March 5, 2026
- Annual Orchestra Concerto Concert featuring the winners of the School of Music's 2025-26 Concerto/Aria/Composition Competition
- Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Location: COFAC Recital Hall
- Description: This performance is free and open to the public and will be live-streamed on the School of Music's YouTube channel.
PROGRAM
Concerto pour Clarinette et Orchestre - Jean Françaix -
I. Allegro
- Bryar Townesend, clarinet
Concerto No. 2 for Trumpet and Strings - Eric Ewazen
I. Allegro moderato
- Sarah Cisney, trumpet
“Bella Siccome un Angelo” from Don Pasquale - Gaetano Donizetti
“Ballade de la Reine Mab” from Romeo et Juliette - Charles Gounod
- Josiah Daneels, baritone
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble - Ingolf Dahl
II. Passacaglia
III. Rondo alla Marcia
- Chris Jenkins, alto saxophone
Through the Uncharted - Brady Wade (composition winner)
*Premiere*
“Quia respexit humilitatem” from Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 - Johann Sebastian Bach
- Isabel Hardy, soprano
Carmen Fantasie Brilliante - Jenö Hubay
- George Parvu, violin
- Related Web Site: WIU ORCHESTRAS
- Contact Information:
Joanie Herbert
Phone: 309-298-1843
Email: JE-Herbert@wiu.edu - Source: School of Music
