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WIU School of Music Winter Choral Concert and Graduate Recital
March 4, 2026
MACOMB, IL - - The Western Illinois University School of Music will present a combined Winter Choral Concert and Graduate Conducting Recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 6, in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.
The Winter Choral Concert will be performed by Western Illinois University Concert Choir and Chambers Singers, under the direction of Professor Jason Hawkins, with graduate conductor Kazin Cole and collaborative pianist Paul Casiano.
Second-year graduate student in choral conducting, Tyler Demaree, will be conducting his graduate recital program, entitled "The Place, Our Home," with the Western Illinois Chamber Singers and University singers, featuring guest musicians, soloists, and collaborative pianist Professor Po-Chuan Chiang.
The recital program will include:
The Boy Who Picked Up His Feet To Fly - Joshua Shank (b. 1980)
Kodutee - Pärt Uusberg (b. 1986)
Kazin Cole, graduate conductor
Your Soul Is Song - Jake Runestad (b. 1986)
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR
Jason Hawkins, conductor
Paul Casiano, collaborative pianist
I Could Write A Book - arr. Darmon Meader (b. 1961)
Mind Trick - arr. Kerry Marsh
Jonathon Enderle, soloist
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHAMBER SINGERS
Dr. Jason Hawkins, conductor
Paul Casiano, piano
Logan Mitchell, bass
Darren Woods, drums
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GRADUATE CHORAL CONDUCTING RECITAL
"This Place, Our Home"
Tyler Demaree, conductor
Western Illinois University Singers & Chamber Singers
Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, collaborative pianist
Gloria in excelsis from Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Sarah Cisney, trumpet
Madalyn Pridemore, violin
Christina Wier, violin
Renan Sardelari, viola
Emilia Fernandez Kramarov, cello
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SINGERS
Il bianco e dolce cigno - Jacques Arcadelt (1504-1568)
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHAMBER SINGERS
The Peace of Wild Things - Jake Runestad (b. 1986)
North - arr. George Chung (b. 1986)
Alli Milby, soprano
Sogno di Volare - Christopher Tin (b. 1976)
Sarah Cisney, trumpet
Madalyn Pridemore, violin
Christina Wier, violin
Renan Sardelari, viola
Emilia Fernandez Kramarov, cello
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SINGERS
Tyler Demaree, conductor
Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, collaborative pianist
The performance is open free to the public and will be live-streamed on the School of Music's YouTube Channel.
For more information on the event, visit wiu.edu/cofac/music/.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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