
Vickers, Tonnu to perform
School of Music faculty members Justin Vickers, tenor, and Tuyen Tonnu, piano, will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Kemp Recital Hall.
ISU professor’s play paints powerful portrait of African ancestors
In November The New Route Theater premiered School of Music Professor Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum’s new play, Walking with My Ancestors.
Q-and-A: Music student organizes research presentations, a cappella tour
Illinois State University junior Adam Schumacher has two music projects this spring that have received the support of the Friends of the Arts.
LGBTQA Alumni Network to host events during PRIDE Drag Show weekend, March 28-30
The LGBTQA Alumni Network will host a series of events over the same weekend as the annual PRIDE Charity Drag Show. Network members and supporters are invited to any and all of the events from March 28-29. Unless noted there is no fee to attend, and no preregistration necessary.
Valentine’s Big Band Dance, February 14
Illinois State University Jazz Ensembles I and II, directed by Tom Marko, will present their annual Valentine’s Big Band Dance from 7-10 p.m. Friday, February 14, at the New Lafayette Club, located at 1602 S. Main St. in Bloomington.
Tornado won’t stop music for music education major
Senior music education major Tyler Sutton and his wife, Carolyn, were at home in Washington when the devastating EF4 tornado destroyed their apartment. They lost nearly everything, including his French horn.
Panamanian composer’s legacy lives on through Illinois State scholarship
Panama’s most celebrated classical music composer found a home at Illinois State University. The pairing was so well-matched that Roque Cordero spent the last 28 years of his career teaching music to Illinois State students.
Q-and-A with Stephanie Beatty: Friends of the Arts grant helps trumpeter play festival in Italy
Illinois State University trumpeter Stephanie Beatty credited a Friends of the Arts grant for allowing her to take a “life-changing” trip to Italy in late June for the Orvieto Musica TrumpetFest.
Q-and-A with Ramiro Miranda: Conductor takes on difficult Stravinsky piece
Ramiro Miranda, M.M. ’13, used a Friends of the Arts grant this past school year to put on his innovative production of Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale.
