The School of Music at the University of Illinois is pleased to announce that six accomplished performers, teachers, and music educators will join its distinguished faculty in fall 2022. Each of these faculty members was hired after national or international searches led by faculty committees.

The Oratorio Society and the Chamber Singers of the Illinois School of Music will perform “A Child of Our Time” with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony. The oratorio, which is rarely performed in the U.S., depicts the events of Kristallnacht. The music includes five spirituals that express hope and reconciliation.

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A new and exciting collaboration is gaining traction on campus and in the community: Professor Lamont Holden and Jarrell Young wrote a track titled "Illini Anthem" and it is quickly gaining a huge following. They will perform the song together with the Marching Illini under the direction of Professor Barry L. Houser at Sights and Sounds on August 19th as well as the football season opener (Illini vs. Nebraska) on August 28th.

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University Archivist Scott Schwartz tells the story of how Sousa came to be such an integral part of Illinois in this News-Gazette article. 

The University of Illinois School of Music announces a new undergraduate degree program that combines the study of music and computer science in a Bachelor of Science in Music degree.