Upcoming Music Events at Bradley University

Bradley Choirs Present "Alleluia!"

Saturday | December 7
3 p.m. | Trinity Lutheran Church
From the earliest of polyphonic motets to brake drums and steel pipes, come be a part of this musical experience. A suggested donation of $10 will help the Chorale on their tour to Prague next summer. For more information, click here.

A Tribute to Duke Ellington

Saturday | December 7
7:30 p.m. | Dingeldine Music Center
The 19-member jazz ensemble at Bradley will perform music of the great bandleader Duke Ellington. Selections will include “Carava,” “Koko," “Cottontail," “Rockin’ in Rhythm," and others. The jazz ensemble is the flagship group of Bradley’s jazz program. Bradley's Hilltop Combo will perform “Take the A Train," “Satin Doll," “In a Sentimental Mood," and "Perdido." Both groups are under the direction of Dr. Todd Kelly. Admission is $5 and free for students. Please call 309.677.2597 for more information.

Music Scholarship Concert: No Ordinary Women

Sunday | December 8
3 p.m. | Dingeldine Music Center
Bradley faculty soprano Courtney Huffman will be joined by guest pianist Dr. Chenny Gan in a mixed media event. The event spotlights the personal stories of real-life women in music, poetry, and visual arts. In addition to music and poetry, the personal stories and visual art from some of Bradley University’s talented female student artists will be on display. Tickets are $10 for adults and free to students. Proceeds from this series go to scholarships for Bradley music students. Please call 309.677.2595 for more information.

Bradley Chamber Music Concert

Sunday | December 8
7:30 p.m. | Dingeldine Music Center
This concert features the student string and woodwind chamber music ensembles from the Department of Music. Featured ensembles are a string quartet, a woodwind quintet, and several duos. Composers include Felix Mendelssohn, Georg Philipp Telemann, J. S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Jacques Mazas, Percy Grainger, and Eric Ewazen. Performing in the recital will be violinists Stephanie Cannon, McKenna Hulen, Kollynn Rivera, Emily Stoller, and Marcia Henry Liebenow, Jessica Everts and cellist Emily Lucas. Woodwind players are Magdalyn Mitchell - flute, Katrina King - oboe, Nathaniel Reginald - clarinet, Conor Sadauskas - French Horn, and Colton Wilder - bassoon. This concert is free and open to the public. Please call 309.677.2602 for more information.

Collegium Musicum Concert

Monday | December 9
7:30 p.m. | Dingeldine Music Center
Directed by Michael W. Hull, Collegium Musicum, Bradley University's early music student consort, will present a program of works by John Dowland, J.S. Bach, Thomas Campion and much more. The current instrumentation includes keyboard, recorder and guitar. Admission is free and open to the general public. Call 309.677.2595 for more information.

Piano Studio Recital

Tuesday | December 10
7:30 p.m. | Dingeldine Music Center
Under the direction of Dr. Chee Hyeon Choi and Elizabeth Clarke, the recital presents student performances in piano solo and duet works by J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Grieg, Burgmuller, Ravel, Debussy, Joplin, Badelt and Zimmer. Performers in this recital are Blake Ayers, Mary Bausman, Lucy Boucher, Reid Chapman, Caitlyn DePriest, Holly France, Melisa Ferguson, Daniel Hermann, Nate Massa, Larissa Moreland, Bailey O’Connor, Justin Schepke, Randy Sperry, Josephine Wenckus and Connor Wittman. Admission is free and open to the public. Call 677.3895 for more information.