university connections
We are pleased and proud to bring wonderful programming to the Springfield community.
We know that we help to build the community.
When businesses consider coming here, when prospective employees visit Springfield, the Auditorium adds to Springfield’s attractiveness.
We are here for you, Springfield and the surrounding area.
Still Part of the University
We are also here for the UIS community.
The performing arts can stimulate, educate, and even intrigue our university students, engaging and transforming them like no other forms of communication, enhancing the education and making them better scholars and more well-rounded.
Kronos Quartet
In the spring of 2008, the Kronos Quartet came to Sangamon Auditorium to perform Sun Rings. This multimedia piece, commissioned by NASA and others, featured a world-famous string quartet and a 60-piece choir, Springfield’s own Choral Society.
Sun Rings wove in sounds recorded from space, back-dropped by awe-
inspiring images captured by the Hubble and Voyager telescopes that were projected on a 24’ x 40’ screen.
University Connections
How does this connect art and the academy?
Our own astronomy/physics professor, John Martin, actually worked on the Hubble telescope during his postdoctoral work at the University of Minnesota. He brought his insights to a preconcert discussion, and he later discussed the images in his classes.
Events such as these that connect the performing arts to academic pursuits inspire people in lifechanging ways.
When you give to the Sangamon Auditorium Programming Endowment, we can expand and increase this kind of programming.
Questions?
The Meet Our Gift Officer link at left will introduce you to Joseph Hughes, who works on behalf of the Sangamon Auditorium. He will be happy to respond to your questions.
You can also use the Send Us Your Question link or contact our office directly.
Have you been a student or faculty member at UIS who has benefited from the Sangamon Auditorium?
We'd love to hear your story.
- What have you appreciated most about the Auditorium?
- How would you encourage donors to give?
Please send your comments to Marilyn Kok, mkok2@uis.edu. We would love to add more graduates' comments to this site. We look forward to hearing from you.
