22nd Annual Southern Illinois Music Festival - AMERICA AT 250

June 18-July 4, 2026 | www.SIFest.com

Tickets for all events listed (except those that are admission free) are $25 general and $10 students of any age and are always available at the door 30 minutes before each performance. You may also purchase an All-Festival Pass for $150 which includes admission to all events and a free 60-page program booklet ($200 value). Festival passes and individual tickets will be available in advance using the SIFest 2026 Brochure Ticket Order Form, which will be available in March on our website.

From George Gershwin to Chick Corea (Friday, June 26 at 7pm)

Carterville High School, Carterville, Illinois

George Chadwick: Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches (1895)

George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Symphonic Picture (1935)

Richard Rodgers: Selections from Oklahoma (1943)

Richard Danielpour: Toward the Splendid City (1992)

Mary Watkins: Soul of Remembrance (1994)

Chick Corea: Piano Concerto No. 1, Part 3 (1999) (Jordan Knapp, Piano Soloist)

James Stephenson: Stars and Stripes Fanfare (2007)

Lin Manuel Miranda: Selections from Hamilton (2015)

John Williams: Music from ET and Jurassic Park