2026-2027 Events and Performances

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September 2026

• Thursday, September 10: ILMEA audition information released — interested students

• Thursday, September 17: ILMEA audition sign-up deadline — interested students

• Wednesday, September 23: Homecoming Parade — interested students, Normal West

• Wednesday, September 30: ILMEA audition recordings due — interested students

 

October 2026

• Thursday, October 22, 4:00–6:00 PM: Hauntcert rehearsal #1 — all orchestras, auditorium

• Sunday, October 25, 1:00–5:00 PM: Optional Hauntcert decorating — interested students, auditorium

• Monday, October 26, 4:00–6:00 PM: Hauntcert rehearsal #2 — all orchestras, auditorium

• Wednesday, October 28, 4:00–7:00 PM: Hauntcert rehearsal #3 — all orchestras, auditorium

• Thursday, October 29, 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM: Hauntcert — all orchestras, auditorium

 

November 2026

• Monday, November 2, time TBA: U5MP Musical Arts Extravaganza — all orchestras, auditorium

• Saturday, November 14, time TBA: ILMEA District Concert Festival — selected students, Olivet Nazarene University

 

December 2026

• Friday, December 4, 8:00 AM–1:00 PM: Westside Step Up Day — Chamber Orchestra, auditorium

• Wednesday, December 9, 4:00–6:00 PM: Winter Concert dress rehearsal — all orchestras, auditorium

• Thursday, December 10, 7:00 PM: Winter Concert — all orchestras, auditorium

• Saturday, December 12, 8:00 AM–1:00 PM: Holiday Strings Tour — interested students, Bloomington-Normal retirement communities

 

February 2027

• Thursday, February 11, time TBA: Madrigal dress rehearsal — interested students, auditorium

• Saturday, February 13, 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM: Madrigal performances — interested students, auditorium

• Sunday, February 14, 1:00 PM: Madrigal performance — interested students, auditorium

• Tuesday, February 23, 7:00 PM: Chamber Orchestra National Orchestra Festival Preview Concert — auditorium

• Saturday, February 27, 2027, 1:00 PM: Chamber Orchestra at the ASTA National Orchestra Festival — McCormick Place, Chicago

 

March 2027

• Thursday, March 4, 7:30 PM: Concert and Sinfonia March Concert — Illinois Wesleyan University

• Saturday, March 6, time TBA: IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest — interested students, NCHS

 

May 2027

• Monday, May 17, 3:30–6:00 PM: Spring Concert dress rehearsal — all orchestras, auditorium

• Tuesday, May 18, 7:00 PM: Spring Concert — all orchestras, auditorium