Noontime Performers

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Every weekday from Noon-1pm UIUC students share their musical talents in the Courtyard Café & lower-level food court.

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Audition for the 2025 – 2026 School Year

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Noontime Performer Auditions 

April 26 | Noon – 2 pm | Courtyard Café.

Auditions are first come, first served. Interested students can click here.

Those auditioning will need to perform a total of three songs. One of the three songs must be selected from the list below:

  • Wonderwall – Oasis
  • World’s Smallest Violin – AJR
  • I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
  • Part Of Your World – from The Little Mermaid
  • Ceilings – Lizzie McAlpine
  • Archer – Taylor Swift
  • Driver’s License – Olivia Rodrigo
  • Nobody – Mitski
  • Slipping Through My Fingers – ABBA
  • I Will Always Love You – Either the Whitney Houston or Dolly Parton versions
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Become a Noontime Performer

  • Are you a current UIUC student?
  • Can you sing?
  • Do you play an instrument?
  • Can you play enough material to fill an hour?
  • Does your music style fit a coffee house atmosphere?

Perform weekly in the Illini Union

Noontime Performers get paid to perform weekly in the Illini Union Courtyard Café and lower-level food court, using their musical talents to promote a relaxing atmosphere for the lunch-hour crowd. 

 

Noontime Performers energize Courtyard Café with student talent

By Bryana Perez, The Daily Illini Staff Writer • March 25, 2025

Live music brings the Illini Union to life each weekday at noon with Noontime Performers, the long-standing University series that gives students a platform to showcase their musical talents.
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The 2024-2025 Noontime Performers are:
 

Weekday Performer Instrument

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Monday Shrenik Balaji  Guitar, Piano Courtyard Café
  Aylin Salgado Guitar Courtyard Café
Tuesday Shane Vayser     Guitar Courtyard Café
  Sierra Sikora Guitar and Piano Courtyard Café
Wednesday Connor Lasalle Guitar Courtyard Café
  Gurleen Randhawa Guitar Courtyard Café
  Idris Ispandi Guitar Courtyard Café
Thursday Yigal Kamel Guitar Courtyard Café
 

Sierra Sikora

Guitar Courtyard Café
Friday Gabriela Gryc Guitar Courtyard Café
  Marley Lammers Guitar/Piano

Courtyard Café

  Lilianna Fehr Piano Courtyard Café