Illinois State University Bands

05/27/2026

5 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER FOR CAMP!

Registration for Junior High and High School Band Camp closes June 1.

Join us on the campus of Illinois State University for a fun week of music-making!

Register HERE:
finearts.illinoisstate.edu/bands/band-camps/

05/22/2026

Congrats to ILSTU Bands Graduate Teaching Assistant Madison Mueller-Howell on completing her Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance and being named the new Director of Bands for the Lakeview School District (PA)!

05/21/2026

Season tickets are on sale for the Fall 2026 season! Check out the flyer from Athletics in this post and you can purchase at the link below - they are on sale now!

https://goredbirds.evenue.net/events/FST

05/18/2026

Congrats to Illinois State University Bands Graduate Teaching Assistant Colby Powers on completing his graduate degree in Conducting! Colby has been an invaluable member of our team for the past two years and has accepted a position in Colorado as the new Director of Bands at Bennett Middle and High Schools!

05/12/2026

Come out and listen to generations of wind band alums as they perform LIVE in the Illinois State Alumni Concert Band!

FREE ADMISSION - Saturday, May 30 | 4:00 P.M. in the Joliet West High School auditorium.

Concert will be livestreamed from the Illinois State University Bands page.

05/06/2026

If your are an incoming/new member to BRMM this fall, please take a moment and complete the Preseason Instruction Week Registration Form linked below - we can't wait to meet you!

2026 Preseason Instruction Week Registration - New/Incoming Members

04/29/2026

Come watch Illinois State University’s University Band perform tonight! This ensemble is under the direction of Prof. Lauren Bobarsky and features graduate and undergraduate conductors. Graduate Conductors include: Wesley Anderson, Madison Mueller-Howell, Colby Powers and Alexandra Karafotias. Undergraduate Conductors include: Michael Hammon, Gunnar Tejes, Jessica Wenc and Sam Kapus. Come watch the Reggie Band and Redbird Band perform! We are excited to see you tonight!

04/27/2026

Last chance to register for the Illinois State University Alumni Concert Band! Registration closes this Friday, May 1.

Register Here:
https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/cJVLpAx8MQFKE

The Center for the Performing Arts at ISU is under construction for our updated Fine Arts building. Alumni Concert Band will be hosted at Joliet West High School for Summer 2026!

04/21/2026

Come see Illinois State University’s Symphonic Band concert tomorrow (4/21) in the Center for the Performing Arts at 8pm!

04/21/2026

The Illinois State Wind Symphony is thrilled to welcome back to the stage our very own alumnus Dr. Useon Choi for our concert this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.! Join us to enjoy an innovative collaboration with the Metea Valley Korean Percussion Ensemble and their director Jordan Yi!

Dr. Useon Choi, M.M. ’25, will return to campus to guest conduct the Illinois State Wind Symphony on Wednesday, April 22, for a piece he reimagined as a School of Music graduate student.

04/21/2026

Illinois State University School of Music alumni are warmly invited back to campus for Catching Up with Cookies, a casual pre-concert gathering held before select final spring ensemble concerts.