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ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app School of Music Winter Choral Concert and Graduate Recital

March 4, 2026


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MACOMB, IL - - The ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Illinois University School of Music will present a combined Winter Choral Concert and Graduate Conducting Recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 6, in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.

The Winter Choral Concert will be performed by ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Illinois University Concert Choir and Chambers Singers, under the direction of Professor Jason Hawkins, with graduate conductor Kazin Cole and collaborative pianist Paul Casiano.

Second-year graduate student in choral conducting, Tyler Demaree, will be conducting his graduate recital program, entitled "The Place, Our Home," with the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Illinois Chamber Singers and University singers, featuring guest musicians, soloists, and collaborative pianist Professor Po-Chuan Chiang.

The recital program will include:

The Boy Who Picked Up His Feet To Fly - Joshua Shank (b. 1980)

Kodutee - Pärt Uusberg (b. 1986)
Kazin Cole, graduate conductor

Your Soul Is Song - Jake Runestad (b. 1986)

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR
Jason Hawkins, conductor
Paul Casiano, collaborative pianist

I Could Write A Book - arr. Darmon Meader (b. 1961)

Mind Trick - arr. Kerry Marsh
Jonathon Enderle, soloist

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHAMBER SINGERS
Dr. Jason Hawkins, conductor
Paul Casiano, piano
Logan Mitchell, bass
Darren Woods, drums
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GRADUATE CHORAL CONDUCTING RECITAL
"This Place, Our Home"
Tyler Demaree, conductor
ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Illinois University Singers & Chamber Singers
Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, collaborative pianist

Gloria in excelsis from Gloria - Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Sarah Cisney, trumpet
Madalyn Pridemore, violin
Christina Wier, violin

Renan Sardelari, viola
Emilia Fernandez Kramarov, cello

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SINGERS
Il bianco e dolce cigno - Jacques Arcadelt (1504-1568)

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHAMBER SINGERS
The Peace of Wild Things - Jake Runestad (b. 1986)

North - arr. George Chung (b. 1986)
Alli Milby, soprano

Sogno di Volare - Christopher Tin (b. 1976)
Sarah Cisney, trumpet
Madalyn Pridemore, violin
Christina Wier, violin
Renan Sardelari, viola
Emilia Fernandez Kramarov, cello

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SINGERS
Tyler Demaree, conductor
Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, collaborative pianist

The performance is open free to the public and will be live-streamed on the School of Music's .

For more information on the event, visit .

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