IMPORTANT NOTICE: There is a Nationwide Outlook email outage affecting UIS. Students, faculty and staff may be unable to send or receive emails. In the meantime, those needing to reach UIS offices for urgent matters should contact them by phone.
UIS offers a number of generous Institutional music scholarships.
A wide of range of music-oriented Institutional scholarships are offered through the Music program. To be eligible for these scholarships, applicants must fill out the UIS Institutional Scholarship Application.
The annual UIS “Lift Every Voice!” Black History Month Collage Concert will take place on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. The concert welcomes participation by UIS students, faculty/staff, and community members. Young musicians are especially encouraged to apply.
The concert ends with a collaboration performance of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by the UIS Choir and multiple visiting choirs. If your choir would like to join this performance, please fill out an application form.
The 14th Annual University of Illinois Springfield Music Solo Competition will take place virtually. Application and Video Audition are due by Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. Participation is open to UIS students and community members, grades 5-12.
Divisions: UIS Division; Senior Division (Grades 9-12); Junior Division (Grades 5-8)
The University of Illinois Springfield High School Honor Band Festival and Concert will resume in 2025. The festival welcomes participation from local and regional high school students that have been approved via the application process.
When: The UIS Honor Band will resume in 2025. Stay tuned!
Where: Performing Arts Center, UIS Campus
Eligibility: Local and regional high school students proficient in a band instrument (wind/brass/percussion) are welcome to apply.
A number of Institutional Scholarships are available through the UIS Music Program. To be eligible for these scholarships, all applicants must fill out the UIS Institutional Scholarship Application on the scholarship website and submit to Financial Assistance by February 15.
The Music program is located in the Visual and Performing Arts Building, which houses numerous student resources, including classrooms equipped with whiteboard technology; a modern music technology lab; instrument storage facilities; practice rooms with pianos; the Polly Roesch Rehearsal Room and a Steinway Piano Practice Room. Music performances take place in the Polly Roesch Rehearsal Room, Studio Theatre, Television Studio and the Sangamon Auditorium.