| A Tribute to John Philip Sousa | November 2 |
| Charlotte Mattax, harpsichord | November 3 |
| Prelude: The English Concert with Andrew Manze | November 4 |
| The English Concert with Andrew Manze | November 4 |
| Lush Life | November 4 - 14 |
| UI Chamber Singers and Concerto Urbano | November 5 |
| Annual Dad's Day Concert: Varsity Men's Glee Club | November 6 |
| Sousa Sesquicentennial Concert | November 7 |
| UI Chamber Orchestra | November 10 |
| St. Petersburg Philharmonic | November 11 |
| November Playhouse Dance | November 11 - 13 |
| Don Giovanni | November 11 - 14 |
| Arts for Kids with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra | November 13 |
| Concert Prep: Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra | November 13 |
| Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra | November 13 |
| Afterglow: Desafinado | November 13 |
| Concerto Urbano | November 14 |
| Frank Huang, violin | November 14 |
| The Art of the Keyboard | November 16 |
| Bang on a Can All-Stars with Philip Glass | November 16 |
| Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra | November 16 |
| UI Jazz Band III | November 16 |
| UI Percussion Ensemble | November 17 |
| Andrea Zonn and Alison Brown: Music My Mama Taught Me | November 17 |
| Concert Prep: Ivo Pogorelich, piano | November 18 |
| Ivo Pogorelich, piano | November 18 |
| UI Steel Band and World Percussion Ensemble | November 18 |
| Enescu Ensemble | November 30 |
| UI Jazz Combos | November 30 |
| UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I | December 2 |
| Tania Libertad | December 2 - 4 |
| The Nutcracker | December 2 - 5 |
| Interval: Kennedy's Kitchen | December 3 |
| Timothy Ehlen, piano | December 3 |
| UI Concert Jazz Band | December 3 |
| UI Philharmonia | December 4 |
| Carol Concert | December 5 |
| Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony | December 5 |
| UI Concert Jazz Band II | December 7 |
| UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I | December 7 |
| A Scottish Christmas with Bonnie Rideout and Friends | December 8 |
| UI Symphony Orchestra | December 8 |
| Murder Mystery Dinner | December 8 - 10 |
| UI Concert Band IIA and IIB | December 9 |
| Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra | December 11 |
| St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre: Romeo and Juliet | January 19 - 21 |
| William Kinderman, piano | January 20 |
| Mark Moore, tuba | January 21 |
| Antares | January 23 |
| William Heiles, piano | January 26 |
| Edgar Meyer, bass and Chris Thile, mandolin | January 27 |
| UI Symphony Orchestra | January 27 |
| Pacifica Quartet | January 28 |
| Prelude: Juilliard String Quartet | January 29 |
| Juilliard String Quartet | January 29 |
| Afterglow: Joel Smirnoff with local musicians | January 29 |
| Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Animal Tales | January 30 |
| Interval: Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp | February 2 |
| A Conversation with Rosario Andino | February 3 |
| Festival 2005 | February 3 - 5 |
| Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra | February 4 |
| Rosario Andino, piano | February 5 |
| Film Screening: Imagining America—Icons of 20th-Century American Art | February 9 |
| Brecht on Brecht | February 10 - 20 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | February 11 |
| UI Chamber Singers | February 12 |
| UI Black Chorus | February 13 |
| National Acrobats of Taiwan, ROC | February 15 - 16 |
| UI New Music Ensemble | February 17 |
| Traffic Jam: The Boat Drunks | February 18 |
| Sinfonia da Camera | February 19 |
| UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I: Welcome Concert for President B. Joseph and Mrs. Mary White | February 20 |
| UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I | February 22 |
| UI Chamber Orchestra | February 23 |
| Prelude: Camerata Sweden | February 24 |
| Camerata Sweden | February 24 |
| Candide | February 24 - 27 |
| Great Expectations | February 24 - March 6 |
| Ian Hobson, piano | February 25 |
| International Festival: A World of Culture Under One Roof | February 26 |
| UI Philharmonia | February 27 |
| Kodo Drums | March 1 |
| 21st Century Piano Competition Concert | March 3 |
| Directions in Music: Our Times featuring Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, and Roy Hargrove | March 5 |
| Sinfonia da Camera | March 5 |
| Afterglow: UI Jazz Faculty | March 5 |
| Imani Winds | March 6 |
| Concert Prep: Prague Symphony Orchestra | March 8 |
| Prague Symphony Orchestra | March 8 |
| Opera Verdi Europa: Carmen | March 9 |
| Opera Verdi Europa: Aida | March 10 |
| Studiodance I | March 10 - 12 |
| Karl Kramer, tuba | March 11 |
| John Dee, oboe | March 12 |
| Chava Alberstein | March 13 |
| Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra | March 13 |
| Faculty Chamber Music Recital | March 17 |
| SITI Company and Rachel's: systems/layers | March 17 |
| Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities Curtain Call Discussion | March 17 |
| Interval: Laura Fuentes y Calicanto | March 30 |
| UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I | March 30 |
| Marisol | March 31 - April 10 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | April 1 - 2 |
| Arts for Kids with the Mark Morris Dance Group | April 2 |
| Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra | April 2 |
| Illinois Brass Quintet | April 3 |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra | April 5 |
| UI Symphony Orchestra and Oratorio Society | April 5 |
| Enescu Ensemble | April 6 |
| Trombone Choir | April 7 |
| Concert Prep: Rennie Harris Puremovement: Facing Mekka | April 8 |
| Rennie Harris Puremovement: Facing Mekka | April 8 |
| UI Steel Band | April 8 |
| Concert Prep: Rennie Harris Puremovement: Facing Mekka | April 9 |
| Rennie Harris Puremovement: Facing Mekka | April 9 |
| UI Chamber Singers | April 9 |
| Afterglow: Kevin Turner Trio | April 9 |
| Illini Statesmen Barbershop Chorus | April 10 |
| Sherban Lupu, violin | April 12 |
| UI Percussion Ensemble | April 13 |
| Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls | April 14 - 24 |
| UI Women's Glee Club Annual Mom's Day Concert | April 16 |
| UI Black Chorus Annual Mom's Day Concert | April 16 |
| Krannert Center Debut Artist: Ann Kai-An Wu, piano | April 17 |
| Studiodance II | April 21 - 23 |
| Dawn Upshaw, soprano and Richard Goode, piano | April 21 |
| Pacifica Quartet | April 22 |
| Varsity Men's Glee Club | April 23 |
| UI British Brass Band | April 24 |
| UI Philharmonia | April 24 |
| UI Concert Jazz Band II | April 26 |
| UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I | April 27 |
| Prelude: Artemis Quartet | April 28 |
| Artemis Quartet | April 28 |
| The Coronation of Poppea | April 28 - May 1 |
| The Builders Association/motiroti: Alladeen | April 29 - 30 |
| Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities Curtain Call Discussion | April 29 |
| On The Rocks | April 29 - May 1 |
| UI New Music Ensemble | April 29 |
| Sinfonia da Camera | April 30 |
| UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I | May 1 |
| UI Concert Bands IIA and IIB | May 3 |
| UI Concert Jazz Band | May 3 |
| Jazz Combos | May 4 |
| UI Symphony Orchestra | May 4 |
