Join UIS Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Yona Stamatis in a lecture/recital titled "A Violin's Journey." This event is part of the Violins of Hope initiative. It will focus on material culture, like a collection of violins, as a means of revealing information about the past and the present. In addition, it will examine diverse roles of music during the Holocaust. Co-hosted by Lincoln Land Community College and the Jewish Federation of Springfield.
The Music of Survival concert is part of the Springfield Violins of Hope initiative. The concert is a unique opportunity to hear live performance on violins from the Violins of Hope collection that consists of instruments that were owned by Jewish musicians before/during the Holocaust and that have now been restored, and travel around the world in a kind of live exhibit. This concert features three violinists playing six violins from the collection.
The UIS Music Program is cohosting a string quartet concert by members of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. The concert will feature rarely-heard works by Holocaust composers. The concert is free of charge and will take place at Temple Israel on Friday, Sept 8, 12pm.
The Illinois State Museum is hosting the opening event of the Springfield Violins of Hope initiative, a lecture/recital with an intimate local connection. UIS Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Yona Stamatis and her sister Katrin Stamatis share the story of their family violin of hope in a lecture/recital punctuated by performances of relevant repertoire by a string trio featuring Katrin Stamatis, violin; Lisa Nelson, viola; Jacobsen Woollen, cello.
The UIS Music Program is collaborating with the Jewish Federation of Springfield to host the Violins of Hope exhibit featuring 12 violins that survived the Holocaust. The violins have been lovingly restored and have traveled the world to give voice to the victims and reinforce messages of hope, harmony, and survival.
Six of these violins will be on display at the Illinois State Museum Violins of Hope Exhibit, Sept. 7-13.
UIS musicians end the academic year with a concert of chamber music. Free and open to the public. Join us!
Join us on Friday at 7pm for the UIS concert featuring the UIS Chorus and the Lincoln Land Community College Choir! Free and open to the public.
Join us in the Student Union Ballroom Lobby for a free lunch time concert featuring violinist Alex Malaimare and pianist Chung-Ha Kim in a short program of movie music. Stop in for a bit or stay for the whole concert. You are welcome to bring your lunch. Join us!
*This concert is part of the Partnership in Education and Civic Engagement with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Alex Malaimare is a violinist with the ISO.
Join us for the festive final orchestra concert of the season featuring the UIS Orchestra and Illinois Symphony Youth Ensembles! This concert is part of the Partnership in Education and Civic Engagement between the UIS Music Program and the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Wagner, and others. The ensembles are under the direction of Maestro Jacobsen Woollen.
Free and open to the public.
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High school musicians experience a day of rehearsals, sectionals, and workshops in preparation for an evening concert featuring the UIS High School Honor Band and the UIS Band.
For more information and to participate in the UIS High School Honor Band Festival, request a nomination from a music instructor:
7pm Concert in Sangamon Auditorium: Free and open to the public.
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