McKendree University

Members of McKendree's Chamber Choir and high school guests from local high schools participated in the Honor Choir Festival on Sunday, Oct. 6.

McKendree University's concert and chamber choirs performed one last concert for the semester by presenting "Music of Broadway" on Friday, May 3 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus. The choirs were under the direction of Dr. Nancy Ypma and accompanied by Melissa Ray on piano.

Students of the McKendree University jazz ensemble put on a special jazz festival performance on Wednesday, May 1 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus. This festival also featured junior high and high school honors jazz students from local schools.

Concert-goers were treated to a wonderful performance by the Spirit of McKendree Band on Tuesday, April 16 at The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

Students from McKendree University's wind ensemble, percussion ensemble and jazz combo took to the stage to perform beautiful music for the crowd on Tuesday, April 2 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

McKendree University's students performed "These Shining Lives," a play by Melanie Marnich, from Feb. 29 to March 3 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

Seven McKendree music education majors took to the stage to conduct one piece of music each during McKendree's 2024 Student Conductor and Beginning Band Day concert on both Monday, Feb. 19 and Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Hett on campus.

Members of the McKendree University Chamber Choir put on a concert to herald the season of spring on Thursday, March 21 at Bothwell Chapel on campus.

Five music majors performed during McKendree University's Music Majors Honors Recitals on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Bothwell Chapel.

McKendree University band and choir students took to the stage to present "A McKendree Christmas!" on Friday, Dec. 1 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. The concert, which was livestreamed, featured performances from the concert choir, chamber choir, wind ensemble and concert band.

McKendree University senior Brad Eston gave his senior recital on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Bothwell Chapel.

McKendree University's students performed Cinderella Waltz, a play by American playwright Don Nigro, from Nov. 3-5 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

Students in McKendree University's concert band, wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, jazz ensemble, and jazz combo participated in McKendree's Fall Instrumental Showcase Concert on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

McKendree University senior Vladimir Puskovitch gave his senior percussion recital on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

Students in McKendree University's Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble participated in McKendree's Music Department Showcase Concert on Monday, Oct. 9 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

Students in the McKendree University jazz ensemble participated in a jazz festival performance on Wednesday, May 3 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. Sixty students from 24 local junior high and high schools also participated.

McKendree University band students participated in the wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, and concert band spring performance on Thursday, April 27 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

McKendree University senior Julian Castillo gave his senior percussion recital on Thursday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

McKendree University senior Jade Heuer gave her student percussion recital on Tuesday, April 4 at noon at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts.

McKendree Theatre performed "Silent Sky," the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, March 30-April 2 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

Students in McKendree University's Chamber Choir took to the stage on Friday, March 24 to perform a concert featuring female composers, arrangers and poets.

McKendree University band and choir students took to the stage to present "A McKendree Christmas!" on Friday, Dec. 2 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. The concert, which was livestreamed, featured performances from the concert choir, Chamber Choir, wind ensemble and concert band.

McKendree Theatre presents "Months on End" by Craig Pospisil at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, November 11-13.

Students in McKendree University's Concert Choir and Chamber Choir participated in McKendree's fifth-annual Fall Choral Invitational on Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. This year, the event featured students from Edwardsville High School, Marquette Catholic High School and Mascoutah High School, along with guest composer and conductor Ryan Main. The McKendree University Chamber Choir performed "Lirum, Lirum" by Thomas Morley, "Wide Open Spaces" by Sarah Quartel and "Singing, Bring Me" by Ryan Main. The McKendree University Concert Choir performed "Inveniam Viam" by Ryan Main, "All Things New" by Elaine Hagenberg and "Verduron." Both choirs were under the direction of Dr. John McDonald, director of choirs, and accompanied by Melissa Ray on piano.

McKendree University band students in the wind ensemble, concert band, jazz combo, and jazz ensemble performed on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. The concert was free and open to the public.

McKendree University junior Samantha Elling gave her junior vocal recital on Tuesday, October 18 at noon in Bothwell Chapel. Melissa Ray, instrumental and vocal accompanist, accompanied Samantha on piano.

McKendree University band and choir students participated in the Fall 2022 Music Department Showcase Concert on Monday, Oct. 3 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. The concert featured performances from the Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Chamber Choir and Concert Choir.

The McKendree University Concert Choir took to the stage on April 29 to perform selections from the screen and stage during their concert "From Hollywood to Broadway."

McKendree Theatre will present "The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong," a hilarious "whodunit?", March. 25-27 at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.

Allison Carnell is currently presenting her works of art for her senior art exhibition at the McKendree Art Gallery from March 21 to April 8.