Upcoming Performances

The Summer 2025 Performance Schedule will be available by March, 2025

Location: Illinois Wesleyan University, Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall, 1210 Park St., Bloomington

Summer 2024 Faculty Performances:


Sunday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m. 

Friedrich Gernsheim - Eloheinu for cello, piano, and mime

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Trio in G Major

Jessie Montgomery - Duo for Violin and Cello

Giovanni Bottesini - Two Songs for High Voice, String Bass, and Piano


Thursday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. 

Geoffrey Dean - Three Improvisations for solo cello

Aaron Jay Kernis -  Air for violin and piano 

Johann Hummel - Piano Quintet in Eb Major


Sunday, July 14 at 3 p.m.

Nikolay Myaskovsky - Sonata for Viola and Piano

Astor Piazzolla - Three Tangos for Violin and Double Bass

Ludwig van Beethoven -- "Archduke" Piano Trio 


Sunday, July 21 at 3 p.m.

Geoffrey Dean - Apollonian Riffs: A Musical Odyssey for String Quartet 

Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Trio in D minor 


Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m. 

W. A. Mozart - Piano Trio in C Major, K. 548

Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartet in A Major


Students Concerts:

Saturday, July 13 at 3 p.m.

Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, July 26 at 5 p.m. (final student/faculty concert)


Community Concerts

Thursday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. @ Broadview Mansion, 1301 S Fell Ave, Normal

Free Community Concert

Broadview Mansion, 1301 S. Fell Ave., Normal


Saturday, July 20 at 3 p.m. @ Illinois Wesleyan University, Westbrook Auditorium, 1210 Park St., Bloomington

Activities

2:30 p.m. Pre-Concert Craft

  • Make your own instrument with the help of our Chamber Camp counselors and staff!

3 p.m. Free Educational Concert

  • Instrument demos

  • Audience participation

  • Performance of chamber music in a variety of styles

3:45 p.m. Instrument Try-Outs

  • Post-concert opportunity to try out the instruments heard and demonstrated during the concert

*Times are approximate.

This concert is free and open to the public! Children of all ages are welcome.


Monday, July 22 at 6:30 pm @ St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1617 E Emerson St., Bloomington

Faculty and student chamber music ensembles

Donations accepted for The Center for Hope Food Pantry


All faculty, guest artist, and student concerts take place on campus at Illinois Wesleyan University, Westbrook Auditorium, 1210 Park St., Bloomington, unless otherwise mentioned, and are free and open to the public.

The accessibility access is the back (south) door of Presser Hall, off of the circle drive and handicapped parking spots. Presser has an elevator to all floors, including Westbrook Auditorium.                        


learning a new instrument, children's concert 2016

learning a new instrument, children's concert 2016

student concert, icmf 2016

student concert, ILCMF 2016


Illinois Chamber Music Festival at IWU
PO Box 2900
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
ilchambermusicfestival@gmail.com
(309) 556-3547