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NewsAndrew Gaffey, saxophonist and student of Dr. Nicki Roman, won First Prize and Krannert Center Debut Artist. Maxwell Schultz, cellist and student of Prof. Daniel McDonough, won Second Prize. Ana Huerta Fernández, pianist and student of Dr. Chi-Chen Wu, won Third Prize.
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NewsProf. Barry Houser, Director of the Marching Illini, Associate Director of Bands, and Chair of the Conducting Area, has received an Honorable Mention at the 2026 Student Success Impact Awards.
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NewsThe UIUC School of Music undergraduate brass quintet Fortissimo 5 has made the semi-finals for the 2026 Ryan Anthony Memorial Chamber Music Competition through the International Trumpet Guild.
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The Illinois Wind Symphony has been invited to perform for the American Bandmasters Association's annual gathering in Chicago, IL. The band will perform on March 4, 2026 at 7:30 P.M. in the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.
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NewsThe University of Illinois Marching Illini are putting the final touches on an unforgettable international journey as they prepare to depart for Ireland on March 13.
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NewsThe University of Illinois School of Music is proud to recognize our faculty, staff, and students who presented at the Illinois Music Educators Conference in Peoria, Illinois this January.
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NewsJackson Govern (MM '26) has recently been selected as a semi-finalist for the North American Saxophone Alliance Solo Competition.
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NewsOn January 20, 2026, Cody Jensen was awarded a “Bessie” in the category of Outstanding Sound Design or Musical Composition by the New York Dance and Performance Awards.
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NewsThe U of I Jazz Area is proud to announce that our U of I Jazz Trombone ensemble was awarded the status of Runner-Up in the 2026 International Trombone Association’s Melba Liston Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition.
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NewsThe University of Illinois School of Music is proud to recognize our faculty, staff, students, and alumni who presented at The 79th Annual Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois this past December.
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NewsThe University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts has proposed a new Bachelor of Arts degree in Hip Hop Culture and the Arts.
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From January 15-18, 2026, the University of Illinois Women's Glee Club went on tour to southern Illinois and Nashville, TN.
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NewsThanks to a generous gift from the Meredith Foundation, the University of Illinois Chamber Singers—the School of Music’s premier choral ensemble—has been renamed the Meredith Chamber Singers.
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NewsThis past October, guest ensemble Atlas Maior visited the School of Music for a workshop with the Improvisers Exchange Ensemble.
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NewsStudents from music-affiliated Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) performed at The Canopy Club on November 12, 2025 to fundraise for their organizations.
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NewsComposer Jeremy Gill visited the University of Illinois in November 2025 to serve as Composer in Residence for the Illinois Modern Ensemble.
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NewsKirsten Barker, Samantha Lampe, and Mel Bialecki Miller recently presented at the annual meetings for the American Musicological Society (AMS) and Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), held in Minneapolis, MN and Atlanta, GA respectively.
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NewsThe University of Illinois Marching Illini head to Nashville, TN to perform at the Music City Bowl on December 30, 2025.
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NewsThroughout the Fall 2025 semester, faculty, students, community members, and guest artists have come to the University of Illinois School of Music for intensive one-day programs honing musicianship at Low Brass Day, Double Reed Day, and Illinois Harp Jam.
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NewsThe University of Illinois Bands welcomed forty-one bands to historic Gies Memorial Stadium on October 25, 2025 for the 54th annual Illinois Marching Band Championships (IMBC).