Saturday, April 1

1:00 PM WIU MUSIC TEACHERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (MTNA) STUDENT RECITAL
3:00 PM BASSOON STUDIO RECITAL - students of Dr. Shawn Seguin
5:00 PM SENIOR RECITAL: Emma Bachman, soprano and Po-Chuan Chiang, piano

Sunday, April 2

All Day Last day to drop regular 16-week course
All Day Last day to make a total university withdrawal
All Day Last day for 30% refund/credit for total university withdrawal
1:00 PM JUNIOR RECITAL: Brandon Carranza, trombone & Dante Patterson, bass trombone with Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano

Monday, April 3

All Day Open Registration for Summer/Fall
All Day Grade screens open for instructors to enter Final Grades for Spring 2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM San Diego Alumni & Friends Social

Tuesday, April 4

2:00 PM STUDENT SHOWCASE CONVOCATION RECITAL II
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM The Federal Art Project Collection of Western Illinois University
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Los Angeles Alumni & Friends Social

Wednesday, April 5

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Department of Art & Design's First Wednesday
7:30 PM FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES CONCERT V: The LaMoine Brass Quintet and The Hopper Jazztet
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Cabaret by Kander and Ebb

Thursday, April 6

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM National Public Health Week: Craft Day
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Mental Health Student Workshop: Conquering Anxiety
5:00 PM JUNIOR RECITAL: Christopher Pettersen, bass-baritone & Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano
7:30 PM CLARINET STUDIO RECITAL - students of Eric Ginsberg
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Cabaret by Kander and Ebb

Friday, April 7

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Cabaret by Kander and Ebb

Saturday, April 8

3:00 PM 2023 WIU HORN FESTIVAL FINAL CONCERT featuring guest artist Dr. Lin Foulk Baird
7:30 PM WIU WIND ENSEMBLE/CHAMBER WINDS GRADUATE CONDUCTING CONCERT: Morgan Miller, graduate conductor with WIU faculty and guests
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Cabaret by Kander and Ebb

Sunday, April 9

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Cabaret by Kander and Ebb

Monday, April 10

7:30 PM GUEST RECITAL: Northern Lights Duo - Bente Illevold, euphonium and David Earll, tuba

Tuesday, April 11

7:30 PM GUEST RECITAL: Lee Ferguson, percussion - "Is this thing on?" - an evening of concert pieces, etudes and improvisation with MalletKat

Thursday, April 13

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Mental Health Student Workshop: Managing the Moment

Friday, April 14

9:00 AM - 6:30 PM "Global and Local Perspectives on Military History" Scholarly Conference
6:00 PM - 6:00 PM AMPLIFY presents "Be The Voice"
7:30 PM GRADUATE RECITAL: Tomas Estigarribia, cello and Curtis Baum, piano

Saturday, April 15

8:30 AM - 6:30 PM "Global and Local Perspectives on Military History" Scholarly Conference
1:00 PM GRADUATE RECITAL: Neill Roshto, horn and Paolo Gabriel Romero, piano
7:30 PM WIU SPRING MASTERWORKS CONCERT: Mozart's Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 ftg. Western Illinois University Choirs and Symphony Orchestra w/faculty and guest soloists - Dr. Brian J. Winnie, conductor

Sunday, April 16

1:00 PM VOCAL STUDIO RECITAL "Pop Tunes!" - students of Dr. Nicholas Miguel
3:00 PM STUDENT RECITAL: Spencer Leovan, clarinet & Osiris Martinez, alto saxophone with Denzel Abarquez, piano and Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, piano
5:00 PM VIOLA STUDIO RECITAL - students of Dr. Istvan Szabo
7:30 PM FACULTY RECITAL: Dr. Suyeon Ko, flute; Dr. Jeffrey Brown, piano; Dr. Kenny Lee, cello

Monday, April 17

5:00 PM FACULTY LECTURE/RECITAL: Nature, People, and Court Life at the Palace of Versailles: Exploring the World of Francois Couperin, through his "Pieces de Clavecin" - Dr. Natalie Landowski, piano
7:30 PM THE PRESIDENT'S INTERNATIONAL STRING QUARTET RECITAL

Tuesday, April 18

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Juried Student Exhibition
7:30 PM WIU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERT - Dr. Kevin Nichols, director with guest conductor Brian Drews, guest vocalist Chamari Willis, guest percussionists from Monmouth-Roseville High School - Lisa Hallen and Arturo Martinez, directors, and the world premiere of "Faraway Within" by Gordon Bazsali, Jr.

Wednesday, April 19

5:30 PM Ag Banquet
7:30 PM JAZZ STUDIO ORCHESTRA (JSO) CONCERT featuring special guest artist Sharel Cassity, saxophone

Thursday, April 20

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Mental Health Student Workshop: Staying on Task
7:30 PM WIU CONCERT BAND CONCERT w/guest Dr. James Land, tuba, and graduate conductor Brian Drews - Dr. Matt Thomas, conductor

Friday, April 21

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Masterclass Fridays - Dance Master Classes
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Clinical/ Community Mental Health 50th Anniversary Alumni Social
7:30 PM WIU STEEL BAND CONCERT - Rick Kurasz, director with guest Charlie Chadwell
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM The Gulf by Audrey Cefaly and directed by Hadley Kamminga Peck

Saturday, April 22

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Clinical/ Community Mental Health Program 50th Anniversary Family Fun
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Clinical/Community Mental Health Program's 50th Anniversary
11:00 AM MU PHI EPSILON BETA OMICRON CHAPTER SPRING RECITAL
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Clinical/Community Mental Health Program 50th Anniversary Luncheon
1:00 PM **POSTPONED - TBD** SENIOR CENTENNIAL HONORS COLLEGE PROJECT RECITAL: Madalyn Pridemore, violin
3:00 PM GRADUATE RECITAL: Simone Baum, piano
5:00 PM GRADUATE RECITAL: Paolo Gabriel Romero, piano
7:30 PM STUDENT RECITAL: Maria F. Rodriguez, cello, Ioana Popescu, violin and Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM The Gulf by Audrey Cefaly and directed by Hadley Kamminga Peck

Sunday, April 23

11:00 AM MU PHI EPSILON BETA OMICRON CANDIDATE RECITAL
1:00 PM JUNIOR RECITAL: Zander Eckermann, tenor w/Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano; McKenna Churchill, soprano w/Po-Chuan Chiang, piano and with Lemuel Johnson, trumpet
3:00 PM SIGMA ALPHA IOTA SPRING RECITAL
7:30 PM WIU CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - Dr. Kenny Lee, conductor ftg. the world premiere of 2022 Concerto/Aria/Composition Competition student winner Adam Nyquist's composition "Wreck of the Mining Colony" & Stravinsky's "Apollo"

Monday, April 24

4:30 PM - 7:30 PM Macomb Purple and Gold Day Celebration
7:30 PM WIU JAZZ & CLASSICAL GUITAR ENSEMBLES RECITAL - Dr. George Turner, director

Tuesday, April 25

5:00 PM ORGAN STUDIO RECITAL @ First Presbyterian Church, Macomb - students of Linda Andrews
7:00 PM SAXOPHONE STUDIO RECITAL - students of Charlie Chadwell

Wednesday, April 26

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM COEHS Research Colloquium - The Crisis of the Illinois Educator Shortage: A Thematic Discourse Analysis of Superintendent Insights
7:30 PM 2023 WIU PIANO FESTIVAL GUEST RECITAL featuring Dr. Winston Choi, Roosevelt University

Thursday, April 27

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Mental Health Student Workshop: Finding Self-Compassion
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Fred Ewing and Lola Case Writer-in-Residence: Angeline Boulley Reading
7:30 PM SPECIAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PRESENTATION of Gustav Mahler's "Symphony No. 4" featuring WIU faculty and guests
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Next Wave

Friday, April 28

5:00 PM GUEST CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL featuring Patrick Yim, violin and Jamie Clark, cello with Istvan Szabo, viola and Kenny Lee, cello
7:30 PM VOCAL STUDIO RECITAL - students of Dr. Alfonzo Cooper, Jr.
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Next Wave

Saturday, April 29

11:00 AM FLUTE STUDIO RECITAL - students of Dr. Suyeon Ko
1:00 PM JUNIOR RECITAL: Hannah Murray, euphonium & tuba and Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano; Logan Mitchell, tuba and Po-Chuan Chiang, piano
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Multicultural Graduation Celebration
7:30 PM JAZZ BAND CONCERT - Matt Hughes, director with guest George Turner, guitar
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Next Wave

Sunday, April 30

11:00 AM STUDENT RECITAL: Eden Beier, soprano and Racquel Rawlins, mezzo-soprano with Simone Baum, piano and guests
3:00 PM GRADUATE CHORAL CONDUCTING RECITAL AND STUDENT CONDUCTING INTERNSHIP CONCERT
5:00 PM GRADUATE RECITAL: John Paul Mendoza, piano
7:00 PM HORN STUDIO RECITAL - students of Dr. Jena Gardner
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Next Wave


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