Sonorities
The Annual News Magazine of the Illinois School of Music Community
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Winter 2020
A Look Inside the Completed Smith Memorial Hall Renovations
Revisiting the Heartland, with Bruno Nettl
Meet the New Director, A Q&A with Jeffrey Sposato
Past Issues
Winter 2019
Sheila Johnson's Convocation Address
Rise of Hip-Hop at U of I
EMS Turns 60
Black Chorus Turns 50
History in the Making: Bands Turn 150!
Winter 2017
UIUC Music Test Files
An article by Richard Colwell to accompany the Winter 2017 edition of Sonorities.
Cover Story "Always Something New"
Winter 2015
A Lifetime of Learning: Bruno Nettl
Commencement Speech
Illini in Ireland
University Welcomes Megill as Director of Choral Activities
Winter 2014
Rediscovering Smith Hall
The Entrepreneurial Musician: YOU
Benjamin Britten and the University of Illinois, January 1940 (complete article)
The 'Triumvirate' Birthday: Celebrating the Lifes and Works of Verdi, Wagner, and Britten
Recognizing Life's Rewards: Convocation Address by Gunther Schuller
A Tribute to Dan Perrino
Sounds From Jupiter
Moral Fire: Convocation Address by Joseph Horowitz
Putting the Who in Music Education
"Brothers, Sing On!" The Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club at 125 The New D.M.A.'s
A Salute to Opera at Illinois
Confrence Addreses LGBT Issues
Meditations On Trumpet by Ronald Romm
"Who or What Tells You Who You Are:" Convocation Address by Joseph Flummerfelt
Pacifica: An Exhibition of Musical Exhilaration
Legacy of Illinois Bands
Jeffrey Magee Uncovers Irving Berlin's 50 Years in Theater
Being in the Groove, Being in a Rut: Convocation Address by Dan Neuman
Origins of the Experimental Music Studios at Illinois: The Urbana School
Contemplating Musicology at Illinois and in the World
Still Young at Heart: ISYM at 60
Going Global: Ramping Up World Music at New Center
Reflections on People, Rocks, and Time: Convocation Address by Jeffrey S. Kimpton
Hired Gunns: Dynamic Duo Joins Music Faculty
Remembering Jerry Hadley
From the Prehistory of Ethnomusicology at the U of I
Exploring the Space Between the Notes: Convocation Address by Sheila C Johnson
Brown, Orange, and Blue: Gamelan is Back at Illinois!
Poker Games and Liberation Classes
Jeffrey S. Kimpton: Educator for a Lifetime
Choice: Convocation Address by J. Richard Hackman
John Walter Hill's Baroque Music
It's Not Rocket Science: Jazz Engineer Dana Hall
Alumni Profiles: Starting at the Top: Four Violinist
A Tale of Two Chips: Two Longtime Band Mates Reconnect to Enliven UI's Jazz Program
Giving: Zimmerman Foundation Funds Music Education
Musicology: Lessons From Native American Music
Keith Wilson: Interwoven Threads of Harding's Legacy
Star Trek Scripts
Experiences in Iran
Renowned Beethoven Scholar and Pianist Joins Faculty
A New Undergraduate Minor in Music
Mouthpiece Buzzers Have a Leader in Ronald Romm