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2025-2026 Master Of Music Recital - Chase Hogan (Clarinet), Chase Hogan

Master of Music Recitals

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 Senior Recital - Ethan Sanchez (Double Bass), Ethan Sanchez, Rebeca Sierra

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

Jazz Ensembles I & Ii: Dr. Tom Marko, Director; February 20, 2026, Dr. Tom Marko

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundredth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Center for the Performing Arts

February 20, 2026

Friday Evening

8:00 p.m.

Convocation Recital: February 20, 2026, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

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

Kemp Recital Hall

February 20, 2026

Friday Afternoon

1:00 p.m.

Performance Forum - February 20, 2026, Hanting Peng, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Laura Gonzalez, Nia Morgan, Verse Tomac, Roey Dushi, Rebeca Sierra

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 Junior Recital - Noah Suarez (Clarinet), Noah Suarez, Rebeca Sierra

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 Junior Recital - Meixi Zhou (Violin), Meixi Zhou, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 Master Of Music Recital - Roey Dushi (Cello), Roey Dushi, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Master of Music Recitals

No abstract provided.

First Annual David Gresham Chamber Concert: February 19, 2026, David Gresham, Kim Risinger, Ben Stiers, Momoko Gresham, Steuart Pincombe

School of Music Programs

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

Kemp Recital Hall

February 19, 2026

Thursday Evening

7:30 p.m.

John Hersey High School Symphonic Band And Isu Wind Symphony: Februar 18, 2026, Spencer Hile, Anthony C. Marinello Iii, Wesley Anderson

School of Music Programs

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

Center for the Performing Arts

February 18, 2026

Wednesday Evening

7:00 p.m.

2025-2026 Master Of Music Recital - Derek Lund (Bassoon), Derek Lund, Nabil Hetman, Jacob Lomboy, Julia Jacobsen, Christian Curran, Nathaniel Jones

Master of Music Recitals

No abstract provided.

Groove Goes The Distance: An Initial Inquiry Into Jazz Music In Egypt, Farida Gohar

Theses and Dissertations

Jazz music has been a historically contentious site of social, cultural, and political signification. From the violent subjugation that characterized its origins and aspirational freedom that animated its practice, to its transformation into a distinctly “American” music instrumentalized by the US State Department to counter Soviet influence, jazz’s capacity for the inscription of meaning is vast and regularly cause for debate. The particular configuration of jazz music in Egypt is no less complicated although seldom studied. This thesis ventures an initial mapping of the dynamics and negotiations that historically defined the initiation of “Egyptian” jazz, as well as the ones …

Fostering Worship In A Countercultural Setting: An Ethnodoxological Approach To Secular Heavy Music, Jacob Lewis Ream

Masters Theses

Despite stylistic musical diversity within the evangelical church, many secular musicians and music fans have little to no desire to participate in corporate worship music. Specifically, those that engage in “countercultural heavy music (CHM);” namely, hard rock, punk rock, and heavy metal. Music that is often played for the purpose of corporate worship in the local church fails to resonate with many musicians in the corresponding local community. In addition, most evangelical worship ministries do not strive to reach the music communities outside of their local church. This study examines the reasons for this disconnectedness. “Worship as missions” is not …

2025-2026 Junior Recital - Isabella Swalm (Violin), Isabella Swalm, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 Hugo Valverde ('16) And Enriqueta Somarriba In Recital, Hugo Valverde Villalobos, Enriqueta Somarriba

Guest Recitals

No abstract provided.

The Integration Of Multicultural Music And Defining Successful Integration Of Multicultural Music In Three Predominantly White Churches In Baltimore, Maryland: A Case Study, Homeretta Ayala

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

It is important to acknowledge the words in Scripture honoring people of all ethnic groups as cities and therefore churches become more diverse. Baltimore, Maryland is a diverse city, with numerous ethnic communities including those of Italian, Greek, African American, African, Hispanic, and Jewish descent; many churches, however, remain predominantly White. Music is an essential element in worship, and some churches are limited to the ethnic hymns of their congregational hymnals, thus ignoring the wide body of multicultural music that is available. There are numerous challenges when integrating multicultural music, especially if the congregation is not ethnically diverse. At first …

The De-Westernization Of Music Education Through World Music, Alec Williams

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study reviews the variety of qualitative research studies that examine the effects of world music in the classroom across different classroom settings. Other studies explore the reactions of the students when presented with music from various cultures and diverse musical identities from around the world. These research studies reveal the importance of exposing students to different cultures, spark a new interest in cultural music, and provide information on the overall effects of artistic exposure. The results of the studies have shown positive influences on students exposed to a World Music class. The importance of cultural inclusion lies in its …

Symphonic Winds: Dr. F. Mack Wood, Conductor: Fevruary 13, 2026, Dr. F. Mack Wood, Colby Powers

School of Music Programs

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

Center for the performing Arts

February 13, 2026

Friday Evening

8:00 p.m.

Music Ministry Of Children And Youth: A Study And Defense For Incorporating Children And Youth Choirs In The Modern Worship Service, Veronica Leigh Haber Allison

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Graded children’s choir ministries have been a part of churches for the last century. In recent years, there has been a growing trend away from offering music ministry opportunities to children and youth in contemporary churches. There are several reasons for this decline; the major reason is that many churches have moved away from traditional music offerings to a praise band format. It has rendered the musical training of children in church unnecessary. The limited quantity of recent scholarly literature, the decline in commercially produced music, and the discontinuation of teaching materials for children’s choir ministries also attest to this …

Performance Forum - February 13, 2026, Dj Combs, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Derek Lund, Nabil Hetman, Roey Dushi, Isabella Swalm, Zion Pe Montebon

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

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

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

Presentation at University of Aberdeen Research Seminar Series.

This presentation explores creative practice as research through an innovative approach to musical improvisation and recording that challenges traditional boundaries between music and literature. Working with experienced improvising musicians, this study investigates how poetic texts serve as inspiration and catalysts for new creative processes and musical outcomes. Using a practice-based research framework, the project positions poetry as both creative stimulus and constraint in a 'comprovisation' process, resulting in a suite of short recorded works. The collaboration with a poet prompts a reconsideration of process, recording, and audience experience, with the final release …

Figures Of Truth And Justice: Superman & Rock Music, Kelan Vitali

CAFE Symposium 2026

The American comic superstar Superman and rock music are completely different forms of media. One performs acts of heroism, and one is performed on stage. Despite their differences, however, both are prominent symbols of inspiration and moral courage.

Mamma Mia! What Nostalgia!, Asher Leuzzi

CAFE Symposium 2026

An analysis of Phyllida Lloyd's Mamma Mia!, and how it relates to Authentic Rock Culture. Discusses the power of nostalgia, demonstrating that it can be either a positive or negative force. Generally, sound used within this film helps display energy and emotional truth, which allows for complex themes to be revealed.

Moments

DePaul Magazine

Photo spread of The Fullertones, a DePaul student a cappella group, performing on the Lincoln Park Campus for DePaul Days and the launch of the university's Mission: Forward philanthropic campaign 

2025-2026 Seventh Annual Alumni Recital: Tinca Belinski ('19) And Guzal Isametdinova ('19 And '21), Tinca Belinschi, Guzal Isametdinova

Alumni Concerts

No abstract provided.

Guest Artist Recital: Chi Yong Yun, Piano: February 8, 2026, Chi Yong Yun

School of Music Programs

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

kemp Recital Hall

February 8, 2026

Sunday Evening

7:00 p.m.

String Project Honors Recital: February 8, 2026, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

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

Kemp Recital Hall

February 8, 2026

1:00 p.m.

Mignone, Fernandez, Guarnieri: Brazilian Guitar Music After Villa-Lobos, Fabio Zanon

Soundboard Scholar

This article challenges the widespread perception of Heitor Villa-Lobos as an isolated peak in Brazilian musical culture with no natural successors. The author focuses on the composers who followed Villa-Lobos—Francisco Mignone, Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, and Camargo Guarnieri—arguing that their works deserve far more attention in international concert life, not least their contributions to the guitar repertoire.

These twentieth-century Brazilian composers are situated within a broader historical narrative that traces the impact of European colonial models, the delayed and contested formation of musical nationalism in Brazil, and the shifting aesthetic and political conditions of the twentieth century. Analytical discussions of representative …

2025-2026 Junior Recital - Virgilio Vazquez (Violin), Virgilio Vazquez, Rebeca Sierra

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

Performance Forum - February 6, 2026, Juan Diaz Quijano, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Santiago Moreno, Rebeca Sierra, Andrew Bures, Kade Gordon, Dj Combs, Jonathan Monk

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.