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Collection Overview

Title: School of Music Administrative Records, 1946-2016

ID: 12/5/2

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. School of Music

Extent: 10.45 cubic feet

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically within grouping.

Date Acquired: 04/10/2018. More info below under Accruals.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of administrative documents and correspondence related to the School of Music Centennial Festival Program, Summer Opera, and the Summer Music Festival; and budget information, membership records, and correspondence related to the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society.

Collection Historical Note

The School of Music (SOM) opened in 1895 and pianist Charlotte Patchin was the first music instructor hired, with two voice teachers soon joining her. By 1893 the all-male Military Band of some 60 members represented the University at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The next year, wanting to attract more female students, University President Andrew Draper proposed adding a School of Music. Illinois's flagship musical institution began with about 45 students, and a Ladies' Glee Club was among its eight active ensembles. From the beginning the intent was to balance "first-class courses" with performance.

By 1902-03, the School of Music was already providing leadership in teacher training, initiating a progressive course in Public School Methods. The remarkable Albert Austin Harding, student in the College of Engineering and first-chair cornet in the band, became band director in 1902 during his junior year. Harding introduced open-air band concerts on the Quad as well as the "Block I" marching band formation, and he made about 150 of his own transcriptions from operatic and orchestral scores. Under Harding the band grew from 30 members to 215 by 1918. John Philip Sousa was Harding's friend and admirer; visiting the campus in 1930 he called Harding's ensemble "The world's greatest college band" and donated his music library to the school.

The first SOM building is now a registered historic landmark. In 1916 Captain Thomas J. Smith donated land and money for this building (now called Smith Music Hall), as well as four scholarships, in memory of his wife. The school's director, Frederic Stiven, then wrote "To Illinois belongs the honor of being the first state to put its School of Music on the same basis as the other colleges of its great University." He set the tone for the SOM to give both specialized professional training and an appreciative understanding of music through "zealous teaching."

At the forefront of education, generations of music faculty here have been innovative. In the 1930s pianist and educator Velma Wilson led a music appreciation course with 171 students and used radio and movies as new media to teach it, helped establish the music education curriculum, and helped organize All-State Music Festivals on campus. Theorist Hubert Kessler, a student of Heinrich Schenker, brought Schenkerian analysis to courses as early as 1930.

After WWII Ludwig and Laura Zirner introduced ever more operas to the campus in a sustained, imaginative, and serious way. Old and modern, minor and major, standard and unusual operas have been presented in annual workshops and performances ever since. Along with outstanding faculty, these productions have attracted some extraordinary vocal talents to the campus. Also in the late 1940s concert violinist Paul Rolland led the first Illinois Stringed Instrument Clinic and helped organize the American String Teachers Association. In the 1960s, with a grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education, he developed a string pedagogy course and a new method that he called the "teaching of action in string playing," now used worldwide. Among the University Orchestra's credits are an extensive tour of South America and concerts under such guest conductors as Sir Thomas Beecham, Margaret Hillis, Paul Hindemith, Rafael Kubelik, and Leopold Stokowski. The Walden String Quartet was the first such ensemble in residence full-time at an American university. At the University of Illinois and throughout the United States it specialized in contemporary music. The Pacifica Quartet built upon that tradition as quartet in residence from 2003 until 2012.

George Hunter established a Collegium Musicum here in 1950, and early music groups have developed since, using period instruments and replicas of them. New music composition and performance has brought still more acclaim to the SOM. For decades the school held Festivals of Contemporary Arts, drawing such composers as Igor Stravinsky and Aaron Copland, John Cage and Harry Partch, Benjamin Britten and Elliot Carter. Professor Lejaren Hiller helped establish computer- and electronic-generated experimental music studios that were the first of their kind in the Western hemisphere. In Urbana, the legendary home of Hal in Kubrick's "Space Odyssey," music students not surprisingly could use PLATO by the 1970s to help learn theory and aural skills. By the mid-1980s ChoraLearn, a computer program designed here, imitated and analyzed Bach chorales. University of Illinois theorists and composers have continued to design innovative computer programs building on those roots.

The SOM began an outreach, or "extension," program in 1948 and the Illinois Summer Youth Music programs in 1949, hosting numerous young people and teachers from throughout the state in the years since. At the other end of the spectrum, the SOM's at times explosive growth in library research facilities, its stellar faculty members in musicology, composition, and education, and its early establishment of four doctoral programs have drawn serious young professional scholars, composers, teachers, and performers to the campus for graduate work that has taken the school's influence to all parts of the globe. From all these remarkable and strong roots our school's faculty and students continue to develop.

For those interested in more in depth information on the history of the University of Illinois School of Music, we recommend "A Sympathy with Sounds: A Brief History of the University of Illinois School of Music to Celebrate Its Centennial" 1995 by Ann L. Silverberg.

(History taken from the School of Music's website: https://music.illinois.edu/our-history)

Biographical Note

After five years of study and discussion on the subject, the Board of Trustees organized the School of Music on June 9, 1897, to offer courses in musical instruction.¹ Initially the courses of study included vocal and instrumental training as well as work in the history of music.² In 1922 the curriculum of Music Education was added in cooperation with the College of Education.³ When the College of Fine and Applied Arts was organized on March 12, 1931, the school of Music was included in the new college.⁴ The School started to offer courses leading to the degree of Master of Music in 1940, and, in 1953, it began to offer courses leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology.⁵ Both graduate and undergraduate curricula expanded until in 1974 the School of Music offered courses in the fields of theory, history, and applied music. Degrees offered include the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Music, Master of Science in Music Education, Doctor of Education in Music Education, Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology, and Doctor of Musical Arts.⁶ Musical groups often associated with the School such as the University Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestras, Wind Ensemble, and Contemporary Chamber Players are open to qualified students from any college.⁷

This unit covers:

--Music Education, Council for Research in (1974)

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1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 16th Report, March 8, 1892, p. 205; 18th Report, March 12, 1895, pp. 73, 77; June 11, 1895, pp. 95-96, 102; 19th Report, June 9, 1897, pp. 124-25.

2. Catalogs and Registers, 1897-98, pp. 135-37.

3. Ibid., 1922-23, p. 116.

4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 36th Report, March 12, 1931, p. 186-87.

5. Catalogs and Registers, 1940-41, p. 167; Undergraduate Study Catalog, 1953-54, p. 130.

6. Undergraduate Study Catalog, 1973-75, p. 259.

7. Ibid., 1973-75, p. 259.

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals:

Additional 3 cubic feet of records transferred from the School of Music Administrative Office on September 19, 2018.

Two scrapbooks given by Linda Moorehouse on June 26, 2023.

Acquisition Source: Transferred to the Sousa Archives by Joseph Baldwin and David Allen of the School of Music's Development Office

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Administrative and Business Records, 1974-2012],
[Series 2: National Association of Schools of Music Surveys, 1971-1991],
[Series 3: Concert and Event Programs, 1994-2016],
[Series 4: Young People's Concert Administrative Records, 1996-2002],
[Series 5: Piano Laboratory Program Student and Staff Records, 1996-2005],
[Series 6: Scrapbooks and Newspaper Clippings, 1946-2011],
[Series 7: Photos, 1959-2013],
[Series 8: Recordings, 1990-2004],
[Series 9: Posters and Advertising, 1968-2014],
[All]

Series 1: Administrative and Business Records, 1974-2012

Consists of administrative and business records from the University of Illinois' School of Music, including meeting minutes, handbooks and directories, festival records, and the annual awards luncheon programming, budget, and selection records.

Box 1

Folder 1: Nicholas Di Virgilio correspondence, 1985-2000
Folder 5: Summer Opera materials, 1997
Folder 6: Pi Kappa Lambda membership registration receipts, 1994-2002
Folder 7: Pi Kappa Lambda membership forms and correspondence, 2003
Folder 8: Pi Kappa Lambda registration forms and member addresses, 2003
Folder 9: Pi Kappa Lambda correspondence, 2004-2007
Folder 10: Pi Kappa Lambda correspondence, 2007-2008
Folder 11: Pi Kappa Lambda handbook, 2008
Folder 24: Budget correspondence, 2009
Folder 12: Summer Music Festival materials, 1993
Folder 13: Summer Music Festival materials, 1994
Folder 14: Summer Music Festival materials, 1995
Folder 15: Summer Music Festival materials, 1996
Folder 16: Summer Music Festival materials, 1997
Folder 17: Summer Music Festival materials, 1998
Folder 18: Summer Music Festival materials, 1999
Folder 19: Summer Music Festival materials, 2000
Folder 20: Summer Music Festival materials, 2001
Folder 21: Summer Music Festival materials, 2002
Folder 22: Summer Music Festival materials, 2003
Folder 23: Summer Music Festival materials, 2004

Box 5

Folder 4: School of Music faculty meeting minutes, 1974-1986
Folder 5: School of Music Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1981-1985
Folder 6: School of Music Advisory Committee meeting minutes, 1981-1985
Folder 7: Faculty handbook and bylaws, 1991
Folder 8: Tour and trip travel itineraries, 1992-1996
Folder 9: Marching Band Festival employment records and scorecards, 1994
Folder 10: School of Music faculty handbook, 2000-2001
Folder 11: School of Music faculty and staff directories, 2002-2005
Folder 12: Handbook for graduate students in music, 2002-2005
Folder 13: Graduate students in music education handbooks, 2003-2006
Folder 14: Handbook for undergraduate music majors, 2004-2005
Folder 15: School of Music undergraduate directories, 2005-2006
Folder 16: School of Music undergraduate office procedure manual, 2006
Folder 17: School of Music Convocation organizational records, 2006
Folder 18: Jupiter String Quartet residency records and evaluations, 2012
Folder 19: Parker String Quartet residency records and evaluations, 2012
Folder 20: Jasper String Quartet residency records and evaluations, 2012

Box 11

Item 1: Sonorities 2012, CD, 2012: Contains files for the Sonorities Magazine including alumni news, campus news, development updates, faculty news, features, In Memoriums, new appointments, photographs, and student news

Box 14

Folder 1: 13th Annual 21st Century Piano Commission Award Concert Reference Material, 2012
Folder 2: Allerton Conference, 2005
Folder 3: Allerton Conference, 2006
Folder 4: Allerton Music Barn Festival, 2013
Folder 5: Allerton Music Barn Festival, 2014
Folder 6: Armstrong Competition Administrative Records, 2012
Folder 7: Bachelor of Arts in Music Curriculum, 2013
Folder 8: Chamber Music Symposium, 2012-2014
Folder 9: Chamber Music Symposium Administrative Records, 2015
Folder 10: Charter Bus Correspondence, 2004-2006
Folder 11: Clara Rolland and Paul Rolland Awards, 1998-2011
Folder 12: Clara Rolland Piano Award Fund Agreement and Correspondence, 1994-2014
Folder 13: Clara Rolland Piano Competition, 1995-2016
Folder 14: Committee on Institutional Cooperation Conference Registration, 2012
Folder 15: Community Orchestra String Symposium, 1988-2006

Box 15

Folder 1: Contracts and Coordinating Correspondence, 2007-2010
Folder 2: Convocation and Commencement - Schedule, Correspondence, and Information Documents, 2011-2014
Folder 3: Council on Teacher Evaluation Student Teaching Records, 2007-2008
Folder 4: Council on Teacher Evaluation Student Teaching Records, 2008-2009
Folder 5: Ensemble Rehearsal Schedule, 1996-1997
Folder 6: Event Correspondence and Information, 2012-2016
Folder 7: Human Resources, 2009-2015
Folder 8: Illini Marching Band Festival Timeline, 2008
Folder 9: Illinois Collegiate Music Educators Association State Conference Packet, 2009
Folder 10: Illinois Conductor's Workshop Notes, ca. 2007
Folder 11: Illinois Music Education Conference Records, 2014-2018
Folder 12: Illinois Music Educators Association Records, 2006-2007
Folder 13: Illinois State Music Teachers Association Business Records, 2012
Folder 14: Illinois State Professional Development Provider Records, 2017-2018
Folder 15: Illinois String Academy Administrative Records, 2016-2018
Folder 16: Inclusive Illinois, 2016
Folder 17: Jazz Education Network Conference Correspondence, 2014

Box 16

Folder 1: John D. and Fern Hodge Armstrong Award Judge Sheets and Schedules, 2011-2013
Folder 2: Junior High Middle School Orchestra Clinic, 2011
Folder 3: Jupiter String Quartet at Allerton Worksheet, 2016
Folder 4: Krannert Debut Recital and Audition Material, 1986-1994
Folder 5: Krannert Debut Recital and Audition Material, 1994-1995
Folder 6: Krannert Debut Recital and Audition Material, 1995-1996
Folder 7: Krannert Debut Recital and Audition Material, 1997
Folder 8: Krannert Debut Recital and Audition Material, 1998
Folder 9: Krannert Debut Recital, 1999
Folder 10: Krannert Debut Recital, Correspondence, and Audition Material, 2000
Folder 11: Krannert Debut Recital, Correspondence, and Audition Material, 2001
Folder 12: Krannert Debut Recital and Audition Material, 2002
Folder 13: Krannert Debut Recital and Audition Material, 2003
Folder 14: Krannert Debut Recital, Correspondence, and Audition Material, 2004

Box 17

Folder 1: Krannert Debut Recital, Correspondence, and Audition Material, 2006-2011
Folder 2: Krannert Center Debut Artist Award Records, 2012-2018
Folder 3: Krannert Facility Use Agreements, 1994-1996
Folder 4: Le Chateau - Forms, Correspondence, 2014-2016
Folder 5: LGBTQ Conference, 2012
Folder 6: "Make More Music" Worksheets, Engagement, and Music, 2012-2015
Folder 7: MENC, 1986-1988
Folder 8: MENC, 1988
Folder 9: MENC, 1990
Folder 10: MENC, 1992
Folder 11: MENC, 1993
Folder 12: MENC, 1994
Folder 13: MENC, 1995
Folder 14: MENC, 1996
Folder 15: MENC, 1998
Folder 16: MENC Planning, 2002
Folder 17: Men's Choral Conference Itinerary, Correspondence, and Worksheets, 2016
Folder 18: Midwest Clinic Administrative Records, 2013-2017

Box 18

Folder 1: Midwest Clinic - Payment Statements, Correspondence, and Calendar of Events, 2005-2009
Folder 2: Music 240 Class Curriculum, 1994-2005
Folder 3: Music Education, 2004
Folder 4: Music Teacher National Association, 1959-1964
Folder 5: NASM Alumni Reception, 1998
Folder 6: NASM Annual Meeting, 1999
Folder 7: NASM Annual Meeting, 2000-2001
Folder 8: NASM Annual Meeting, 2002
Folder 9: NASM Annual Meeting, 2003-2004
Folder 10: NASM - School of Music Reception, 1992
Folder 11: NASM Standards Request, 2013

Box 19

Folder 1: NATS Auditions, 1987
Folder 2: NATS Reception Planning, 1992
Folder 3: NATS Regional Auditions, 1991
Folder 4: Offerings in String Pedagogy for the School of Music Proposal, 2019
Folder 5: Orchestra Hall Concert, 1987-1988
Folder 6: Paul Rolland Memorial Violin Award Competition, 1991-2006
Folder 7: Paul Rolland Memorial Violin Award Competition, 2007-2021
Folder 8: Rental Music - Shipping and Transaction, 2023-2024

Box 20

Folder 1: School of Music Academy Administrative Records, 2011-2014
Folder 2: School of Music Advertising Invoices, 2012
Folder 3: School of Music Alumni Receptions, 1989-1990
Folder 4: School of Music Alumni Receptions, 1993-1994
Folder 5: School of Music Alumni Receptions, 1994-1995
Folder 6: School of Muisc Alumni Receptions, 1997-1999
Folder 7: School of Music Alumni Receptions, 2003-2004
Folder 8: School of Music Alumni Unit Demographic Analysis, 2000
Folder 9: School of Music Awards and Competitions, 2002-2012
Folder 10: School of Music Business Records, 2008-2009
Folder 11: School of Music Campus Engagement Records, 2013-2014
Folder 12: School of Music - Champaign Public Schools Collaboration, 2012-2014
Folder 13: School of Music - Communications Advancement Committee, 2013-2015
Folder 14: School of Music Communications and Marketing Records, 2013
Folder 15: School of Music Convocation Planning, 2009-2014
Folder 16: School of Music Correspondence, 2005-2010
Folder 17: School of Music Digital Recordings Correspondence, 2013
Folder 18: School of Music Event Calendars, 1994-1996
Folder 19: School of Music Event Calendars, 1996-1997

Box 21

Folder 1: School of Music Event Calendars, 1997-1998
Folder 2: School of Music Faculty and Staff, 1952-1965
Folder 3: School of Music Faculty-Staff Holiday Receptions, 1991-1993
Folder 4: School of Music Grant Request, 2012
Folder 5: School of Music Growth Planning, 2014-2017
Folder 6: School of Music Host and Hostess Student Committee, 1985-1988
Folder 7: School of Music Illini Comeback Program Nominations, 1993-1998
Folder 8: School of Music New Undergraduate Student Reception, 1985-1988
Folder 9: School of Music New Undergraduate Student Reception, 1989
Folder 10: School of Music New Undergraduate Student Reception, 1990
Folder 11: School of Music Organization Structure, 2015
Folder 12: School of Music Outreach and Public Engagement, 2013-2014
Folder 13: School of Music Outreach String Events, Undated
Folder 14: School of Music Professional Development Records, 2017-2019
Folder 15: School of Music Proposal for Computer Science and Music Degree Program, 2017
Folder 16: School of Music Strategic Planning and Meeting Minutes, 2013-2014
Folder 17: School of Music Student Teaching Database, 2005
Folder 18: School of Music Student Teaching Database, 2006
Folder 19: School of Music Student Teacher Observers Records, 2005

Box 22

Folder 1: School of Music Usage Permission Correspondence, 2006
Folder 2: School of Music Website and Calendar, 2011-2014
Folder 3: School of Music Website Development, 2016
Folder 4: String and Orchestra Clinic, 2012
Folder 5: String and Orchestra Clinic, 2013
Folder 6: String and Orchestra Clinic, 2015-2016
Folder 7: String News Bulletin, 1948
Folder 8: Student Information for Convocation Programs, 2010-2011
Folder 9: Student Teacher - Evaluations, Correspondence, and Assignments, 2007-2010
Folder 10: "Thursday's at Twelve Twenty" Concerts Expenses, 2004-2006
Folder 11: Traveling Expenses, 2006-2008
Folder 12: University of Illinois - Barrage Relationship, 2012
Folder 13: Vocal Chamber Music Symposium, 1997
Folder 14: Y2K Contingency Planning, 1999
Folder 15: Y2K Product Correspondence, 1999
Folder 16: Y2K Product Documentation, 1999
Folder 17: Y2K School of Music Hardware Data, 1999

Sub-Series 1: Awards Luncheon, 1988-2004

Administrative records from the School of Music relating to the annual awards luncheon organizing and programming. Arranged chronologically.

Box 6

Folder 1: Awards Luncheon records location, 1988
Folder 2: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1989
Folder 3: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1990
Folder 4: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1991
Folder 5: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1992
Folder 6: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1993
Folder 7: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1994
Folder 8: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1995
Folder 9: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1996
Folder 10: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1997
Folder 11: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1998
Folder 12: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 1999
Folder 13: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 2000
Folder 14: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 2001
Folder 15: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 2002
Folder 16: Awards Luncheon organizing records (1 of 2), 2003
Folder 17: Awards Luncheon organizing records (2 of 2), 2003
Folder 18: Awards Luncheon organizing records, 2004

Sub-Series 2: Administrative Computer Files

Administrative and personnel files on floppy disks, arranged alphabetically.

Box 7

Disk 101: Backup (1 of 12), 1992
Disk 102: Backup (2 of 12), 1992
Disk 103: Backup (3 of 12), Dec. 2, 1992
Disk 104: Backup (4 of 12), 1992
Disk 105: Backup (5 of 12), 1992
Disk 106: Backup (6 of 12), 1992
Disk 107: Backup (7 of 12), 1992
Disk 108: Backup (8 of 12), 1992
Disk 109: Backup (9 of 12), 1992
Disk 110: Backup (10 of 12), Mar., 1992
Disk 111: Backup (11 of 12), Mar., 1992
Disk 112: Backup (12 of 12), Oct., 1993
Disk 113: Barry's Disk (7.0), undated
Disk 114: Barry Hearn (6.0), undated
Disk 115: Calendar (CCPlus), undated
Disk 116: CCPlus Calendars, undated
Disk 117: Conductors' Meetings, undated
Disk 118: Ensemble Committee, Feb. 4, 1992
Disk 119: Files from C:\ (root), #1, copies, undated
Disk 120: Files from C:\ (root), #2, copies, undated
Disk 121: Graphics (5.0), undated
Disk 122: High School Band List, undated
Disk 123: Highschool List, Vocal Info, undated
Disk 124: Jerry, Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 125: Jerry, undated
Disk 126: JM ACCT2, Staff 95, Week 1, 1995
Disk 127: Joe Grant, Dec., 1992
Disk 128: Joe, Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 129: Mailing Form, undated
Disk 130: Mailing List Junior Colleges & Universities (IL), undated
Disk 131: Miscellaneous Disk ("5.0" Version"), Sept., 1989
Disk 132: Misc. files, Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 133: Monthly Calendar Info, undated
Disk 134: Nina, Dec. 4, 1992
Disk 135: Orch. Daily Schedules, Audition Schedules, undated
Disk 136: Pages for Booklets used for all programs, undated
Disk 137: Recital Prog. statement examples, undated
Disk 138: Ruth's information, undated
Disk 139: School of Music Classes, undated
Disk 140: School of Music info - 6.1 and DOS, undated
Disk 141: School of Music Posters (backup), undated
Disk 142: Stacey's, April 12, 1995
Disk 143: Student recital format, undated
Disk 144: Tom Birkner, undated
Disk 145: Touring Groups (5.0), undated

Series 2: National Association of Schools of Music Surveys, 1971-1991

Consists of self survery reports and appendixes done at the behest of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) by the University of Illinios' School of Music. Arranged chronologically.

Box 5

Folder 21: NASM self survey report, 1971
Folder 22: NASM self survey report appendices (1 of 3), 1981
Folder 23: NASM self survey report appendices (2 of 3), 1981
Folder 24: NASM self survey report appendices (3 of 3), 1981
Folder 25: NASM self survey report appendices (1 of 3), 1991
Folder 26: NASM self survey report appedices (2 of 3), 1991
Folder 27: NASM self survey report appendices (3 of 3), 1991

Box 23

Folder 1: NASM Surveys, 2001

Series 3: Concert and Event Programs, 1994-2016

Consists of School of Music concert and event programs, printed and on floppy disks. Arranged chronologically.

Box 5

Folder 28: Piano department faculty recital programs and survey, 1994-1996
Folder 29: Piano department student recital programs and survey, 1994-1996
Folder 30: School of Music 100 Year Celebration program, 1995
Folder 31: School of Music Programs, 1998
Folder 32: Marching Band Festival souvenir program, 2007
Folder 33: Jerry Hadley Memorial Concert program, 2008
Folder 34: School of Music Awards Luncheon program, 2016

Box 7

Disk 1: Student Recital Programs, 1990
Disk 2: Student Recital Programs, 1990
Disk 3: School of Music Recital Programs, 1990
Disk 4: Student Recital Programs, Jan. 1991
Disk 5: Student Recital Programs, Mar. 6, 1991
Disk 6: Recital Programs, Apr. 5, 1991
Disk 7: Recitals, Apr. 22, 1991
Disk 8: Recital Programs, Sept. 23, 1991
Disk 9: Recital Programs, Oct. 15, 1991
Disk 10: Student Recital Programs, Jan. 1992-Nov. 1994
Disk 11: Recital Programs, Jan.-Mar., 1993
Disk 12: Student Recital Programs, Mar.-Sept., 1993
Disk 13: Student Recital Programs, Apr. 28-July 30, 1993
Disk 14: Student Recital Programs, June-Nov., 1993
Disk 15: Student Recital Programs #1, Dec. 31, 1993-Jan. 9, 1995
Disk 16: Student Programs #2, Dec. 31, 1993-Jan. 9, 1995
Disk 17: Student Recital Programs, June 1, 1994-Jan. 10, 1995
Disk 18: Student Recital Programs, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1995
Disk 19: Student Programs, 1995
Disk 20: Student Programs #1, Jan. 1995
Disk 21: Student Programs #3, Mar. 1992-Jan. 1995
Disk 22: Student Recital Programs #2, June 24-Jan. 10, 1997
Disk 23: Student Recital Programs, Sept.-Mar., 1997
Disk 24: Student Recital Programs, 1997-1998
Disk 25: Faculty Programs, 1997-1998
Disk 26: Faculty Recitals #2, 1997-1998
Disk 27: Faculty Recital Programs, email versions, 1998-1999
Disk 28: Piano Duet Festival and Vandall Piano Festival, 1989 and 1990
Disk 29: ISMTA, 1990
Disk 30: ENS. Concerts, Mar. 1-May 16, 1992
Disk 31: Choral Consortium, Dec. 1992
Disk 32: Choral Master Class, Sept. 1993
Disk 33: Jazz 1, Oct. 1993
Disk 34: Jazz, Oct. 1993
Disk 35: Choral Master Class, Oct. 1993
Disk 36: Wind Chamber, Oct. 1993
Disk 37: Choral Con., Oct. 1993
Disk 38: Vocal, Oct. 1993
Disk 39: SOC, Oct., 1993
Disk 40: Vocal, Jan. 1, 1995
Disk 41: Horn #2, Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 42: Horn, Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 43: Horn #3, Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 44: String + Orch., Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 45: String Chamber, Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 46: Master Class, Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 47: Jazz #1, Jan., 1995
Disk 48: Jazz #2, Jan., 1995
Disk 49: Choral Con., Jan., 1995
Disk 50: IHTC, 1996
Disk 51: Barbara Zachow Graduate Recital, May 3, 1997
Disk 52: UI Symphonic Band, Oct. 9, 1997
Disk 53: Summer Music Festival, 1997
Disk 54: Symphonic Band I printed program, Nov., 1997
Disk 55: Wind Pro., Vocal Pro., S + O. Pro., 1997
Disk 56: UI Wind Symphony program, Feb. 25, 1998
Disk 57: Brass Band and Concert Band printed program, Apr. 30, 1998
Disk 58: Black Chorus, 1998
Disk 59: IJTS Programs (Pete Madsen), 1998
Disk 60: Horn, 1999
Disk 61: Programs, undated
Disk 62: Martirano Program, undated
Disk 63: #4 Music 8, undated
Disk 64: Programs from JT, undated
Disk 65: Wind, undated
Disk 67: Chorale, Oct., undated
Disk 66: Choral Concert, Nov., undated
Disk 68: University Chorus, undated
Disk 69: University Chours and Illini Women, undated
Disk 70: Oratorio, undated
Disk 71: Choral Con., undated
Disk 72: Wind Chamber Program, undated
Disk 73: Illini Symphony, Oct. 11, undated
Disk 74: CEPS in Music, undated
Disk 75: CEPS in Music, undated
Disk 76: Illini Lab Band, undated
Disk 77: Rick Wyman Illini Jazz, undated
Disk 78: Wind Symphony, undated
Disk 79: IMBF Program changes, 1991
Disk 80: IMBF, 1992
Disk 81: IMBF Program Book, 1992
Disk 82: IMBF #1, Jan., 1995
Disk 83: IMBF #2, Jan., 1995
Disk 84: IMBF #3, Jan., 1995
Disk 85: IMBF Program, undated
Disk 86: Illini Marching Band Festival, undated
Disk 87: Jazz Festival 1, Dec., 1992
Disk 88: Jazz Festival, Superstate Contest, undated
Disk 89: Superstate, Dec., 1992
Disk 90: Superstate, Oct., 1993
Disk 91: Superstate, 1995
Disk 92: Superstate, 1995
Disk 93: Superstate #2, Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 94: Superstate, Jan. 17, 1995

Series 4: Young People's Concert Administrative Records, 1996-2002

The Young People's Concerts were organized by the University of Illinois' School of Music in conjunction with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony, and performed for local students. This series consists of administrative correspondence, lists of schools who attended, organizational records, and concert programs. Arranged chronologically.

Box 6

Folder 19: Young People's Concert administrative records, 1996
Folder 20: Young People's Concert administrative records, 1997
Folder 21: Young People's Concert administrative records, 1998
Folder 22: Young People's Concert administrative records, 2001
Folder 23: Young People's Concert administrative records, 2002
Folder 24: Young People's Concert administrative records, 2003
Folder 25: Young People's Concert administrative records, 2004
Folder 26: Young People's Concert administrative records, 2005
Folder 27: Young People's Concert administrative records, 2006
Folder 28: Young People's Concert administrative records, 2007
Folder 29: Young People's Concert administrative records, 2008
Folder 30: Young People's Concert administrative records, 2009

Box 7

Disk 95: Youth Concert, Oct., 1993
Disk 96: Youth con., Jan. 17, 1995
Disk 97: YPC, 1995-1997

Box 11

Item 2: Mozart Music for the Mind 2004 Young People's and Kinderkonzerts, CD, 2004: Selections: "Symphony No. 40 in G minor", K-550 Allegro Moderato,"Variations on 'Ah vous dirais-je, Maman'", K-265 (Piano only - no orchestra recording available), "Rondo" from Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K-525, "Concerto No. 1 in D Major for Horn", K-412 Allegro, "Symphony No. 41 in C Major", K-551 Molto allegro
Item 3: Music of the Theater 2006 Young People's and Kinderkonzerts, CD, 2006: Selections: Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Fiagro, Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture - Fantasy, Bernstein: Overture to West Side Story, Bernstein: Overture to West Side Story, Williams: Star Wars - Throne Room and End Theme
Item 4: 2007 YPC Master CD, 2007: 5 tracks
Item 5: A Musical Tour 2007 Young People's and Kinderkonzerts, CD, 2007: Contents: von Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture, Creston: "Night in Mexico", Smetana: "The Moldau", Gershwin: "American in Paris", Respighi: "Pines of Rome (Appian Way)"
Item 6: 2008 Teachers' Guide CU Symphony Young People's Concert, Peter and Brenda Kimble, CD, 2008: Contains program information, historical background, and music pieces for teachers bringing their students to the Young People's and Kinderkonzerts.
Item 7: CUSO Kinderkonzert Teacher Guide, CD, 2009: Contains program information, historical background, and music pieces for teachers bringing their students to the Young People's and Kinderkonzerts.
Item 8: 2009 Young Peoples Master, CD, 2009: A Lincoln Celebration. Contents: Copland: "Fanfare For The Common Man", Copland: "Lincoln Portrait", Clare Grundman: "Second American Folk Rhapsody", Morton Gould: "American Salute"
Item 9: "Greatest Hits" The CUSO Young People's Concerts and KinderKonzerts 2010, CD, 2010: Selections: Rossini: William Tell Overture (11:15), Beethoven: "Symphony No. 6, Mvt. 4 - Storm" (3:35), Bernstein: "Mambo" from West Side Story (1:35), Ives: "Variations On America" (6:35), Tchaikovsky: "Overture 1812" (Finale) (3:40)
Item 10: "Greatest Hits" The CUSO Young People's Concerts and KinderKonzerts 2010, CD, 2010: Selections: Rossini: William Tell Overture (11:15), Beethoven: "Symphony No. 6, Mvt. 4 - Storm" (3:35), Bernstein: "Mambo" from West Side Story (1:35), Ives: "Variations On America" (6:35), Tchaikovsky: "Overture 1812" (Finale) (3:40). Different cover and CD design, appearing to be an earlier version of Item 9.
Item 11: "A Visit with Beethoven" The CUSO Young People's Concerts and KinderKonzerts 2011, CD, 2011: Selections: "Symphony No. 6" (movement 1, opening), "Symphony No. 6" (movement 1, bird theme), "Tempest Piano Sonata" (movement 1, exposition), "Emperor Piano Concerto" (movement 1 opening), "Rage at the search for a lost penny" (movement 1, opening), "Symphony No. 2" (movement 3), "Symphony No. 5" (movement 1), "Egmont" Overture (excerpt), "Egmont" Overture (coda), "Symphony No. 9" (movement 4, excerpt), "Symphony No. 3" (movement 2, opening), "Symphony No. 9" (movement 4, coda). In the interest of time, some movements have been shortened.
Item 12: 2013 YP Concerts, CD, 2013: 5 tracks

Box 23

Folder 2: Young People's Concert Administrative Records, 2014
Folder 3: Young People's Concert Administrative Records, 2023
Folder 4: Young People's Concert and Kinderkonzert Administrative Records, 2006
Folder 5: Young People's Concert and Kinderkonzert Administrative Records, 2007

Series 5: Piano Laboratory Program Student and Staff Records, 1996-2005

The Piano Laboratory Program (PLP) is run by the University of Illinois' School of Music and provides private piano instruction to the Champaign-Urbana community. This series consists of administrative correspondence, and student and staff records. Arranged chronologically.

Box 6

Folder 31: Piano Lab Program records, 1996-1997
Folder 32: Piano Lab Program records, 2001-2002
Folder 33: Piano Lab Program records, 2002-2003
Folder 34: Piano Lab Program records, 2003-2004
Folder 35: Piano Lab Program records, 2004-2005

Box 7

Disk 98: Piano Laboratory Program, Dec., 1992: Smith Music Hall; James Lyke, Coordinator
Disk 99: PLP, Sept., 1993
Disk 100: Piano Lab, Jan. 17, 1995

Box 23

Folder 6: Piano Lab Program Records, 2005-2006
Folder 7: Piano Lab Program Records, 2013-2016
Folder 8: Piano Lab Program Instructor Records, 2017-2019

Series 6: Scrapbooks and Newspaper Clippings, 1946-2011

Consists of scrapbooks and associated newspaper clippings collected by the School of Music, relating to the musical activities of its students, faculty, and the Champaign-Urbana community. Of particular interest are clippings covering the visits of Mary Garden (1949), Benjamin Britten (1949), Marian Anderson (1950), Leopold Stokowski (1952), and Thomas Beecham (1956); the Arts Festival (1949-50); the activities of the Walden Quartet (1949-50); an article by Virgil Thomson (1951); the University Orchestra's South American Tour (1963-4); and the design and planning of the Krannert Center (1964-5). Arranged chronologically.

Box 2

Folder 1: Scrapbook, 1946-1947
Folder 2: Scrapbook, 1949-1950
Folder 3: Scrapbook pages, 1951
Folder 4: Scrapbook, 1950-1951

Box 3

Folder 1: Scrapbook, 1951-1952
Folder 2: Scrapbook, 1955-1956

Box 4

Folder 1: Scrapbook, 1957-8
Folder 2: Newspaper clippings (oversized), 1940s-1967
Folder 3: Newspapers, 1979-2011

Box 5

Folder 1: Newspaper clippings, 1940s-50s
Folder 2: Newspaper clippings, 1963-5
Folder 3: Newspaper clippings, 1965-7

Box 9

Folder 1: Scrapbook, 1967-1970
Folder 2: Scrapbook, 1971-1973

Box 23

Folder 9: James Lyke Newspaper Clippings, 1979, 1988, 1995
Folder 10: "Music" Newsletter Vol. IV No. 1, 1984
Folder 11: Sheila Johnson Endowment Newspaper Clippings, 2006-2008

Series 7: Photos, 1959-2013

Photos of School of Music performances and the Illini Marching Band.

Box 4

Folder 4: Harry Partch and Ensemble, 1959
Folder 5: "The Country Philosopher", 1962
Folder 6: "Oklahoma!" and "The King and I", undated
Folder 7: Marching Illini, undated

Box 5

Folder 35: Orchestra and Wind Ensemble South American Tour photos and commendations, 1997

Box 10

Folder 1: UI Jazz Band Russian Tour Photographs and Negatives, 1990
Folder 2: Russell E. Winterbottom Retirement Photographs, ca. 1987: Russell E. Winterbottom served as a music technician at the School of Music from 1963-1987.

Box 11

Item 13: Chris Brown Photos: Center for World Music, CD, 2007: Contains 24 photographs taken by Chris Brown for Sonorities in both .jpg and .tiff formats.
Item 14: Kernis Smith Event Photos, CD, 2013: Contains rehearsal photos, Illinois Wind Symphony concert photos, Kernis Forum photos, P. Smith rehearsal photos, post-concert photos, and Smith masterclass photos. All in .jpg format.
Item 15: Opera Photos, Redman, CD, 2009-2010: Mostly consists of photos of Rappaccini's Daughter set and costumes and two PDFs of costume design (2009). Additionally, contains two set photos of Hansel and Gretel (2010).
Item 16: OTS Horn Images for John Bonadies, Barn 2009, CD, 2009: 11 scanned black and white photos of the "Bell over the Shoulder" horn and musicians. Photos are from c.1930 and used in a presentation at the Allerton Barn Festival in 2009.
Item 17: Sheila Johnson Slideshow 5/07, CD, 2007: Photo slide show of Sheila Johnson. First 11 photos are scanned black and white photos of her youth at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in the late 1960s. Slides 12-36 are from c.2006.

Box 26

Folder 1: Backstage Photograph, Undated: Black and white photograph of musicians dressed to perform holding their instruments
Folder 2: Band Photograph, Undated: Black and white photograph of presumably the University of Illinois Band practicing
Folder 3: Classroom Photographs, Undated: Black and white photographs of students ranging from very young to college age performing for teachers, as well as behind the scenes photographs of recordings of classroom instruction
Folder 4: Dave Ledet Photographs, Undated: Two black and white photos featuring Dave Ledet
Folder 5: Department of Music Photographs, Undated: Three black and white photos
Folder 6: Faculty Photographs, ca. 1978: Black and white photographs
Folder 7: Faculty Photographs, Undated: Unlabeled black and white photographs
Folder 8: Francis Laping Photograph, ca. 1960: Black and white photograph by Francis Laping
Folder 9: Harris, King, and McGovern Trio Photographs, Undated: Black and white photographs
Folder 10: Jack McKenzie Distinguised Service Award Photographs and Negatives, 1991
Folder 11: James Abresch Photographs, Undated: Black and white photographs by James Abresch
Folder 12: James South Photographs, Undated: Black and white photographs. Unclear if James South is the subject of the photographs or the photographer
Folder 13: Lucia Lin Photographs and Negatives, ca. 1980-2005: Photographs and negatives of Lucia Lin at the University of Illinois and printed pages from the Muir String Quartet Website detailing Lin's activity in 2005
Folder 14: Ozan Marsh Photograph, Undated: Black and white photograph of Ozan Marsh
Folder 15: Recording Booth Photograph, Undated: Black and white photograph of a man surrounded by recording equipment
Folder 16: Revolving Score Wheel Photograph, Undated: Black and white photograph of a revolving score wheel taken by James L. Campbell
Folder 17: School of Music Commencement Photograph, 2007
Folder 18: School of Music Commencement Photographs, Undated: Three black and white photographs
Folder 19: Sheila Johnson Endowment Photographs, 2006: Black and white printed photographs of Sheila Johnson
Folder 20: Stefan Bandos Portrait, Undated: Black and white portrait of Stefan Bandos
Folder 21: Student Teaching Conference Photographs and Negatives, 1957
Folder 22: Thor Johnson Portrait, Undated: Black and white portrait of Thor Johnson
Folder 23: Union Event Photograph, Undated: Black and white photographs of University of Illinois staff gathered at the Student Union talking, giving speeches, and eating at a buffet
Folder 24: Unknown Conductor Photographs, Undated: Black and white photographs of an unidentified man conducting. Possibly a professor from the School of Music

Series 8: Recordings, 1990-2004

Consists of cassette recordings of School of Music commencement ceremonies, arranged chronologically.

Box 8

Item 1: School of Music Commencement (1 of 2), May 13, 1990
Item 2: School of Music Commencement (2 of 2), May 13, 1990
Item 3: School of Music Convocation, May 12, 1991
Item 4: School of Music Convocation (1 of 2), May 16, 1993
Item 5: School of Music Convocation (2 of 2), May 16, 1993
Item 6: School of Music Convocation (1 of 2), May 15, 1994
Item 7: School of Music Convocation (2 of 2), May 15, 1994
Item 8: School of Music 100: Celebrating One-hundred Years of Musical Excellence, Centennial Academic Convocation, Nov. 16, 1995
Item 9: School of Music Convocation, May 14, 1995
Item 10: School of Music Convocation (original), May 12, 1996
Item 11: School of Music Convocation (I), May 17, 1998
Item 12: Convocation, 1999
Item 13: Convocation, 2000
Item 14: Music Convocation, May 13, 2001
Item 15: School of Music Convocation (#1), May 12, 2002
Item 16: School of Music Convocation (#2), May 12, 2002
Item 17: School of Music Convocation (Tape 1), May 18, 2003
Item 18: School of Music Convocation (Tape 2), May 18, 2003
Item 19: Music Dept Graduation (tape 1, master 1), May 16, 2004
Item 20: Music Dept Graduation (tape 1, copy 1), May 16, 2004
Item 21: Music Dept Graduation (tape 2), May 16, 2004
Item 22: Music Dept Graduation (tape 2, copy 1), May 16, 2004

Box 11

Item 18: School of Music Commencement, DVD, May 12, 2013: Recorded at Smith Memorial Hall Recital Hall at 5:30pm.

Box 12

Box 13

Series 9: Posters and Advertising, 1968-2014

Consists of posters and advertising for School of Music and related concerts and events. Arranged chronologically.

Oversize Portfolio Box 3

Oversize Portfolio Case 1: Event and Concert Posters, ca. 1960s-2014: University of Illinois Jazz Band with Gene Ammons concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, ca. 1960s; Jazz Kavalkad poster, possibly Sweden, Nov. 11, 1968(?); Ceskoslovensky Jazz '68 concert poster, Lucerna Palace, Nov. 20 and 21, 1968; Career Day Open House poster, School of Music, Oct. 16, 1985; School of Music recruitment poster, 1986; Contemporary Chamber Players' Schoenberg and Messiaen concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Dec. 10, 1986; Contemporary Chamber Singers' Messiaen, Cage, and Stockhausen concert poster, Smith Music Hall, Apr. 26, 1987; School of Music recruitment poster, 1987; School of Music Open House poster, Oct. 12, 1988; School of Music recruitment poster, 1988; School of Music Special Open House poster, Oct. 16, 1989; School of Music Open House poster, Oct. 17, 1990; University of Illinois Chamber Orchestra Mozart Year concert poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Nov. 5, 1991; School of Music Performance Calendar (draft), Nov. 4-10, 1991; School of Music recruitment poster, 1991; The Songs of Franz Schubert concert poster, Smith Music Hall, Jan. 19, 1992; School of Music Open House poster, Sept. 28, 1994; School of Music recruitment poster, 1994; Allerton Wind Chamber Music Symposium poster, Allerton Conference Center, Feb. 9-10, 1996; School of Music Open House poster, Sept. 23, 1997; Allerton Wind Chamber Music Symposium, Allerton Conference Center, Feb. 13-14, 1998; School of Music recruitment poster, 1998; School of Music Performance Calendar, Jan. 10-30, 1999; School of Music Performance Calendar, Feb. 4-21, 1999; School of Music Performance Calendar, Mar. 2-14, 1999; School of Music Performance Calendar, Mar. 24-Apr. 4, 1999; School of Music Performance Calendar, Apr. 5-13, 1999; School of Music Performance Calendar, Apr. 14-18, 1999; School of Music Performance Calendar, Apr. 19-25, 1999; School of Music Open House poster, Oct. 6, 1999; School of Music Smith Hall promotional materials drawings, Aug. 1, 2000; School of Music Open House poster, Oct. 3, 2000; Gala Concert - Music of John Corigliano poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Nov. 30, 2006; Allerton Music Barn Festival poster, Allerton Park, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2007; Allerton Music Barn Festival poster, Allerton Park, Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2008; Third Annual Allerton Music Barn Festival poster, Allerton Park, Sept. 3-7, 2009; North American Saxophone Alliance poster, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Mar. 20-23, 2014; University of Illinois Jazz Band recruitment poster, undated; School of Music recruitment poster, undated; The Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition poster, Smith Music Hall, undated; School of Music recruitment folder, undated.

Box 1

Folder 3: Purcell Conference program and information, Oct. 20-22, 1995
Folder 2: School of Music advertisement in Krannert playbill, 1994-1995
Folder 4: School of Music Centennial Festival Concert program, 1995

Box 5

Folder 36: School of Music promotional materials, 1991-ca. 2000s

Box 24

Folder 1: Advertisement and Advertising Invoices, 2005-2007
Folder 2: Advertising, 2011-2012
Folder 3: College of Fine and Applied Arts Poster Samples, 2013
Folder 4: "Discover Music at Illinois" Audition Dates Mailer Sampler, 2011
Folder 5: "Discover Music at Illinois" Envelope Samples, 2014
Folder 6: "Discover Music at Illinois" Samples, 2013
Folder 7: "Discover Violin at Illinois" Booklet Sample, 2014
Folder 8: "Irish and Old-time Fiddling Immersion at Illinois" Pamphlet Sample, 2007
Folder 9: School of Music Advertisements, 2014-2017
Folder 10: School of Music Brochures, ca. 1980, 2003
Folder 11: School of Music Flyers and Mailers, 2008-2019
Folder 12: School of Music Flyers and Mailers, Undated
Folder 13: School of Music Mailers, 1989-1994
Folder 14: School of Music Open House Mailer Samples, 2011-2014
Folder 15: School of Music Promotional Materials, 2007-2013

Box 25

Folder 1: School of Music Promotional Materials, 2012-2019
Folder 2: School of Music Promotional Materials, 2020-2024
Folder 3: School of Music Promotional Materials, Undated
Folder 4: Summers-Only Master of Music Education Mailer Samples, 2014
Folder 5: Various Advertising Guidelines, 2006-2007
Folder 6: Various Advertising Guidelines, 2007-2008
Folder 7: Various Advertising Guidelines, 2009-2010
Folder 8: Various Advertising Guidelines, 2012-2013
Folder 9: "What to Expect on Your Audition Day" Mailer Samples, 2014