Name: Hollis Prize
Start: 2025-04-12T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-12T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Millikin University

Hollis Prize
Competition Recital: April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Kaeuper Hall in Perkinson Music Center
Winner's Recital: April 27 at 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, Illinois
The Hollis Prize is the highest honor given to a vocal or instrumental performer at Millikin University.
First awarded in 2003, the Hollis Prize represents the highest form of recognition bestowed upon a vocal or instrumental performer at Millikin University. The Hollis prize is unique among undergraduate music competitions for its recital performance format and rigorous audition process.
Students compete in a semi-final round for the chance to perform before a live audience in the Competition Recital. The winner of this recital receives a monetary award of $3,000 and an opportunity to perform a solo Winner’s Recital at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, Ill.; runners-up receive cash awards of $1,000 & $500.
The annual competition is made possible by Dr. C. Kimm Hollis, a 1972 Millikin graduate and retired department chair, Professor of Music, and Artist in Residence Emeritus at Hanover College in Hanover, IN.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
About Kaeuper Hall
Located in the Perkinson Music Center, Kaeuper Hall is a 167-seat auditorium ready to host many types of performances from individual recitals and opera rehearsals to guest performances and intimate concerts. Recently renovated, Kaeuper Hall features state-of-the-art technology for multimedia productions, sound-dampening curtains, improved lightings and a five-octave marimba, all while maintaining the original beauty of the space.
Address: 100 North Fairview Avenue, Decatur, IL, 62522
About Gail Borden Public Library
The Gail Borden Public Library District library is a place where imagination and transformation flourish, fueled by the power of community. Our values include striving to deliver extraordinary customer service with a friendly, dedicated, innovative and professional staff in a welcoming environment that celebrates our public spaces as well as our engagement with the community. We are guided by the library’s vision to work together to ensure all residents are proud members of the Gail Borden Public Library.
Address: 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin, Illinois, 60120