Music

Music is a huge part of our history and heritage. You will know you’re home when bagpipes give you goosebumps and you can sing ‘A Flame of White and Crimson’  from memory.

Henry Thoreau wrote that “music is the sound of circulation in nature’s veins.” If you feel the same — that music is part of us, part of what makes life vital, rich and meaningful — then our department will feel like home.

Monmouth is alive with music

Our annual “Christmas at Monmouth” concert, jamming in the stands with our Fighting Scots Marching Band or hearing bagpipes at every event — our campus is alive with music all school year. 

Our students participate in top-notch ensembles, study with experts in their fields and take classes to deepen their knowledge of music. Our music opportunities are open to all students regardless of whether they major in music.

Receive excellent instruction with a great deal of individual attention from our experienced and dynamic faculty. Students can choose between a general music major, a music major with performance emphasis and a music education major that leads to Pre K-12 teacher licensure

Music News

  • ‘Inspiring Connections, One Note at a Time’

    Maple Leaf Community Concert Series opens Sept. 26 in Dahl Chapel and Auditorium with Alliance Brass.

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  • Pipe Band on Parade

    Members of the Monmouth College Pipe and Drum Band march in the Warren County Prime Beef Festival Parade on Sept. 4 down East Broadway in front of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. Celebrating its 75th year, the Warren County Prime Beef Festival is a weeklong celebration of Monmouth-Warren County agriculture, heritage and culture. The festival is also one of the events that unofficially kicks off the fall season in west-central Illinois. The college was represented by several groups in the parade, including President Patricia and Jeff Draves, the Fighting Scots Marching Band, cheerleaders and dance team, and the college’s fine and performing arts.

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  • Episode No. 1: Aug. 16, 2024

    A preview of 2024-25 in music with music professor and chair Tim Pahel, who is also director of choral activities; music professor Justin Justin Swearinger, who is also director of instrumental activities; and Eli Kelly ’24, director of the Fighting Scots Marching Band.

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