University of Illinois students swept the recent competition of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Chicago Chapter, the second largest in the nation!

Pictured are:

Back row: Logan Piker, Stasia Kasimos, Colleen Bruton (1st Place Senior College Women), Dane Brandon, Anna Benoit, Sophia Byrd (1st Place Sophomore College Women), Caroline McKinzie (2nd Place Sophomore College Women, Tafadzwa Diener (1st Place Junior College Women), Jacklyn Ovassapian, Nicholas Koch (3rd Place College Men)

The Elara Quartet, consisting of UI music majors, and the East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra Honors Quartet were recently treated to a master class by members of the renowned Kronos Quartet. 

The members of the Elara Quartet (pictured top) are violinists Alyssa Tong and Daniel Ostrow, violist Jacqueline Scavetta, and cellist Terence Lo. 

Get the whole story in the News-Gazette. 

Thereza Lituma and Emma Olson are the 2019 winners of the Thomas J. Smith Scholarship in Music Competition.

Thereza Lituma is a senior studying vocal performance and music education. This February, she will make her main stage debut as the title role in LTI’s production of Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia. She is from Chicago, IL and is a graduate of Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. Ms. Lituma is a student of Professor Sylvia Stone.

Seven U of I vocalists advanced in NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Regional Semifinals; 2 will continue to the National Finals.

Congratulations to first place winner Molly Abrams and second place winner Gabby LaBare who will continue to the National NATS vocal competition. Kate Stenzel received honorable mention.

Other semifinalists were Landon Westerfield, Maggie Wolfe, Mady Simanonis, and Riley Wilson.

Collaborative pianists were Cadis Lee and Alfie Kiu and the competition was hosted by SIU-Edwardsville on October 28th, 2018.

The results are in!

After last week's preliminary round, our judging panels have selected thirteen Research Live! finalists. Watch them compete in the final round and vote for the People's Choice Award.

Gabriel Piqué will represent the School of Music presenting “The University of Illinois Saxophone Ensemble: Exploring Old Works in A New Format.”

RESEARCH LIVE!
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
4 - 6 p.m.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Dai-An Liu is a 2018-2019 winner of the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra International Music Talents Top Project Program

Hilary Brady Morris has been awarded a Fulbright grant to conduct ten months of dissertation research in Nepal on the Himalayan lute.

Mana was also featured during the conference in the workshop "View from the Pit" with Emmanuel Ceysson, Principal Harp of the Metropolitan Opera. 

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.