Doctoral candidate in composition David Nguyen was awarded a second prize in the XIII International Competition of Electroacoustic Composition for his composition "Adumbrations."

Sponsored by Destellos Foundation of Mar del Plata, Argentina, the annual competition garners over 100 entries from across the globe, and is judged by an international panel. 

The School of Music at the University of Illinois is proud to announce the establishment of the Franz Liszt Piano Endowments, celebrating the music and career of Franz Liszt.  One endowment will support scholarships for undergraduate students studying piano, while the other will support fellowships for graduate students studying piano.

Music education student organization recognized for outstanding recruitment efforts.

Brendon Culloton receives the 2020 Professional Achievement Award.

Encouragement and Community through Music: A Message from the Faculty, Staff, and Administration at the University of Illinois School of Music

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The Versa Quartet is one of 12 ensembles in the Senior Winds division selected to move on in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association. This year there were 130 ensembles that applied, representing 16 nationalities. Due to the Covid-19 virus, the semifinalists will not be traveling to compete in South Bend in May. The competition will be judged remotely by world-class jurors.

The Versa Quartet (UI Graduate Saxophone Quartet) has won First Prize in the quartet competition at the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Quartet Competition in Tempe, AZ, held March 4-9, 2020.

In addition to the quartet success, quartet member Scott Augustine advanced to the semifinal round of the solo competition. Scott will perform with pianist, and UI alumna, Casey Dierlam Tse.

JTE is now a five-time winner of the American Trombone Workshop’s National Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition.

Students and faculty recently showcased their talents at the eighth annual Prototype Festival in New York. Billed as the premier festival of music-theatre and opera-theatre, PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now presented six new works representing 23 composers and libretists. 

Dani Nutting, DMA student in Flute Performance, is one of thirteen Illinois students and recent alumni who have accepted Fulbright Awards for study this fall.