Upcoming Performances
The Summer 2026 Performance Schedule
Location: Illinois Wesleyan University, Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall, 1210 Park St., Bloomington
Faculty Performances:
Sunday, July 12 at 7:30 pm
Claude Debussy - Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano
Ernst von Dohnanyi - Marcia from the Serenade in C Major for String Trio
Camille Saint-Saens - Allegro from the Piano Quartet
Sunday, July 19 at 3:00 pm
W.A. Mozart - Duo for Violin and Viola
Johannes Brahms - Piano Trio in A minor
Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Trio in E minor
Broadview Mansion Concert
Monday, July 20 at 7:30 pm - 1301 S. Fell Ave, Normal
Student and faculty groups tba
Children’s Concert
Thursday, July 16 at 6:30 pm - Westbrook Auditorium, IWU
Saturday, July 25 at 3:00 pm
Hubert Parry - Piano Quartet
Mikhail Glinka - Trio Pathetique
Music for Food Concert
Sunday, July 26 at 3:00 pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church
Wednesday, July 29 at 7:30 pm
Antonin Dvorak - Piano Quintet in A major
Student Concerts:
Saturday, July 18 at 3:00 pm
Wednesday, July 22 at 7:30
Friday, July 31 at 5:00 pm (final student/faculty concert)
Summer 2024 Faculty Performances:
Sunday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Friedrich Gernsheim - Eloheinu for cello, piano, and mime
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Trio in G Major
Jessie Montgomery - Duo for Violin and Cello
Giovanni Bottesini - Two Songs for High Voice, String Bass, and Piano
Thursday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Geoffrey Dean - Three Improvisations for solo cello
Aaron Jay Kernis - Air for violin and piano
Johann Hummel - Piano Quintet in Eb Major
Sunday, July 14 at 3 p.m.
Nikolay Myaskovsky - Sonata for Viola and Piano
Astor Piazzolla - Three Tangos for Violin and Double Bass
Ludwig van Beethoven -- "Archduke" Piano Trio
Sunday, July 21 at 3 p.m.
Geoffrey Dean - Apollonian Riffs: A Musical Odyssey for String Quartet
Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Trio in D minor
Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m.
W. A. Mozart - Piano Trio in C Major, K. 548
Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartet in A Major
Students Concerts:
Saturday, July 13 at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 26 at 5 p.m. (final student/faculty concert)
Community Concerts
Thursday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. @ Broadview Mansion, 1301 S Fell Ave, Normal
Free Community Concert
Broadview Mansion, 1301 S. Fell Ave., Normal
Saturday, July 20 at 3 p.m. @ Illinois Wesleyan University, Westbrook Auditorium, 1210 Park St., Bloomington
Activities
2:30 p.m. Pre-Concert Craft
Make your own instrument with the help of our Chamber Camp counselors and staff!
3 p.m. Free Educational Concert
Instrument demos
Audience participation
Performance of chamber music in a variety of styles
3:45 p.m. Instrument Try-Outs
Post-concert opportunity to try out the instruments heard and demonstrated during the concert
*Times are approximate.
This concert is free and open to the public! Children of all ages are welcome.
Monday, July 22 at 6:30 pm @ St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1617 E Emerson St., Bloomington
Faculty and student chamber music ensembles
Donations accepted for The Center for Hope Food Pantry
All faculty, guest artist, and student concerts take place on campus at Illinois Wesleyan University, Westbrook Auditorium, 1210 Park St., Bloomington, unless otherwise mentioned, and are free and open to the public.
The accessibility access is the back (south) door of Presser Hall, off of the circle drive and handicapped parking spots. Presser has an elevator to all floors, including Westbrook Auditorium.
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Illinois Chamber Music Festival at IWU
PO Box 2900
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
ilchambermusicfestival@gmail.com
(309) 556-3547