Now in its 21 st season, the 2025 Southern Illinois Music Festival runs May 23 through June 8, under the artistic and administrative direction of SIU School of Music Emeritus Professor Edward Benyas. Professional singers, instrumentalists and dancers from across the United States and Europe converge in Southern Illinois to perform orchestral and chamber music, opera, jazz and educational programs, along with select SIU faculty and students.

Schedule of Events:

2pm: Mozart and Beethoven Chamber Music ($25/10)
Artspace 304
String Quartets and soprano arias with piano and violin

8pm: Donizetti’s Anna Bolena ($25/10)
Altgeld Castle
The tragic story of Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour, performed outdoors with a castle backdrop
(Lawn seating Free)
*Note the late start time. Rain date: Sunday, June 1