Thirty-seven Uni students were honored as all-district musicians by the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA). The auditions were held Oct. 8 at Bloomington High School.

Every year, the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) hosts auditions for District Festivals all over Illinois. From these auditions, a select few are chosen to go to the All-State festival and concert in Peoria. This year, seven Uni students will proceed to All-State.

On two November Saturdays, thirty Uni students traveled to Bloomington-Normal for the IMEA District 3 Music Festivals where they practiced and performed with other talented junior high and high school musicians from the area.

The Illinois Music Educators' Association state festival took place from January 26-29 in Peoria. Seniors Katherine Floess, Claire Liu, and Ben Zehr with sophomore Chelsea Edwards found it to be a rewarding experience. Here's a video recap.

This year, four Uni students were selected to go to the IMEA All-State Conference. Next month they'll be performing with top high school musicians from around the state in Peoria.

28 students of Uni fine arts executive teacher and music director Mr. Murphy made District this year for IMEA. The district festival took place on November 20th in Peoria and for the winners of all-state will be announced on December 2nd.

For the second consecutive year, a remarkable 27 of fine arts executive teacher Rick Murphy's students were named IMEA all-district musicians. The district jazz festival is scheduled for Nov. 7 at Illinois Wesleyan University, followed two weeks later by the district junior/senior festival at Illinois State University. Learn more inside.

Senior Ethan Berl is a musical virtuoso. From playing piano and trumpet to singing in the all-state honors chorus to performing in last year's all-state musical production, Berl has made a name for himself well beyond the Uni community. Now you can add "award-winning composer" to his list of accomplishments.