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Senior Recital: Mussman, Viola; November 10, 2025, Zeph Mussman, Lu Witzig, Xinyi Li

School of Music Programs

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

Kemp Recital Hall

November 10, 2025

Monday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Senior Recital: Noga, Flute; November 10, 2025, Jess Noga, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

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

Kemp Recital Hall

November 10, 2025

Monday Evening

6:00 p.m.

Rules And Rhetoric: Historically Informed Guitar Performance Of Baroque Music, Arash Ahmadzadeh

Soundboard Scholar

Reviews of Interpreting Baroque Music: A Guide for the Modern Classical Guitarist, by Afshin Torabi Ardekani (Bergmann, second corrected edition, 2025) and Performing Baroque Music on the Classical Guitar: A Practical Handbook Based on Historical Sources, by Peter Croton (2015)

Civic Chorale Fall Concert: November 9, 2025, John M. Koch, Dennis Gotkowski, Dan Forrest, Elaine Hagenberg, Morten Laurdsen, John Rutler

School of Music Programs

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

November 9, 2025

Sunday Afternoon

3:00 p.m.

Percussion Ensemble: November 9, 2025, David Collier, Ben Stiers

School of Music Programs

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

Kemp Recital Hall

November 9, 2025

Sunday Evening

7:00 p.m.

2025-2026 Philharmonia No. 2, Lynn Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Ay Kawasaki, Paola Nava, Li Yang Liu, Hanting Peng

Philharmonia

Concert Date & Time: November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM and November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM

2025 Concerto Competition Winners

• Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, FS 119 / Carl Nielsen - Ay Kawasaki, flute
• Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 / Edouard Lalo - Paola Valentina Nava Romero, violin
• Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 / Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - LiYang Liu, violin
• Variations on a Nursery Song (Variationen über ein Kinderleid), Op. 25 / Ernö Dohnányi - Hanting Peng, piano

To view the season program, visit 2025-2026 Philharmonia Season Program

2025-2026 Performance Forum - November 7, 2025, Daniel Cruz, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Rebeca Sierra, Laura Gonzalez, Nia Morgan, Roey Dushi, Verse Tomac, Juan Fernandez Villegas, Rishi Gurnani, Jacob Lomboy, Kade Gordon, Patrick Hengstler, Dj Combs, Amanda Rearden, Chase Hogan, Manuela Wanumen Jiménez, Sarah Conley, Pablo Camacho

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Guest Artist Recital: Block, Cello; November 7, 2025, Mike Block

School of Music Programs

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

Kemp Recital Hall

November 7, 2025

Friday Evening

7:30 p.m.

2025-2026 Junior Recital - Ana Maria Uzunova (Piano), Ana-Maria Uzunova

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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. …

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.