The Requiem of Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most moving and memorable works of the choral repertoire. From the sublime beauty of soaring solo voices to the awe-inspiring power of the full orchestra with large chorus, this powerful music reaches deep into our souls. To hear this masterpiece sung by the combined choirs of the University of Illinois choral program in the resplendent Foellinger Great Hall will be a stunning experience.

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Verdi's Requiem

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

The Requiem of Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most moving and memorable works of the choral repertoire. From the sublime beauty of soaring solo voices to the awe-inspiring power of the full orchestra with large chorus, this powerful music reaches dep into our souls.

Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Verdi's Requiem

A non-stop energy packed urban circus complete with dancing, beat boxing, acrobatics, BMX biking and more, 360 ALL-STARS is a spectacular fusion of the extraordinary artistry that emerges from street culture. Boasting a stellar international cast of World Champion and World Record-holding athletes and artists, the show has had sold out runs on Broadway, Sydney Opera House and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite to deliver a phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation. Add to this a stunning live soundtrack delivered by award winning musicians, coupled with spectacular video projections, 360 ALLSTARS is as aurally exciting as it is visually astounding. A magnificent, colourful and astonishing expression of a generation that has reinvented the circus, 360 ALLSTARS is a revolutionary production that will leave you dizzy with excitement!

School Performance: 360 ALLSTARS (KCYS)

360 ALLSTARS is a high-octane urban circus celebrating all forms of rotation with BMX, breakdancing, acrobatics, basketball, and drumming. Featuring World Champion and World Record-holding artists, the show fuses street style with elite skill in a mind-blowing spectacle. With a powerful live soundtrack from award-winning musicians and stunning video projections, it's as thrilling to hear as it is to watch. A bold, colorful, and exhilarating expression of street culture, this world tour redefines live performance. The 360 ALLSTARS will leave you breathless and inspired.

360 Allstars

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The Jupiter String Quartet brings over 20 years of intimate collaboration to the stage. Known for their warmth, insight, and adventurous spirit, they bridge classical and contemporary works with clarity and heart, illuminating connections between pieces with each thoughtfully crafted program.

Jupiter String Quartet with Bernadette Harvey

Dance at Illinois premieres diverse works by undergraduate seniors. Expect energy, innovation, passion, and full-on physicality from these talented young people on the verge of taking on the world!

April Senior Thesis Dance Concert

In a place where seeing what is right in front of you can be a serious crime, Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Besźel Extreme Crime Squad must solve the mystery of a young woman's murder. His investigation will bring him face to face with the fringe groups who simmer with hatred for each other beneath the surface of the city of Besźel and her sister city, Ul Qoma. All the while, he risks retribution from the secretive entity that maintains the border between the two.

The City and the City

Rhiannon GIddens is a two-time GRAMMY and Pulitzer Prize-winning singer, instrumentalist, and MacArthur "Genius" grant recipient known for redefining American music. With deep folk roots and modern vision, she spans genres-from opera to film-while spotlighting overlooked contributions to musical history. Called "fearless and ravenous" by Pitchfork, Giddens uses her art to advocate for a richer, more truthful understanding of America's cultural past. NPR named her one of the 25 Most Influential Women Musicians of the 21st Century, and American Songwriter hails her as "one of the most important musical minds currently walking the planet." Her work is as bold as it is essential.

Rhiannon Giddens

Acclaimed composer and bassist Stephan Crump presents an extraordinary musical work inspired by the movement to redefine how we live with water in an era of rapid change. Slow Water is a movement, an outgrowth of the book Water Always Wins by renowned science journalist and National Geographic explorer Erica Gies. Slow Water is also a sextet of New York artists-vibraphonist Patricia Brennan, violist Joanna Mattrey, violinist yuniya edi kwon, trumpeter Kenny Warren, trombonist Jacob Garchik, and bassist Crump leading the ensemble from within. Imagine music that is free from constraints or agendas; music that overflows with attention to its wondrous surroundings; music that is allowed to meander and take its time, trusting the collective's intent. Stephan Crump's poignant and immersive Slow Water does just that.

Stephan Crump: Slow Water

The Krannert Center Debut Artist concert beautifully embodies the nature of Krannert Center as a collaborative laboratory, classroom, and public square. Each January, Krannert Center and the School of Music choose by audition an outstanding student. This performer then receives a professional contract for their Debut Artist performance, working with members of Krannert Center's staff and School of Music faculty to plan, present, promote, and document their recital. This offers audience members an opportunity to hear a rising University of Illinois performer and to nurture the talent here in our community.

Sunday Salon Krannert Center Debut Artist

The season finale of Sinfonia da Camera's 42nd season celebrates the richness of American music-from pastoral landscapes to vibrant city streets. Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite opens the program with a vivid portrait of rural life, culminating in the beloved Shaker tune "Simple Gifts," a lasting symbol of American hope and simplicity. Acclaimed American composer Lowell Liebermann visits Urbana for the performance of his new Concerto for Alto Saxophone, featuring virtuoso Kenneth Tse. The work explores the saxophone's lyrical warmth and dazzling technique, framed by Liebermann's colorful orchestration. Don Gillis' Symphony No. 5½, subtitled "A Symphony for Fun," brings humor and charm to the concert. Its four movements, including the whimsically titled "Scherzophrenia," blend classical form with playful, jazz-inflected language. The evening concludes with George Gershwin's An American in Paris,-an exuberant and joyful finale to a season of musical discovery.

Sinfonia Da Camera: American Spring

Evoking the spirit of the 18th-century salon and the informality of the modern-day house concert, husband and wife duo Joshua Bell and Larisa Martínez present their innovative program Voice & the Violin. "Our concept for the Voice & the Violin began during the pandemic while we were quarantined and finding new ways to collaborate and enjoy music together" says the couple. "Although finding repertoire written specifically for violin and voice can be a challenge, we discovered and fell in love with the gems featured on this program." The music ranges from beloved classical art song and opera to musical theatre and selections by Puerto Rican Spanish composers. Martínez's rich soprano intertwines with Bell's soaring violin as the couple joyfully shares the stage and their love of making music together.

Joshua Bell, violin and Larisa Martínez, soprano | Voice & the Violin

In the 1920s, luminous radium dials become the latest trend for wrist watches. Based on real events, Radium Girls tells the story of Grace Fyer, a young worker who, along with her coworkers, is unaware of the dangers of radium. As the girls begin to fall ill, Grace finds herself in the middle of a growing controversy. Determined to find justice, she takes on the powerful US Radium Corporation despite intense legal, personal, and societal obstacles. Radium Girls chronicles her fight to expose the truth and hold the company accountable for its negligence. This play highlights the courage of the women who refused to remain silent on corporate greed, public health, and the power of persistence.

Radium Girls

This wonderful tale of the four March sisters, about family love, growing older, and being an independent woman has been a classic from its inception in 1868. Mark Adamo's luscious arias bring a musical poignancy to Louisa May Alcott's story that is touching, and his unsettling music brings Jo's struggles with the changing world to life and keeps the audience wondering if she will ever change her mind. Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera for its Young Artists, Little Women premiered on March 13, 1998.

Little Women

How do composers write music? What do they find in their “tool box” to help them compose? Join Maestro Stephen Alltop and the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra for an engaging and interactive program that will allow students to become composers, making decisions about instrumental sounds and colors. Students will enjoy favorite movements from Georges Bizet’s Carmen, Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite and the Sicilienne by Gabriel Fauré.

The 2026 CUSO Youth Concerts are produced in partnership with Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, with funding from the CUSO Youth Music Appreciation Endowment Fund, the Meredith Foundation, Guild of the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, the Robeson Family Benefit Fund, and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

School Performance: Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra | The Composer's Tool Box (KCYS)

How do composers write music? What do they find in their “tool box” to help them compose? Join Maestro Stephen Alltop and the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra for an engaging and interactive program that will allow students to become composers, making decisions about instrumental sounds and colors. Students will enjoy favorite movements from Georges Bizet’s Carmen, Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite and the Sicilienne by Gabriel Fauré.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and its music director, Stéphane Denéve, continue to enthrall Krannert Center audiences with thoughtful and innovative programming. Charming audiences with his wit, warmth, and genuine passion for music, Denéve takes us on a complex and emotional journey with SLSO composer-in-residence Kevin Puts, who dedicated his Concerto for Orchestra to Denéve and the orchestra.

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Join members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem for a fun, accessible introduction to the art of ballet. In this lecture demonstration, the dancers pull back the curtain to reveal how the elements of classical ballet training, choreography, and theatrical production come together to create the magic of a ballet performance. The hour-long program is divided into three sections: a brief history of DTH and the art form of ballet, demonstrations of basic ballet training (barre, women’s pointe work, men’s center work, pirouettes, and lifts) and stagecraft, followed by excerpts from the Dance Theatre of Harlem repertoire.

School Performance: Dance Theatre of Harlem (KCYS)

Why do we adore tenors? Is it the leading man status? The dramatic flair? The thrill of the high notes? Three exceptional Italian tenors-Giovanni Marla Palmia, Ugo Tarquini, and Alessandro Fantoni-captivate audiences with universally loved Italian songs and tenor arias. This enticing program, "Italia Musica Amore," offers immortal melodies such as "La donna e mobile" from Rigoletto, "O sole mio," "Granata," and of course the spectacular "Nessun dorma" from Turandot, all presented with piano accompaniment by Fabrizio Mocata. A salute to great Italian tenors and an evening of stirring vocal prowess awaits.

The Three Italian Tenors

Together for over 20 years, this tight-knit ensemble is firmly established as an important voice in the world of chamber music and exudes an energy that is at once friendly, knowledgeable, and adventurous. With both a strong connection to the core string quartet repertoire and a deep commitment to music written by contemporary composers, Jupiter Quartet concerts accentuate and illuminate connections between programmed selections. The program for this concert will be announced soon.

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Radium Girls

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Little Women

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Jupiter String Quartet

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