The Illinois State University Wind Symphony 2022 Tour included performances at several schools in Illinois and an invited appearance at the College Band Directors National Association North Central Regional Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
No two days in Rudy Morr’s life as an Illinois State student look exactly alike. From new class activities to spur-of-the-moment lunch plans, each day is different. One thing that stays constant? Two hours of marching band practice every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
If there’s one annual event our Redbirds get pumped for, it’s Homecoming. Illinois State University celebrated its 100 Years of Homecoming with its staple events, from Reggie Day at the Zoo, Homecoming Kickoff, Redbird Rumble, Hoopfest, Hybrid Town and Gown 5K run and walk to the football game against North Dakota State and the ribbon cutting to the Multicultural Center, our Birds came together to show what Redbird Pride is about.
Illinois State University Bands is pleased to announce that Alumni Band Day will take place on Saturday, November 6, 2021.
Homecoming: Redbirds in Flight, April 5-11, will celebrate with virtual or socially distanced events.
Students explore career options and ideas with alumni and employers with creative skills.
Featuring the consortium premier of Michael Daugherty’s “Songs from a Silent Land” and Paul Dooley’s incredible “Masks and Machines,” the Wind Symphony will perform on Thursday, November 21 at 8 p.m.
Featuring students from the premiere wind ensemble, the Prism concert will offer a wide array of immersive entertainment as audience members experience various wind instrument ensembles that rotate in continuous sets of music in a “no pause, no applause” format.
The Illinois State University Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts and School of Music invite you to the first Wind Symphony concert of the 2019-2020 season.
Artist and alumna Wonsook Kim ’75, M.A. ’76, M.F.A. ’78, honorary doctorate of arts ’19, and her husband, Thomas Clement, have made a $12 million gift to Illinois State in support of the College of Fine Arts and the School of Art.
