The Arts

Music Therapy Alum Pepe Benavides Creates Self-Care Project

Benavides is using his background to help others in the medical field deal with the fatigue and stress of caring for Covid patients.

Harnessing the Power of Theatre in Teaching: An Interview with Alum Roxane Reynolds

Students participated in a restaging of one of the 2020 American presidential election debates through the Verbatim Performance Lab.

Watch the Fall 2020 String Studies Recitals

Students perform Beethoven, Bach, Stradella, Ysaÿe, Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms.

Brass Alum Joins "Fiddler" Tour

Sophie Monoloff will be joining the national tour of Fiddler on the Roof as the solo Trumpet/Flugelhorn chair.

Celebrating 15 years of the UIP Journal "Music and the Moving Image"

Ronald Sadoff and Gillian B. Anderson discuss their stewardship of the screen music journal in a University of Illinois Press podcast.

PAA Alumna Combines Arts Administration Skills and Artistic Talent to Bring Indian Arts and Culture to a Broader Audience

Ironically, the pandemic made Performing Arts Administration (PAA) alumna Mitali Sonar’s dream come true faster than expected.

Performing Arts Administration Internship Panel Recap

PAA students heard from students and hiring managers about internships at several performing arts organizations. Here’s a brief recap.

Donna Walker-Kuhne Chairs Conference Committee

“Creating Change: Moving Toward Equity, Justice, and Anti-Racism in the New Jersey Arts Community,” a two-day virtual gathering, was built around reflecting, healing, and learning as the communities work toward a more equitable, just, and anti-racist arts and cultural sector.

Dr. Richard Maloney Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Recognized for his contributions to cultural policy and management education and research, Dr. Maloney will be joining experts from a wide range of fields to help find innovative solutions to society’s pressing challenges.

Jasmine Edwards on Turbulence

Jasmine Edwards wrote an article in the journal "Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy."