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TOUR DATES 

28 Sep 2018

OBF Recital Hall - SIU, Carbondale, IL

22-25 Oct 

2018

Congreso de Educacion de Jazz, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico

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Dr. Isaac Lausell

20-22 Nov 2018

Facultad de Artes, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México

Performing and teaching at Festival Suoni D'Abruzzo, Ortona, Italia

July 23 - 31

7 Dec 2018

1:00-1:45

2:00-2:45

First Presbyterian Church Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

8 Dec 2018

12:30-1:15

1:30-2:30

Holy Cross Lutheran Church Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

Jan 26 

2019

5:30 pm

9th Annual Red Carpet Gala - Pavilion - Marion, Illinois

Feb 22 2019

7:00 pm

SIU Jazz Combo - Hangar 9 - Carbondale, Illinois

March 28 2019

7:30

SIU faculty ensemble featuring Dr. Eric Mandat, Dr. Robert Allison, Dr. Isaac Lausell, Dr. Chris Butler & Dr. Kristin Sarvela performing chamber music by Steve Dembsky

7:30 Shryock Auditorium, Carbondale, IL

April 19 2019

7:00 pm

SIU Jazz Orchestra conducted by Dr. Lausell - Hangar 9, Carbondale, Illinois

April 30 2019

7:00 pm

SIU Guitar Studio & SIU Jazz Combo Spring concert - 7:00 pm, Grotto Lounge, Carbondale, IL

May 21 2019

7:30 pm

Performing with Puerto Rican instrumental music group "Cafezz". The band features Carmen Noemi on piano, Egui Sierra on bass, Isaac Lausell on guitar and Michael Wallace on drums. SIUC, Altgeld Hall, Room 117, Carbondale, IL

May 24 2019

7:30 pm

Performing with New Arts Jazztet at Varsity Center for the Arts
Carbondale, IL. This performance is part of the Southern Illinois Music Festival.

June 6 2019

6:00 pm

Performing with New Arts Jazztet at the Cairo Public Library in Cairo, IL. This performance is part of the Southern Illinois Music Festival.

June 7 2019

5:30 pm

Performing with New Arts Jazztet at Hangar 9, Carbondale, IL. This performance is part of the Southern Illinois Music Festival.

July

23-31 2019

Festival Suoni d'Abruzzo. Opportunities to study chamber music, attend concerts and master classes. Dr. Lausell will be teaching and performing along side with an international line up of artists.

 

Ortona, Italy - various locations

Sept

20

Dr. Lausell performs a classical guitar recital at the Old Baptist Foundation of Southern Illinois University Carbondale for the SIU Guitar Festival. Concert starts at 7:30 pm. For tickets and festival passes visit: https://cola.siu.edu/music/festivals-camps/festivals/guitar-festival/

Sept

20 2019

Dr. Lausell performs a classical guitar recital at the Old Baptist Foundation of Southern Illinois University Carbondale for the SIU Guitar Festival. Concert starts at 7:30 pm. For tickets and festival passes visit: https://cola.siu.edu/music/festivals-camps/festivals/guitar-festival/

Sept

21 2019

Dr. Lausell guest performance at Luis Enrique Juliá and Sammy Morales's concert at the Old Baptist Foundation of Southern Illinois University Carbondale for the SIU Guitar Festival. Concert starts at 7:30 pm. For tickets and festival passes visit: https://cola.siu.edu/music/festivals-camps/festivals/guitar-festival/

Dec

2 2019

Dr. Lausell will be performing with the New Arts Jazztet and guest artist Eden Atwood. The group will perform a new set of arrangements of holiday music. The concert will be at the Varisty in Carbondale, Illinois. For tickets go to: https://www.varsity.com/

Dec

5 2019

Join the SIU Guitar Studio and the SIU Jazz Combo under the direction of Dr. Isaac Lausell for the Fall concert at Tres Hombres, in Carbondale, IL. 

2020 Season

Due to the COVID 19 Lockdown all 2020 performances have been canceled until further notice. 

Oct 23

 2020

Join us live at 10:00 am (U.S. Central Time) for Dr. Lausell's speech "The Invisible Americans": The case of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Colonies.  The activity is part of SIU's Diversity Week programming.

 

The speech will be streamed on Zoom. To access use the following link: 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/95673614145?pwd=WkNDelFmQ3hFRTVMSWFCZHZxR3dLZz09

 

Meeting ID: 956 7361 4145

Passcode: 192811

Nov
9 2020

Join us for Dr. Zvonimir Tot's master class on his book: "Jazz Guitar Harmony - The Melodic Approach.

Hosted by the SIU Guitar Studio

November 9th at 4:00 pm 

(U.S. Central Time Zone)

Join us on Zoom!

Meeting ID: 896 0599  0647

Pass: 486273

Sept
2 2021

Dr. Lausell will be teaching an online classical guitar master class for the FIVES III International Guitar Festival in Vitoria, ES, Brazil.

2:00 p.m. US Central Time Zone

To view go to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxw9bDu4HgBAXhPUyrLf16A/featured

Sept
3 2021

Dr. Lausell will be performing an  for the FIVES III International Guitar Festival in Vitoria, ES, Brazil.

5:40 p.m. US Central Time Zone

To view go to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxw9bDu4HgBAXhPUyrLf16A/featured

Sept
3 2021

Dr. Lausell will be performing with Phil Brown and Tom Hensold in the Jazz on Main series at Buckwater Bar and Grill.​

7:00 p.m.  to 10:00 p.m. US Central Time Zone

For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1005240236917007?ref=newsfeed

Oct
27th 2021

Dr. Lausell will be accompanying professors Aldemar Valentin and Freddie Burgos for their opening of the jazz portion of the SIU International Guitar Festival. This concert will also feature Dr. Dick Kelley on saxophone

7:30 p.m. at Shryock Auditorium, SIUC (US Central Time Zone)

 

For more info visit: https://cola.siu.edu/music/festivals-camps/festivals/guitar-festival/

Oct
28th 2021

The return of an SIU favorite, the duo of Dr. Zvonimir Tot & Dr. Isaac Lausell featuring professors Aldemar Valentin and Freddie Burgos.

7:30 p.m. at Shryock Auditorium, SIUC (US Central Time Zone)

 

For more info visit: https://cola.siu.edu/music/festivals-camps/festivals/guitar-festival/

April 25, 2022

Dr. Lausell will be participating in a round table discussion for Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, in México as part of the first edition of the Armando Nuñez Jazz Festival. The event will be at 5:00 p.m. (Chihuahua). For more info contact: 

Organizer(s)

FIJAN FA-UACH
Contact Person: Mario Montes
Tel: +526144953727
Email: mariosaxjazz@gmail.com

Location(s)

Facultad de Artes de Chihuahua Mexico
Lugares de la Facultad
Avenida Universidad
Parques de San Felipe
Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31200

July 20 -29, 2022

Dr. Lausell is currently in sabbatical doing research but will be back on stage at Festival Suoni D'Abruzzo. Keep us posted for more details and for upcoming concert dates in the Fall.  For more info on the Festival, to come study with Dr. Lausell or attend the concerts visit: https://www.festivalsuonidabruzzo.com/eng/index.php

July 24th 2022

The European premiere of Dr. Lausell's transcription of Concerto #1 for lute and strings by Sylvius Leopold Weiss with Dr. Adrej Kurti - violin, I Alessio Acerbi - violin II, Dr. Rossana Cauti - viola and professor Giuliano de Angelis - cello. 

 

21:00 at Istituto Nazionale Tostiano

Coso Matteotti, Palazzo Corvo, Ortona - Italy

 

For more info on the Festival, to come study with Dr. Lausell or attend the concerts visit: https://www.festivalsuonidabruzzo.com/eng/index.php

July 25th 2022

Dr. Lausell performs the maestro Marco Felicioni in an evening featuring the Faculty/Artists at Festival Suoni D'Abruzzo including maestros Yulia Berinskaya, Dr. Rossana Cauti, Silvia Catteano, Giuliano De Angelis and Andrea de Grassi.and students of Festival Suoni D'Abruzzo.

 

21:00 at Teatro Tosti 

Piazza del Teatro - 66026 Ortona (CH), Italy

 

For more info on the Festival, to come study with Dr. Lausell or attend the concerts visit: https://www.festivalsuonidabruzzo.com/eng/index.php

July 27th 2022

Dr. Lausell performs with maestro Sarah Rulli's flute studio at Festival Suoni D'Abruzzo.

 

11:30 at Istituto Nazionale Tostiano

Coso Matteotti, Palazzo Corvo, Ortona - Italy

 

For more info on the Festival, to come study with Dr. Lausell or attend the concerts visit: https://www.festivalsuonidabruzzo.com/eng/index.php

August 1st 2022

Dr. Lausell performs at Festival Internazionale del Sannio e della Valle Caudina with maestros Adrej Kurti, Yuko Okano, Rossana Cauti, Giuliano De Angelis and Riccardo Bricchi

19:00 at Paranno

Largo San Giovanni, Italy

August 1st 2022

Dr. Lausell performs at Festival Internazionale del Sannio e della Valle Caudina in a very special All stars night featuring an international roster of renown performers including with maestros Adrej Kurti, Yuko Okano, Rossana Cauti, Giuliano De Angelis and Riccardo Bricchi.

21:30 at Sant'Angelo a Scala

anfiteatro, Italy

Sept 20-22

Join Dr. Lausell and our guest artists at the 8th edition of the SIU International Guitar Festival in Carbondale, Illinois. For more information and a full schedule visit: 

https://music.siu.edu/festivals/guitar-festival/

Mar 8

A classical guitar recital and world premiere of Dr. Lausell's Abruzzesse Etudes for Guitar. Come out and enjoy this collection inspired by Dr. Lausell's time in the idillic region of Abruzzo, Italy

SIU OBF Recital Hall

7:30 pm

Free admission

Mar 9

Dr. Isaac Lausell and the SIU Jazz Orchestra perform the music of M.M. candidate Tom Willhoit. Come and enjoy a dynamic performance that combines traditional and contemporary jazz elements with lush orchestral textures and 20th century timbres.

SIU Shryock Auditorium

7:30 pm

Free admission

Mar 24

Dr. Lausell teams up with Dr. Rossana Cauti for a memorable recital of viola and guitar featuring a fresh rendition of the Arpeggione sonata by Schubert, Dr. Lausell's new pieces and more.

Northwestern State University 

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Free admission

Mar 27

Festival Internacional de Violāo e Concurso de Violāo Mauricio de Oliveira are back! Join us for this pre-festival concert gala featuring professor Moacyr Teixeira-Neto and Dr. Isaac Lausell for a night dedicated to the classical guitar and Brazilian music. 

Estaćāo Cidadania Ilha das Flores,

Villa Vehla, ES, Brazil

6:00pm

Mar 30

A very special concert reuniting Dr. Lausell with his former student, professor Marcus de Jesus at the FIVES Guitar Festival!

Teatro Virgínia Tamanine (SESC Glória)

Vitoria, ES, Brazil

8:00 pm

Mar 31

Dr. Lausell will be teaching a classical guitar master class for the FIVES Festival. 

Faculdade Mauricio de Oliveira

Vitoria, ES, Brazil

2:00 p.m.

May 10

Dr. Lausell will be performing some of his works for classical guitar in a recital for the Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society featuring the members of Versatile a chamber ensemble comprised of SIU faculty/students group. We will also be joined by other faculty members. May 10, 7:30 at Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship.

May 25 - June 11

SI Fest is back! The largest chamber and orchestral music in Southern Illinois is back with performances by the New Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Mel Goot with Jive with Jazz and New Arts Jazztet of which Dr. Lausell has been a part of since 2012. 

For more info visit: http://www.sifest.com/

Jul7 22-31

Dr. Lausell will be back at Festival Suoni D'Abruzzo for 10 days of chamber music training and recitals in the idillic Abruzzo region of Southern Italy. If you wish to attend as a student or simply enjoy the concerts and the scene visit: https://www.festivalsuonidabruzzo.com/eng/

Ortona, Italy

Oct 19th 2023

Debut recital of M.A.G.I.Q. Illinois Guitar Quartet at 7:00 pm at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign featuring Dr. Angelo Favis, Dr. Isaac Lausell, Dr. Guido Sánchez-Portuguéz, and Dr. Michael Patilla.

 

For more info visit: https://music.illinois.edu/about-us/events/faculty-recital-g-sanchez-guitar-q4/

  

Feb 15th 2024

Recital with the M.A.G.I.Q. Illinois Guitar Quartet 7:00 pm at Carl Sandburg College featuring Dr. Angelo Favis, Dr. Isaac Lausell, Dr. Guido Sánchez-Portuguéz, and Dr. Michael Patilla.

 

For more info visit: https://www.sandburg.edu/calendar/2024/02/MAGIQ%20Illinois%20Guitar%20Quartet%20Concert.html

  

Mar 1st-3rd 2024

Recital with the M.A.G.I.Q. Illinois Guitar Quartet  at the Mid America Guitar Festival .

 

For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/MidAmericaGuitarEnsembleFestival/

  

May 4th 2024

Join us for the premiere of  "Songs for peace" Suite for Jazz Ensemble performed by the SIU Jazz Ensemble and conducted and composed by Dr. Lausell at Shryock Auditorium, SIU Carbondale at 7:00 pm, free admission

date TBA

Lecture/Master class and Recital with Dr. Rossana Cauti at UNICAMP State University of Campinas, Sāo Paulo, Brazil

Updates on recovery

Dr. Lausell will be performing this summer. Unfortunately we have had to cancel the remaining concert dates from the Spring season to allow enough time for his recovery however he will still be conducting the SIU Jazz Ensemble on May 4th and will be performing in Brazil over the summer

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