June 6 - June 27, 2010

The 6th annual Southern Illinois Music Festival features dozens of performances in venues from Mt. Vernon to Cairo and Murphysboro to Marion, as well as performances at McKendree University in Lebanon, Southeastern Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and of course Southern Illinois University in CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, the heart of the Festival. Musicians from throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia perform orchestral and chamber music, opera, ballet, jazz, and new music, in an informal and inviting atmosphere.