Thornton Miller among Fourteen Fulbright Awardees for Illinois
Thornton Miller, PhD Student in Musicology is among fourteen current students and recent alumni who have been awarded Fulbright grants for the coming academic year.
Thornton will travel to Russia to conduct research and teach.
Jazz Trombone Ensemble and Competition Finalist, Connor Frederick, perform at International Trombone Festival
This past February, it was announced that the U of I Jazz Trombone Ensemble, directed by Professor Jim Pugh, had been selected winners of the Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition, sponsored annually by the International Trombone Association.
Student Composer Has Work Selected for Performance at International Conference
M.O. Abbott, DMA student in Composition, has had a composition accepted for performance at the International Computer Music Conference in Shanghai.
Reid Lasley to Perform with 2017 Festival Mozaic in San Luis Obispo
Reid Lasley, MM bass trombone student at UIUC, has been invited by Maestro Scott Yoo, to perform at 2017 Festival Mozaic in San Luis Obispo, CA this July in a section that i
Saxophonist a Prizewinner in International Competition
Congratulations to Jiaqi (Kevin) Zhao for being named "Honorable Mention Prizewinner" (4th Place) at the 5th Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition held in
Twilight Concert
The 107-year Tradition continues with a performance on July 27, 2017 on the Quad.
Rachel Barton Pine Residency
World renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine visits U of I this summer to perform and teach.
Christopher Cayari wins Outstanding Dissertation Award
Alumnus Christopher Cayari (Ph.D. in Music Education, 2015), is one of two recipients of the 2015 Outstanding Dissertation Award of the Council for Research in Music Education (ODA).
Erin Brooker-Miller wins Des Moines Symphony Principal Harp audition
Erin Brooker-Miller (BM, Class of 2014) joins the Des Moines Symphony this fall for their 80th anniversary season, Music in Motion, after a successful audition for the Principal Harp position.
Fischoff Winners Have Strong Ties To Illinois
Two U of I saxophone alums and one incoming saxophone DMA student are members of the Fuego Saxophone Quartet from Eastman that are Wind Division Gold Medal Winners in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition this past week.