The string orchestral talents of Southern Illinois University Carbondale students and faculty will help audiences ease into the fall on Sunday, Oct. 22.
The string orchestral talents of Southern Illinois University Carbondale students and faculty will help audiences ease into the fall on Sunday, Oct. 22.
The 19th annual festival, which runs May 25-June 11, will feature orchestral and chamber music, opera, jazz and educational programs, and promises to not disappoint during its nearly three-week run.
For the past 18 years, the nationally recognized Southern Illinois Music Festival (SIFest) has given the region the finest professional singers and instrumentalists from the United States and Europe, mixed in with SIU Carbondale faculty and students. The 19th annual festival, which runs May 25-June 11, will feature orchestral and chamber music, opera, jazz and educational programs, and promises to not disappoint during its nearly three-week run.
A four-day celebration of composer Ludwig van Beethoven at SIU Carbondale will include two SI Symphony Orchestra performances of his monumental Ninth Symphony.