Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña to headline symposium on women in arts, November 10

An image of one of artist and poet Cecilia Vicuña's works from www.ceciliavicuna.com.

Chilean poet and visual artist Cecilia Vicuña will be the featured speaker at the symposium “Oscillations of Gender and Genre” at Illinois State University. Vicuña will give a keynote performance/talk at 5 p.m. Thursday, November 10, at the University Galleries in Uptown Normal. The author of more than 20 books of poetry, Vicuña exhibits and

Percussion Ensemble in concert November 6

image of percussion instruments on a stage

The Illinois State University Percussion Ensemble will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 6, in the University’s Kemp Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

240+ performers under 1 baton for Verdi’s Requiem

The Illinois State University Symphony, Concert Choir, and Civic Choir are collaborating to perform Messa Da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi under the baton of Maestro Maurizio Colasanti from Italy and featuring faculty vocalists Michelle Vought (soprano), Kathryn Leemhuis (mezzo soprano), Justin Vickers (tenor), and John Michael Koch (baritone). The concert will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, October