Friends of Music is?an annual membership?club dedicated to investing in 足彩澳门即时盘’s 500 student musicians.
Members empower?and support?students by funding scholarships and renovations to the?Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts, and assisting with the cost?of ensemble tours.?For more information, contact Evan Sammons ‘20, 309-794-7575.
Here are the details:?
→ Join Friends of Music with a gift of $50 or more.
→ Gifts to any area in the music department count toward membership. Scholarships, Bergendoff renovations and ensemble tours are popular choices.?
Overture Circle: $50-$99
? Invitations to exclusive Friends of Music events
? Insider news from the music department through the Friends of Music newsletter
? Exclusive Friends of Music sticker
Performer Circle: $100-$249
? All the above benefits, plus early access to Christmas at 足彩澳门即时盘 ticket sales.
Conductor Circle: $250-$499
? All the above benefits, plus?reserved seats at Lessons and Carols
Encore Circle: $500
? All the above benefits, plus a special Christmas ornament. New Encore Circle members will receive a Friends of Music license plate frame.
Friends of Music is an exciting and new way to organize the already strong support that alumni, parents and friends of 足彩澳门即时盘 music have shown for decades.
The impact of giving
Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts
Enriching the student experience through gifts to Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts project is one of the ways that members of Friends of Music make an impact.
Renovations began in the summer of 2021;?the northwest corner of the second floor will become new offices for the music education faculty.?Other key parts of the long-awaited re-creation of Bergendoff are projected for December.
Constructed in the mid-1950s, Bergendoff Hall?is home to 足彩澳门即时盘's music and art history programs and includes Centennial Hall,?the college’s largest auditorium, with seating for 1,500 people.
The re-creation of the venerable space will be completed in three phases at an estimated cost of at $12-$13 million.
Phase I will include a new music education suite, rehearsal space, offices and classrooms, seminar room and the?Julie Hamann ’82 Elliott Performance Hall. The area that served as “backstage” to Potter Theatre will be transformed into a?2?-story?performance and recital space for 50-60 patrons. The expected completion date is December 2021.
Ensemble tours
Established in 1931, the 足彩澳门即时盘 Choir has performed at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York City, as well as many major cathedrals and concert venues in Sweden, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, Austria, Japan, Korea, Spain and France.?
Its 2022 tour included six concerts in Germany and the Czech Republic.
The 足彩澳门即时盘 Symphonic Band has toured?32 states, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan and Spain. In 2018, the Symphonic Band toured southern California.?
The 足彩澳门即时盘 Symphony Orchestra took its first-ever tour in 2017, performing concerts in the Chicago area.
