Fall Semester: August 26 to December 14, 2024
Spring Semester: January 13 to May 3, 2025
Summer One: May 5 to May 30, 2025
Summer Two: June 23 to July 19, 2025
International Summer String Academy: June 21 to July 19, 2025
Check calendar for additional events!
FALL 2024
August 23: Registration deadline
August 26: Private lessons begin
August 31: Group classes begin
October 26: Halloween Concert for Violin at 1 PM in Auer Hall
Halloween Concert for Cello at 12 Noon in Recital Hall
Rehearsal: 10 to 12:30 for Violins in Auer Hall
Rehearsal: 10 to 12 for Cellos in Recital Hall
November 17 at 4:00 – Performance of Don Freund Summer Concerto Grosso with VV and MC
November 24: Thanksgiving break
December 2: Lessons and groups resume
December 13/14/15: Solo recitals
December 15: Last day of Fall Semester
SPRING 2025
January 10, 2025: Registration deadline
January 13: Private lessons begin
January 18: Group classes begin
March 2: Intermezzo Concerts for Violin at 2:30 and 4:00 in Sweeney Hall
March 2: Cello Intermezzo 1:00 in Sweeney Hall
March 16: Spring Break
March 18: Lessons and groups begin
April 26/27: Solo recitals
May 2: Registration deadline for Summer I
May 3: Last day of Spring Semester
May 3: Virtuosi Concert in Chicago at Curtiss Hall in the Fine Arts Building – 5:30
May 4: Master Class with Jinjoo Cho in Chicago Fine Arts Building 10:30 to 12:30
May 5: Summer I private and group classes begin
May 17: Spring GALA Concerts
May 31: Last day of Summer I
Summer String Academy dates: June 21 to July 19, 2025