BLOOMINGTON, Ill. 鈥� A summer concert series featuring 蘑菇传媒 musicians and guest artists is free and open to the public through the month of July.
The concerts are part of the , which offers chamber music education to high school and college students alongside world-class performers. In addition to the performances, students participating in the chamber music program experience coaching, lessons, rehearsals and elective classes on Illinois Wesleyan鈥檚 campus. A special elective Mime and Movement course is being taught by world-class mime theatre artists to guide students on the art of movement with music.
All faculty, guest artist and student concerts take place at 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 Westbrook Auditorium, 1210 Park St. in Bloomington, unless otherwise noted. Repertoires for faculty concerts are also outlined below.
Thursday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Concert
Geoffrey Dean 鈥� Three Improvisations for solo cello
Aaron Jay Kernis 鈥� Air for violin and piano
Johann Hummel 鈥� Piano Quintet in Eb Major
Saturday, July 13 at 3 p.m.
Student Concert
Sunday, July 14 at 3 p.m.
Faculty Concert
Nikolay Myaskovsky 鈥� Sonata for Viola and Piano
Astor Piazzolla 鈥� Five Tangos for Violin and Double Bass
Ludwig van Beethoven 鈥� 鈥淎rchduke鈥� Piano Trio
Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30 pm
Student Concert
Thursday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Community Concert at Broadview Mansion
1301 S. Fell Ave., Normal
Saturday, July 20 at 3 p.m.
Children鈥檚 Concert with instrument demos and audience participation fit for all ages. A pre-concert craft will take place at 2:30 p.m. and children can try instruments following the concert.
Sunday, July 21 at 3 p.m.
Faculty Concert
Geoffrey Dean 鈥� Apollonian Riffs: A Musical Odyssey for string quartet
Felix Mendelssohn 鈥� Piano Trio in D minor
Monday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Music for Food Concert at St. John鈥檚 Lutheran Church. Donations will be accepted for The Center for Hope Food Pantry.
Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Concert
W.A. Mozart 鈥� Piano Trio in C major K. 548
Johannes Brahms 鈥� Piano Quartet in A Major
Friday, July 26 at 5 p.m.
Final student/faculty concert