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