Melody, Melody, Beautiful Melody! That’s what the 19th annual Southern Illinois Music Festival will provide this Spring. The 2023 Festival, with the theme of “Hidden Gems,” runs May 25 through June 11, under the artistic direction of SIU School of Music Professor Edward Benyas.

Professional singers and instrumentalists 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. The Festival promotes our region’s reputation for cultural activity on a national scale. Symphony magazine listed it as the only professional music festival in Illinois south of I-80, AAA magazine described it as a Midwest Travel Treasure, and the Chicago Tribune cited it as one of 24 top summer activities (musical and otherwise) in an eight-state region.

Tickets to most Festival events are $20 general and $10 for students of any age ($25 and $10 for the operas and symphonies).

Tickets for all SIFest 2023 events can be purchased in advance or at the door!

Learn more at sifest.com.