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DEPARTMENT
OF MUSIC
PERFORMANCES
YOUTH
MOVEMENTS FESTIVAL
Family Trees
Thursday, November 12 at 7:30pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
A violin and piano recital by Hilary and Duncan Cumming
including the Brahms Sonata in A major, Op. 100; Smetana's
From My Homeland; Dvorák's Sonatina in G major,
Op. 100 and the Duo of William Matthews, written as
a wedding present for the performers.
La Boite
á Joujoux
Saturday, November 14 at 3pm
Free
Pianist Duncan Cumming is joined by Jackie Abbott's
School of Creative Arts for a performance of Debussy's
children's ballet.
Dvorák's
Slavonic Dances
Sunday, November 15 at 3pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
In the festival's grand finale, UAlbany students,
faculty, staff, alumni, faculty emeritus and community
piano teachers with their students perform the complete
series.
Fall
Choral Concert
Wednesday, November 18 at 7pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
The University Chorale and Chamber Singers present a
concert of ancient and modern choral music featuring
Eric Whitaker's "Five Hebrew Love Songs."
Bob
Gluck-Joe Giardullo Duo
Thursday, November 19 at 7pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
This program of duet improvisations features two virtuoso
jazz musicians.
Bach
to Broadway
Friday, November 20 at 7pm
Free
A cabaret featuring the classical and not-so-classical
side of UAlbany's voice majors.
University
Jazz Ensemble
Mondays, November 23 & Monday, April 19 at 7:30pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
The mid-sized ensemble performs popular jazz standards.
Student
Recital
Friday, December 4 and Wednesday, April 28 at 7pm
Free
A host of performers showcase their vocal and instrumental
talents as part of their departmental studies.
Holiday
Concert
Sunday, December 6 at 4pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
The University Music Department ensembles -- the Chorale,
Chamber Singers, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble and Symphony
Orchestra -- are joined by student groups -- Serendipity,
Earth Tones and Angelic Voices of Praise -- for a concert
celebrating the season.
Twenty Drummers
Drummin'
Monday, December 7 at 7pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
A concert of percussion music performed by the University
Percussion Ensemble and the Rensselaer Percussion Ensemble.
BEETHOVEN
FESTIVAL with Frank Glazer
Celebrating his 95th year, this Professor Emeritus of
Piano at the Eastman School of Music visits for his
third residency.
All Beethoven Recital
Thursday, January 28 at 7:30pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
Lecture: Unique Features of Beethoven's
32 Sonatas
Friday, January 29 at 7:30pm
Free
Master Class for the University
and Community
Saturday, January 30 at 10am
Free
ART SONG
FESTIVAL
The Eastern New York Chapter of the National Association
of Teachers of Singing (NATS) hosts this festival that
champions the study and performance of the art song
with particular focus on 20th and 21st century American
composers. This non-competitive event gives singers
currently studying in the Capital Region an opportunity
to explore, coach and perform new repertoire and be
evaluated by local NATS members.
Registration, rehearsals and
coaching
Friday, February 26 in the afternoon and evening
For more details,
contact Frances Wittmann at (518) 478-9054.
Performances
Saturday, February 27 throughout the day
Free and open
to the public
Celebrating
Chopin's Bicentennial
Monday, March 1 at 7:30pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
Now in its third season in residence at UAlbany, the
Capital Trio celebrates Chopin's 200th birthday by performing
his early and virtuosic Piano Trio, Op. 8 as well as
his last published work, the great Sonata for Cello
and Piano, Op. 65.
Festival of
Contemporary Music
Thursday, March 4 at 7pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
This concert of percussion music emphasizes contemporary
and recent works featuring the University Percussion
Ensemble and two youth ensembles.
Don Giovanni
Friday, March 5 at 7pm
$10 / $8 seniors
& faculty-staff / $5 students
Sung in Italian, Capital Opera's concert version of
Mozart's much-loved opera features Ivan Amaro, Rosa
Tulyaganova, Richard Mazzaferro, Kara Cornell, Vedrana
Kalas and Andy Truex.
University
Symphony Orchestra
Sundays, March 7 & May 2 at 3pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
A group of students, faculty and community musicians
under the direction of conductor Chris Neubert present
symphonic favorites.
University Concert
Band
Monday, March 8 at 7:30pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
This ensemble of brass, woodwinds and percussion performs
several selections covering a wide variety of band literature.
"The
Singer's Life" with Emalie Savoy
Thursday, March 11 at 7pm
Free
In an "Inside the Actors Studio" format, UAlbany's
voice coach Frances Wittmann interviews this up and
coming soprano discussing the young singer's life, achievements
and career demands.
Emalie Savoy
Friday, March 12 at 7pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
Capital Region born and bred, this young soprano of
the Juilliard School of Music Graduate Voice program
performs a variety of works from the song and operatic
repertory.
An Evening
of Opera Scenes and Chamber Music
Wednesday, March 24 at 7pm
Free
A performance by the voice and instrumental students
of the Music Department.
2 Harpsichords
Thursday and Sunday, April 15 & 18 at 7pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
William Carragan and Findlay Cockrell perform works
by Bach and Handel.
The Sound
of the Trumpets, The Roll of the Drum
Monday, May 3 at 7pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
This concert features the University's Concert Band
and Percussion Ensemble.
The
Choral Hour
Tuesday, May 4 at 7pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
This annual concert of choral delights celebrates the
arrival of spring.
Past Events
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Variations
Thursday & Saturday, September 10 & 12 at
7pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
Pianist Findlay Cockrell performs Beethoven's Diabelli
Variations and more.
Albagli
& Friends
Thursday, September 24 at 7pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
This thematic concert of music features readings, poetry
and music for marimba and other percussion.
Julie
Norman
Thursday, October 8 at 7pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
A native of the Capital Region and a recent graduate
of the Eastman School of Music Masters in Voice program,
this young soprano performs a variety of works from
the song and operatic repertory.
"The
Singer's Life" with Julie Norman
Friday, October 9 at 3pm
Free
In an "Inside the Actors Studio" format, UAlbany's
voice coach Frances Wittmann interviews up and coming
soprano Julie Norman discussing the young singer's life,
achievements and career demands.
Chopin's
Greatest Hits
Thurs., October 15 at 7pm & Sat., October 17
at 8pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
Pianist Findlay Cockrell performs Polonaises, Mazurkas,
Ballades and more.
University
Concert Band
Mondays, October 19 at 7:30pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
This ensemble of brass, woodwinds and percussion performs
several selections covering a wide variety of band literature.
Of
Gods and Demons
Friday, October 23 at 7pm
$10 / $8 seniors
& faculty-staff / $5 students
Featuring music by Christoph Willibald Glück, Charles
Gounod, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach and
Giacomo Puccini, Capital Opera offers a concert focusing
on heroes, villains and other supernatural creatures
from the opera.
University
Symphony Orchestra
Sundays, October 25 at 3pm
$6 / $3 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
A group of students, faculty and community musicians
under the direction of conductor Chris Neubert present
symphonic favorites.
The
Michael Clement Professional Vocal Studio
Sundays, November 1 & January 24 at 4pm
$8 / $4 students,
faculty-staff & seniors
The young professional singers of accompanist and coach
Michael Clement present a program of operatic arias,
duets and trios.
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