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ISMBC is October 17!

NEW FOR 2026 - SKIP THE LINES! Purchase your tickets for the Illinois State Marching Band Championships in advance! 🎟️

Purchase HERE: https://goredbirds.evenue.net/events/BD

Tickets are also available for purchase in person at the Hancock Stadium ticket window on October 17.

Tickets are for all day admission including both prelims and finals. Children 5 and under are admitted free. by @ilstu_bands

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10 days ago

Come see the Illinois State Symphonic Band And Symphonic Winds concert tonight (9/29) at 7pm!

Find us in the Center for Performing Arts or on the Livestream by @ilstu_bands

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18 days ago

Join the Illinois State Wind Symphony for their concert titled: Everything Beautiful in its Time on Sunday, September 27th at 3pm! We can’t wait to share our work with you!

See us at the Center for The Performing Arts or on our livestream! taken in ISU Center Of Performing Arts by @ilstu_bands

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22 days ago

Attending the Illinois State Marching Band Championships in October? Skip waiting in a line at Hancock Stadium by ordering your apparel today! Your order will be delivered to your bus when you arrive at ISU on October 17.

Orders due Friday, October 2.

https://stores.inksoft.com/ismbc_2026_pre-order/shop/home by @ilstu_bands

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a month ago

Condolences to all those involved. by @ilstu_bands

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The Illinois State University Big Red Marching Machine invites high school students to spend a day with us! Attend a football game and experience the exhilarating opportunity to feel like a Redbird while performing with an over 400 member college marching band!

Register for our event on September 19 or November 21.

REGISTER HERE:
https://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/bands/brmm/brmm-day/ by @ilstu_bands

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2 months ago

The Illinois State Bands Department is in full swing! We are so excited for this semester!

✅ Fall 2026 Concert Bands Retreat by @ilstu_bands

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2 months ago

Audition Materials are now available for Fall 2026 Ensemble Auditions!

Full information available here: https://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/bands/auditions/

Be sure to REGISTER for your audition by Monday, August 10:
https://illinoisstate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9nRDvtI7lSXUuA6 by @ilstu_bands

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3 months ago

Congrats to ILSTU Bands Graduate Teaching Assistant Madison Mueller-Howell on completing her Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance and being named the new Director of Bands for the Lakeview School District (PA)! by @ilstu_bands

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5 months ago

Congrats to Illinois State University Bands Graduate Teaching Assistant Colby Powers on completing his graduate degree in Conducting! Colby has been an invaluable member of our team for the past two years and has accepted a position in Colorado as the new Director of Bands at Bennett Middle and High Schools! by @ilstu_bands

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Come out and listen to generations of wind band alums as they perform LIVE in the Illinois State Alumni Concert Band!

FREE ADMISSION - Saturday, May 30 | 4:00 P.M. in the Joliet West High School auditorium.

Concert will be livestreamed from the Illinois State University Bands Facebook Page. by @ilstu_bands

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5 months ago

Come watch Illinois State University’s University Band perform tonight! This ensemble is under the direction of Prof. Lauren Bobarsky and features graduate and undergraduate conductors. Graduate Conductors include: Wesley Anderson, Madison Mueller-Howell, Colby Powers and Alexandra Karafotias. Undergraduate Conductors include: Michael Hammon, Gunnar Tejes, Jessica Wenc and Sam Kapus. Come watch the Reggie Band and Redbird Band perform! We are excited to see you tonight! by @ilstu_bands

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6 months ago