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2025-2026 Together In Song: Honoring America's 250th For The Friends Of The Conservatory, Nabil Hetman, Aneliya Novikova, Rebeca Sierra, Lisa Leonard, Ingryd Herrera

Friends of the Conservatory Events

No abstract provided.

Jazz Combos I And Ii: November 6, 2025, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-second program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 6, 2025

Thursday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Music Factory I & Ii: November 5, 2025, Roy Magnuson, Carl Schimmel, Alex Taylor

School of Music Programs

This is the forty-first program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 5, 2025

Wednesday Evening

6:00 & 8:00 p.m.

Isu Recorder Ensemble: November 4, 2025, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the fortieth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 4, 2025

Tuesday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Junior Recital: Mastin, Percussion; November 2, 2025, Wyatt Mastin

School of Music Programs

This is the thirty-fifth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 2, 2025

Sunday

Noon

Isu Symphony Orchestra: Chen, Director; November 2, 2025, Samuel Chen

School of Music Programs

This is the thirty-seventh program of the 2025-2026 season.

Cetner for the Performing Arts

November 2, 2025

Sunday Afternoon

3:00 p.m.

‘Casar Public Lecture: Jazz Diplomacy: America's Conversation With The World', The Prince Alwaleed Center For American Studies And Research Casar

Performances, Events, and Presentations

The lectures deliberated about how the U.S. used jazz as a tool of cultural diplomacy during the Cold War, sending jazz musicians abroad to promote American values and counter Soviet influence. Jazz symbolized freedom and democracy but also highlighted racial tensions in the U.S., creating a paradox. These tours influenced global perceptions of America and supported civil rights movements at home and abroad. These lectures were a collaboration with The Music Program in the Department of the Arts at AUC.

Date: 2-3 Nov. 2025

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Senior Recital: Heath, Horn; November 2, 2025, Emily Heath, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

This is the thirty-sixth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 2, 2025

Sunday Afternoon

1:30 p.m.

Collaborative Piano Recital: November 2, 2025, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the thirty-ninth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 2, 2025

Sunday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Senior Recital: Kadow, Violin And Percussion; November 2, 2025, Kirsten Kadow, Zeph Mussman

School of Music Programs

This is the thirty-eighth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 2, 2025

Sunday Afternoon

5:30 p.m.

Senior Recital; Dixon Iv, Tenor; November 1, 2025, G. Grant Dixon Iv, Olesia Pupina

School of Music Programs

This is the thirty-fourth program of the 2025-2026 season.

University Galleries

November 1, 2025

Saturday Afternoon

2:30 p.m.

Too Loud To Ignore: Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices Regarding Hearing Protection In Student Musicians And Ensemble Directors, Lucile Donald, Ashley G. Flagge

Ashley Flagge Publications

Musicians are at an elevated risk for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) due to repeated exposure to sound levels exceeding occupational safety guidelines. Although many strides have been made in educating music students on the potential dangers of noise exposure and the mitigating effects of hearing protection devices, the current attitudes on this topic among high school and college-level student musicians remain largely unknown. An electronic survey was administered to high school (n = 195) and university (n = 161)-level band students and ensemble directors (n = 15) regarding knowledge of noise/music-induced hearing loss (MIHL), personal practices with HPDs, and types …

From "Pata Pata" To Come Back, Africa: Miriam Makeba And Her Fight Against Apartheid, 1953-1990, Maddie Heiser

Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Perhaps one of the most notorious periods in African history was that of Apartheid – a system of racial, political, social, and economic discrimination placed upon the non-white majority of South Africa. Beginning in 1948 and lasting until the early 1990s, Apartheid marked a significant transformation in not only African liberation movements but also those happening across the globe, including the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. While the efforts to overcome Apartheid and empower the overall messages of African liberation and solidarity are well-documented, there are several methods of achieving these goals that have been unfortunately overlooked. Figures …

Bomba E: Tradition And Eclecticism In Selected Choral Works Of Ángel "Cucco" Peña, Luis F. Gonzalez

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This monograph presents a musical analysis of three choral works by Puerto Rican composer Ángel “Cucco” Peña: Negra Majestad, Bomba E, and Aleluya Criollo. Although Peña is widely recognized for his contributions to popular music and production, these pieces highlight a lesser-known side of his creative output in the choral realm. Each work draws from traditional Puerto Rican genres—bomba, plena, and aguinaldo—while incorporating modern compositional techniques that reflect Peña’s eclectic style and his engagement with both popular and classical traditions.

The study situates these pieces within their historical and cultural contexts, particularly the African diaspora’s …

2025-2026 Performance Forum - October 31, 2025, Caroline Dratnal, Zion Pe Montebon, Ana-Maria Uzunova, Owen Chen, Kade Gordon, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Juan Fernandez Villegas, Ingryd Herrera, Rebeca Sierra, Lisa Leonard, Li Yang Liu, Jon Cruz, Hanting Peng, Julia Jacobsen, Derek Lund, Devin Salazar

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Senior Recital: Berkshier, Saxophone; October 29, 2025, Seth Berkshier, Lu Witzig, Noah Berkshier

School of Music Programs

This is the thirty-third program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

October 29, 2025

Wednesday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Reimagining Musical Improvisation Through Poetic Inspiration: A Creative Practice Investigation, Sean Foran

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

This presentation explores creative practice as research through an innovative approach to musical improvisation that challenges traditional boundaries between music and literature. Working with experienced improvising musicians, this study investigates how poetic texts serve as catalysts for new creative processes and musical outcomes.

The methodology involved musicians responding improvisationally to recorded poetry narrations, followed by reflective discussion and re-improvisation, extending Hannan's concept of 'comprovisation' while maintaining complete musical agency. Significantly, the final creative works present only the improvised music, requiring audiences to read poems independently and construct their own text-music relationships.

This approach differs from established music-poetry collaborations by positioning …

Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Hockenberrry, Horn; October 28, 2025, Rachel Hockenberry, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

This is the thirty-second program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

October 28, 2025

Tuesday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Fall Choral Concert, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Senior Recital: Wallace, Trumpet; October 26, 2025, Lauren Wallace, Grace Eom

School of Music Programs

This is the thirtieth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

October 26, 2025

Sunday Afternoon

4:30 p.m.

Junior Recital: King, Mezzo-Soprano; October 26, 2025, Athena King, Ezra Tarcak

School of Music Programs

This is the thirty-first program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

October 26, 2025

Sunday Evening

5:30 p.m.

International Conference On Modern Music, Digital Production And Management, University For Business And Technology (Ubt) In Kosovo

UBT International Conference

UBT Annual International Conference is the 14th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make them be aware of the recent …

“Tell Your Papa”: Aesthetics Of Confrontation And Visual Witnessing In Nigerian Protest Music, Omotayo Jemiluyi

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

This study analyzes the music video “Tell Your Papa” (2025), a politically charged protest song by Nigerian artiste Eedris Abdulkareem, as an exemplary case of aesthetics of confrontation, here conceptualized as a multimodal strategy in which direct address, anti-spectacle visual style, literalism, and discomfort converge to confront political power. Focusing on the song’s explicit critique of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his son Seyi Tinubu, and other prominent political figures, the analysis demonstrates how Abdulkareem renders indistinct the line between music and political discourse through a visual-sonic language that is accusatory, documentary-stylized, and unflinchingly courageous. While building on the lineage …

Senior Recital: Roberts, Trumpet; October 25, 2025, Sam Roberts, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

This is the twenty-ninth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

October 25, 2025

Saturday Afternoon

4:30 p.m.

Bachtoberfest Concert: October 25, 2025, Dr. Cora Swenson Lee, Dr. Benjamin De Kock

School of Music Programs

This is the twenty-eighth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

October 35, 2025

Saturday Afternoon

2:30 p.m.

Junior Recital: Pillsbury, Bass-Baritone; October 24, 2025, Nicholas Pillsbury, Zeph Mussman

School of Music Programs

This is the twenty-seventh program of the 2025-2026.

Kemp Recital Hall

October 24, 2025

Friday Evening

9:00 p.m.

The Art Of Selection - Telling Stories Through Sound, Alexander Foley

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

The presentation set out to educate novice and intermediate DJs the importance of track selection in a DJ set.  This is a skill that elevates a good DJ to a great DJ. It addresses issues that some DJs have when trying to read a crowd or curate a pre planned set.  The presentation was given at SAE Dubai's annual DJ symposium to a live audience using slides and audio examples.  The presentation was well received and many of the audience had questions and seemed to take away a better understanding of an often underrated element of being a successful DJ. …

Senior Recital: Lukaszczyk, Saxophone; October 24, 2025, David Lukaszczyk, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

This is the twenty-sixth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

October 24, 2025

Friday Evening

6:00 p.m.

Convocation Recital: October 24, 2025, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the twenty-fifth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

October 24, 2025

Friday Afternoon

1:00 p.m.

2025-2026 Performance Forum - October 24, 2025, Santiago Moreno, Aneliya Novikova, Diego Suarez, Benjamin Garrett, Adolfo Ferrin Garcia Montañés, Charlotte Lohmann, Maria Savelyeva, Julia Jacobsen, Derek Lund, Devin Salazar, Ay Kawasaki, Yilian Concepcion, Ruzanna Usmanova, Lillian Platte

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.