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This admission-free event is a gift to the community and will consist of three exceptional concerts by outstanding artists in IC’s Rammelkamp Chapel. The Engelbach-Hart Music Festival is possible through a generous gift to the community by the Engelbach and Hart families.

The internationally-renowned Vienna Boys Choir will kick off the festival on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Rammelkamp Chapel with their acclaimed Christmas concert. Designated as “intangible cultural heritage in Austria” by UNESCO, the Vienna Boys Choir is a don’t miss!

Thursday’s program will be a Faculty Collage Concert, highlighting the exceptional talents of the Illinois College music faculty.

Friday’s concert will feature Grammy-nominated piano duo ZOFO, short for 20-finger orchestra (ZO=20 and FO=finger orchestra). With acclamations such as “jaw-dropping awesome,” “energetically and electrifyingly out of this world,” and “rapturous noise,” ZOFO will take you on the journey of a lifetime.

The first Engelbach-Hart Music Festival took place in 2011. The late A.C. Hart ’25 H’76, Illinois College trustee emeritus, and the late Charlotte Engelbach Hart ’26 H’85 graduated from Illinois College in 1925 and 1926, respectively. The College awarded them each honorary degrees in recognition of their long-standing support of the music program. In 1979 the Hart Sesquicentennial Organ in Rammelkamp Chapel was dedicated in their honor. The baby grand piano in the choral rehearsal room was also named in their honor in 2003.

More information about Illinois College’s Fine Arts Series, including the Engelbach-Hart Music Festival, is available at ic.edu/fas.

Engelbach-Hart Music Festival 2024 Schedule
All shows are free and take place in Rammelkamp Chapel.

• Vienna Boys Choir :: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 :: 7:30 PM :: Rammelkamp Chapel
• Faculty Collage Concert :: Thursday, November 14, 2024 :: 7:30 PM :: Rammelkamp Chapel
• ZOFO :: Friday, November 15, 2024 :: 7:30 PM :: Rammelkamp Chapel