Attend the School of Music Convocation
Watch the Spring 2021 School of Music Convocation, streaming on the Illinois Music Youtube Channel.
Music Education Students Recognized by National Association
Congratulations to Maggie Ward (junior, BME) for receiving the collegiate National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Professional Achievement Award!
FAA Legacy Awards Include Three From Music
The Legacy Awards recognize college alumni and friends who have demonstrated courage, curiosity, and passion in their work.
Winners for 2021 incude:
Juri Seo (DMA ’13 Music), Emerging Legacy Award
Black Chorus Shares Annual Mom's Day Concert
The University of Illinois Black Chorus proudly shares this video of their Annual Mom's Day Concert.
Dr. Ollie Watts Davis, director
Aubrie Powell named Research Live! Competition Finalist
Aubrie Powell, PhD student in Musicology, is one of twelve finalist from across campus in the Grad Gollege's annual Research Live! Competition.
Watch the special live event where Illinois graduate students share their remarkable research in three minutes or less.
School of Music Welcomes Professor William Eddins
The School of Music is thrilled to announce the appointment of William Eddins as Visiting Director of Orchestras and Conductor of the UI Symphony Orchestra for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Illinois composer's new work, performed by the Jupiter String Quartet, depicts pandemic experience
By Jodi Heckel, UI News Bureau
Illinois music professor Stephen Andrew Taylor writes music that represents scientific data, including the structures of some coronavirus proteins.
Illinois and UK Researchers Team Up to Digitally Preserve Digital Performances
By Jodi Heckel, UI News Bureau
Illinois Alum Wins Grammy!
The Experiential Orchestra, conducted by James Blachly (MM Orchestra Conducting, 2013), has earned its first Grammy award. The EXO's recording of
Musicology Student Granted Fellowship to Conduct Research in Republic of Georgia
Justin Balcor, PhD student in Musicology, has been awarded a fellowship from the American Councils Combined Research and Language Training (CRLT) Program to conduct up to nine months of research on the gendered relationships between sports, music, and musical instruments in the Republic of Georgi