UIS Camerata musicians perform their year-end chamber recital featuring small ensembles in the beautiful acoustics of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Atrium. Join us!

Enjoy the sounds of the UIS Chorus in the awesome acoustic of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Springfield. The UIS chorus will be joined by the Lincoln Land Community College Chorus. Free and open to the public.

The UIS Jazz Ensemble joins a lineup of local and professional jazz musicians for its own set under the direction of UIS jazz faculty Bill Mitchell. Enjoy the music and the art exhibit on display at the Pharmacy Gallery and Art Space.

UIS Camerata students participate in a masterclass, an open lesson in front of an audience, with a master musician. Catch a glimpse behind the scenes as music students work to improve their technical and musical skill under the direction of a professional musician.

The UIS Music Solo Competition is open to community musicians (grades 5-12) and UIS students. Junior Division: Grades 5-8; Senior Division: Grades 9-12; UIS Division: UIS undergraduate and graduate students. To participate in the competition, fill out the brief application form and submit a video audition. Direct any questions to music@uis.edu.

Join us for this free Brown Bag Concert featuring UIS Camerata students in a concert of light chamber music. Bring your lunch and listen for a while or stay for the entire concert.

Classically trained and experimentally minded, Chicago-based Phil Pierick has been called “the Swiss Army knife of saxophonists.” He has commissioned more than 25 new works and presented over 50 premieres. I Care If You Listen calls his duo Ogni Suono's 2018 album SaxoVoce “a tour de force of new possibilities for saxophone and voice.” Pierick will be j

Juan Camacho, Piano

Enjoy a beverage (sold separately) from our concession stand while experiencing skilled local artists sharing their work in the intimate UIS Studio Theatre.  These short events will leave you with time for dinner afterwards to make for a great date night!

Featuring the UIS Faculty String Quartet Concert
in a Concert of Dance Music from Around the World

Rare reunion performance of New York City free jazz duet, Fire & Flux, featuring Ben Kates on saxophone and Richard Gilman-Opalsky on drums, plus in trio with Adam Larison on guitar. Fire & Flux formed over twenty years ago in New York, playing weekly in the South Bronx, performing live throughout New York and New England, and recording their music. Telepathic, high-intensity, jazz improvisation not to be missed.