Ensemble/ Festival Concert Series*

*All of the following events were coordinated, arranged and conducted by music faculty.

Number of Students Served

September Per Event

28 EIU Percussion Ensemble 25

30 EIU Wind Ensemble 50

October

6 EIU Marching Band Competition** 3,000 area students; 120 EIU students

O'Brien Stadium, EIU Campus

12 EIU Jazz Groups 40

14 EIU Choirs "A Homecoming Concert" 110

Music by American Composers

21 Eastern Symphony Orchestra *** 25 area students; 40 EIU students

Music of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms

23 EIU Jazz Combos 20

24/25/ Music and Theatre's production of **** 10

26/27 "Two by Two" Rodgers and Hammerstein's

28 musical adaptation of Noah and the Ark

Fine Arts Theatre

November

2 Latin Percussion Ensemble 25

4 EIU Wind Ensemble 50

9 IMEA District V Jazz Festival 40

EIU Jazz Ensemble Concert

12 Concerto Auditions Program 10

13 Composers' Forum 20

15 EIU Jazz Lab Band 20

29 Jazz Combos 20

December

2 Eastern Symphony Orchestra*** 25 area students; 125 EIU students

and EIU Choirs "Holiday Concerts"

Guest Artist: Richard Todd Payne, baritone

4 EIU Jazz Ensemble 25

7 EIU Percussion Ensembles 25

February

2 Flute Day** 25 area students; 15 EIU students

8 EIU Jazz Ensemble in Concert** 40

University Board Sponsored

9 EIU Jazz Festival** 800 area students; 50 EIU students

17 EIU Symphony Orchestra***

"Stagestruck" music for the stage 25 area students; 40 EIU students

Featuring many guest artists

22 EIU Percussion Ensemble 25

24 Wind Ensemble 50

25 Concert and Collegiate Bands 90

March

3 Choirs "Songs of Love" 110

21 Jazz Combos 20

22 Music Theatre/Opera presents 15

"Scenes from Music Theatre and Opera"

26 "Piano Night" 20

April

6 EIU Honors Recital 25

7 Wind Ensemble 50

9 Jazz Lab Band 20

13 Latin Percussion Ensembles 25

18 Composers' Forum 30

19 Orchestra and Chorus*** 25 area students; 140 EIU students

"A Farewell Concert"

featuring Mozart' s Requiem

20 EIU Jazz Ensembles 40

21 Orchestra and Chorus*** 25 area students; 140 EIU students

"A Farewell Concert"

featuring Mozart' s Requiem

23 Jazz Combos 20

Location to be announced

26 EIU Percussion Ensembles 25

27 A Celebration Weekend

Multi Cultural Choral Concert with 25

Percussion Ensembles

Concert and Collegiate Bands 90

Student Recital Series*

*All of the following recitals were coordinated and arranged by music faculty. The number of students served would be one, unless otherwise indicated. For these cases, the recitalist performed with a student chamber ensemble.

September

8 Megan Probst, soprano

October

8 Brett Evans, trombone

21 Duane Warfield, trombone

26 Jason Blohm, percussion

29 Brad Wallace and 5

Chris Niesluchowski, trombone

November

1 Megan Haynes, saxophone

Woods Miller, trumpet

6 Tara Warfield, soprano

8 Jason Malmberg, string bass

Keri Gragg, soprano

10 Erica Graceffa, piano

Jackie Bilbrey, percussion

11 Corby Steinbraker, tuba 5

Nick Terry, percussion

26 Bart Rettberg, piano

29 Amanda Alburtus, soprano

Christine Flatley, violin 4

30 Chris Karch, percussion

December

5 Alexis Ignatiou, piano

January

13 Bart Rettberg, piano .

29 Elaine Fine, graduate composition 25

February

2 Erica Graceffa, piano

5 Laney Grimes, horn

Lindsey White, flute

7 Christy Cyrus, flute .

Jennifer Colgan, piano

10 Jennifer Dietz, flute

Eric Chapman, trombone 8

12 Waylon Schroeder, saxophone

15 Rachel Shannon, cello

19 Michael Alexander, saxophone

26 Clara Loy, flute

28 Jamie Bender, mezzo-soprano

March

7 Clay Dugger, graduate conductor 50

Shawn Maxwell, graduate conductor

9 Megan Probst, piano

19 Travis Hoover, jazz piano 8

24 Ray Mietus, percussion

28 Christine Flatley, violin

April

2 Laura Wampler, piano

5 Janet Essary, soprano

6 Jeff Young, percussion

11 Amanda Alburtus, soprano

Lucas Goodrich, tenor

Tsung-Szu Hsieh, graduate viola

12 Rachael Harvel, soprano

Joshua Palmer, percussion

13 Christina Hoegen, mezzo soprano

14 Edward Ochsner, horn

Josh Leege, trumpet

Tim Schmidt, trumpet

Eric Chapman, trombone

15 Jennifer Brinkley, clarinet

Julie Sheckells, clarinet

16 Christopher Thompson, tenor

22 Jon Siddle, trombone 8