Members of the Big Red Marching Machine are among the University’s best ambassadors, instilling pride and sparking collegiate memories every time they take up their instruments.
Sound off: One season with the Big Red Marching Machine

Members of the Big Red Marching Machine are among the University’s best ambassadors, instilling pride and sparking collegiate memories every time they take up their instruments.
Come Ye Sons of Art, featuring countertenor Daniel Schuetz, will be 2 p.m. Sunday, August 23, in the University Galleries in Uptown Normal.
The annual Concerts on the Quad series returns to Illinois State University on Mondays this summer with performances ranging from ballads to Broadway and klezmer to calypso.
Texas native Jessica Ackley isn’t wasting any time setting herself up for a successful career in the insurance industry.
Students from the HIS 395 Archives & Manuscripts course helped add to the understanding of Illinois State’s history by processing thousands of documents in the University Archives.
On the eve of his retirement, College of Fine Arts Dean James Major picked up the baton once again to conduct one more singing of Illinois State’s “Alma Mater.”
The Illinois State University Wind Symphony will perform in concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26, in the University’s Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall. Tickets are available.
When you are learning how to compose music, there’s nothing like having some of the best musicians in the world perform your piece and tell you what worked, what didn’t, and why.
Publications, presentations, performances and more from Illinois State faculty and staff.
The New Sounds Uptown concert series at the University Galleries will feature Muyassar Kurdi at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 3.