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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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.
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 |
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Lilianna Fehr | Piano | Courtyard Café |