Ilumni Music

Illumni Music is choral organization dedicated to presenting high-level music, fostering community, and expanding access to the arts through innovative programming and fundraising. All of our concerts and workshops are free, expanding access to the greater community. Our work focuses on artistic excellence, community, inclusivity, and arts education across the Pacific Northwest. We perform a wide range of repertoire—from classical to contemporary—and regularly premiere new works that contribute to the evolving landscape of modern choral music. Our mission is to share powerful musical experiences, uplift diverse voices, and create opportunities for audiences and artists and audiences who may not otherwise have access to choral arts program.

Illumni Music has become known for producing dynamic performances, educational outreach programs, and collaborative concerts with regional and national/international artists and ensembles. Over the past decade, we have produced annual free holiday and spring concerts, commissioned and premiered almost 50 new works – many by women and LGBTQIA computers, maintained active partnerships with local schools, and built a reputation for artistic excellence and community impact. Our programming includes performances, workshops, recordings, and ongoing engagement with youth and underserved audiences throughout Washington State.

We have collaborated with groups like Harvard Glee Club, the Tuscon Arizona Boys Chorus, Ancora and Jet Cities women’s choirs, Chor Leonj out of Vancvouer, Canada and held classes and concerts in conjunction with Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound, Western Washington University, the University of Washington, and Spanaway Lake High School. The group’s performances have appeared on local and national television and radio, including an appearance on America’s Got Talent. They’re Innovative fundraising efforts, designed to create greater access to the community, have garnered national attention from the likes of CNN Headline News, added 2014 they were selected as a Kickstarter staff pick. While predominantly a male identifying group, Illumni Music has held space for female identifying artists on all our shows including the local women’s Barber Shop champions. Jet Cities Chorus, Ancora, the women’s choirs of UP, soloist Jennifer Campbell and Marlette Buchanon among others.mming.