You'll be inside the music when twenty-one performers ring the UIS Colonnade, surrounding the audience, as we present Terry Riley's mesmerizing experimental work "In C." While fully notated, "In C" is never the same twice. You'll be encouraged to shape your own unforgettable audience experience by moving throughout the space.
FREE!
Rain location: UIS Student Union
Join us as the UIS Band presents a powerful and imaginative program inspired by painting, literature, poetry, and dance. Each work transforms a different art form into sound, creating a vivid, multi-sensory journey for the audience.
The program includes:
• Pictures at an Exhibition – Mussorgsky (paintings, sculpture, architecture)
• The Lord of the Rings – DeMeij (literature/novel)
• The Echo Never Fades – Gillingham (poetry)
• Danzón – Valencia (dance)
Come see UIS students and faculty as well as members of the Springfield community perform experimental works by composers Pauline Oliveros, Cornelius Cardew, and Steve Reich, as well as a world premiere composed collaboratively by everyone in the Make A Noise Ensemble!
FREE and Open to the Public!
VPA 33, Visual and Performing Arts Building
Parking in UIS Parking Lot B
Join us for a Chamber Concert on April 26 at 7:00 PM, featuring UIS Camerata students in an evening of creative and collaborative music-making. The program highlights student-composed works performed by the UIS Camerata Student Band, alongside a variety of intimate chamber ensembles that showcase the artistry and versatility of UIS musicians. The concert also includes a performance by the UIS Flute Choir. Not to be missed!
Join us for the UIS Solo Concert, an end-of-semester recital showcasing our talented student performers! Enjoy an inspiring evening of music as UIS students take the stage to share solo works across a variety of instruments and styles. Come help us celebrate our fabulous student musicians!
Join the UIS Visual Arts Gallery for an exhibition reception Thursday, January 25 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 'Turn On Every Light,' a mixed-media installation by Heather Brammeier, opens January 16 and runs through February 8. This event is free and open to the public.
In conjunction with International Education Week, Naghmeh Farzaneh will present an artist talk and screening at the Visual Arts Gallery. This event is free and open to the public!
Join us for a final bidding reception in-person at the gallery! Take the opportunity to see auction items in person before placing your bid online. All proceeds support annual gallery programming throughout the year. Food and drinks will be provided; this event is free and open to the public.
Students and faculty are invited to participate in the Visual Arts Gallery's Annual Silent Auction & Benefit featuring local and regional artists! Proceeds fund annual gallery programing. The auction runs online from November 13 - December 7. See auction items in person at the gallery from December 4 - 7. A final bidding reception will be held at the gallery on December 7 from 5:30 - 7 pm; this event is free and open to the public.
See "Night Watch (Origin of the World)" at the UIS Visual Arts Gallery now!