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Monday, October 19, 2026

  • Shulamit Ran Talk + Display

    Time
    4:00 - 5:00 pm
    Location
    Music & Performing Arts Library Reading Room (1st floor), 1114 W Nevada St

    Composer Shulamit Ran will have an in-person Q and A session with Percussion Professor Josh Graham as part of the U of I New Music Festival. Shulamit was the second woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, was composer-in-residence with both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera of Chicago, and is Professor Emerita at the University of Chicago.

Friday, November 13, 2026

  • Player Piano Demonstration

    Time
    4:00 - 5:00 pm
    Location
    Player Piano room on the 2nd floor of the Music & Performing Arts Library (1300 Music Building, 1114 W Nevada St)

    Enjoy a free concert featuring the Music & Performing Arts Library’s Steinway Duo-Art Reproducing Piano! See the piano in action and learn more about the instrument and roll collection. This is an informal even and all are welcome!