Watch the 2018 School of Music Convocation. Congratulations to all of our Graduates!

Ms. Happel, DMA student, has been awarded a Scholar Award by the Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO).

P.E.O. Scholar Awards (PSA) recognize and encourage excellence in higher education by providing partial support for study and research to women who will make significant contributions in their varied fields of endeavor. Ms. Happel was nominated by the Monticello (IL) chapter of PEO for this national award. Priority is given to women who are well established in their programs, study or research.

Cameron May, MM 2018, has been appointed to lead the Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia (SOGO), Washington, beginning with the 2018-19 season. In his new position, Mr. May will serve as Music Director and Conductor of the Conservatory Orchestra.

The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has awarded its annual Faculty and Graduate Student Fellowships and the Ragdale Residential Creative Fellowship. Ragdale Fellowships offer creative practitioners four weeks of residence at Ragdale’s non-profit, interdisciplinary artists’ community.

Congratulations to Anne Kunkle (MM student) for winning First Prize in the Chicago Musicians Club of Women Annual Scholarship Auditions.

The School of Music is proud to announce that doctoral students Reginald Chapman (Jazz) and Jamil Jorge (Musicology) will be recognized by the Graduate College at the upcoming Celebrating Diversity, Recognizing Excellence ceremony on March...

Lishan Xue has been named the Krannert Debut Artist for 2018. Ms. Xue will present a recital in the Foellinger Great Hall on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3:00 PM as part of Krannert’s Marquee Sunday Salon Series.

Wilson Poffenberger has advanced to the Semi-Final live round of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) National Solo competition to be held in Cincinnati in March.

The U of I trumpet studio is pleased to announce that the graduate trumpet ensemble has been selected to perform as a quarter finalist in the small ensemble division at the National Trumpet Competition.

Scheduled for March 8-10, 2018, in Denton, TX at the University of North Texas. Members of this ensemble include graduate students Donny Albrecht, Brian Galli, Nicole Gillotti, Saori Kataoka, Sam Loomis, and Brandon Pauley. They will be performing Erik Morales' Birds of Paradise, a composition for six trumpets.

For the fourth time, the U of I Jazz Trombone Ensemble has won the prestigious National Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition, sponsored annually by the US Army Band (Pershing’s Own).

They will travel to perform at the 2018 American Trombone Workshop in March.