2011-12 Department of Music Events

The Truth About Love… and the Usual Lies
Friday, September 9 at 7:30pm
Recital Hall - $10 / $5 students, faculty-staff & seniors
This musical journey with vocalist Jessica Medoff and pianist Michael Bunchman is about a young woman’s discovery of love in all its quirky variations -- both falling into it and falling out of it. The show features songs from Avenue Q, Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, songs by William Bolcom and classics from the American popular repertoire. Co-sponsored by Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre
more info

Harpsichord Music of Four Centuries
Friday, September 23 at 8pm
Recital Hall - $8 / $4 students, faculty-staff & seniors
David Schulenberg performs virtuosic music for solo harpsichord from the sixteenth century to today with selections by Bach, Byrd, Scarlatti and contemporary composers. more info

Prelude to Liszt Birthday Bash
Thursday, October 20 at 7pm
Recital Hall - $8 / $4 students, faculty-staff & seniors
Pianist Findlay Cockrell gets the ball rolling on the 200th birthday celebrations by playing his Liszt repertoire which includes Etudes, Waltz, Petarch Sonnet, Rhapsody, Faust Waltzes (Gounod), Mephisto Waltz and song transcriptions. see show poster


Don Giovanni
Friday & Saturday, October 21 & 22 at 7pm
Studio Theatre - $10 / $5 students, faculty- staff & seniors
Mosaic-Arts presents Mozart’s scintillating tale of passion and deceit. Sean Kroll brings the infamous lover to life in this fully staged production which also features Alexander Jones, Megan McCorkle, Vedrana Kalas, Erika Hebert, Steve Dahlin, Nacre Dance Company and the University Chamber Singers. more info


Franz Liszt Birthday Bash
Saturday, October 22 at 1pm
Recital Hall - Free admission
Pianist Findlay Cockrell and friends perform music to commemorate his 200th birthday. see show poster

University-Community Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band
Sunday, October 23 at 3pm
Main Theatre - $6 / $3 students, faulty-staff & seniors
Two of the University’s large ensembles present a shared concert. more info

Aruan Ortiz
Recital Hall
This Cuban-American jazz pianist and musical composer takes part in a two-day residency in conjunction with faculty member Bob Gluck. more info

Lec/Dem: Cuban music & the role of race in jazz
Monday, October 24 at 2:45pm
Free Admission

Jazz Improvisation master class for musicians of all levels
Tuesday, October 25 at 1:15pm
Free Admission

Two Piano Jazz Concert
Tuesday, October 25 at 7pm
$8 / $4 students, faculty-staff & seniors

 

Music for Four Hands
Wednesday, November 2 at 7:30pm
Recital Hall - $8 / $4 students, faculty-staff & seniors
Legendary pianist Frank Glazer, 96, returns to Albany to join forces with faculty member Duncan Cumming in a program of music by Mozart, Schubert, Bizet and Brahms. more info

The Choral Hour
Sunday, November 13 at 7pm
Main Theatre - $6 / $3 students, faculty-staff & seniors
The 25-voice University Chamber Singers and the 100+ voices of the University-Community Chorale present a one-hour choral concert. more info

Bach to Broadway
Saturday, November 19 at 7:30pm
Recital Hall - Free admission
Students in the voice department show the many sides of their vocal personalities in this performance of classical and Broadway favorites. more info

University Jazz Ensemble
Monday, November 21 at 7pm
Recital Hall - $6 / $3 students, faculty-staff & seniors
The mid-sized ensemble presents concerts of popular jazz standards. see show poster

Student Recital
Wednesday, November 30 at 7pm
Recital Hall - Free admission
A host of performers showcase their vocal and instrumental talents are part of their departmental studies. see show poster

Annual Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 4 at 4pm
Main Theatre - $6 / $3 students, faculty-staff & seniors
The University Music Department ensembles (Chorale, Chamber Singers, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra) are joined by student groups (Serendipity and Earth) Tones for a concert celebrating the season. see show poster

Twenty Drummers Drummin’
Monday, December 5 at 7pm
Main Theatre - $6 / $3 students, faculty-staff & seniors
This concert of percussion music features the ensembles of UAlbany and RPI. see show poster

Bravo Bellini
Wednesday, February 15 at 7:30pm
Recital Hall - $8 / $4 students, faculty-staff & seniors
The bel canto works of Vincenzo Bellini are performed by Victoria Tralongo, Vedrana Kalas and Kelly Hutchinson as well as Mosaic artists and select students from UAlbany with Joshua Tanis on piano. Repertoire includes scenes from Norma, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Beatruce di Tenda and various other operatic works as well as his beautiful art song literature. more info



Carissimi's The Oratorio of Jephthah
Thursday, February 23 at 7pm
Recital Hall - $5 / $2 students & faculty-staff
The Chamber Singers offer a dramatic presentation of the first great oratorio, an early Baroque work. UAlbany voice majors will be featured. Also on the program is J.S. Bach's motet “Ich Lasse Dich Nicht” for double chorus. more info

ENY/NATS Art Song Festival
Friday and Saturday, March 2 & 3 – coachings & master classes
Sunday, March 4 – free performances in the afternoon and evening
This festival champions the study and performance of the classical art song repertoire with a particular focus on the 20th and 21st century art song repertoire. The event is for non-professional singers giving them the opportunity to explore, coach and perform new repertoire and be evaluated by ENY/NATS members. more info

University-Community Concert Band
Monday, March 5 at 7pm
Main Theatre - $6 / $3 students, faculty-staff & seniors
This large ensemble presents several selections covering a wide variety of band literature. see show poster

YOUTH MOVEMENTS FESTIVAL - This annual festival, created by faculty pianist Duncan Cumming, is now in its fourth season.  It includes concerts, collaborations, classes, community involvement and children’s events. more info

Capital Trio
Wednesday, March 7 at 7:30pm
Recital Hall - $8 / $4 students, faculty-staff & seniors
Our ensemble-in-residence, pianist Duncan Cumming, violinist Hilary Cumming and cellist Şölen Dikener, open the festival with a program of music by Beethoven, Malsky and Brahms.

Carnival of the Animals
Saturday, March 24 at 1pm
Main Theatre - Free admission
Pianist Duncan Cumming joins conductor Christopher Neubert and the University-Community Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Saint-Saëns’ delightful work of musical portraits depicting various animals which will be accompanied by original poetry and art by young people from the community.

Four Hand Finale
Sunday, March 25 at 7:30pm
Recital Hall - $8 / $4 students, faculty-staff & seniors
The grand finale of the festival will be a program involving pianists of all ages from all around the Capital Region, this time in a concert of the complete works for four hands by Johannes Brahms.

University-Community Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, March 25 at 3pm
Main Theatre - $6 / $3 students, faculty-staff & seniors
Conductor Christopher Neubert and this large ensemble comprised of students, faculty and community professionals present a program of well known classical works. Pianist Duncan Cumming joins in for a performance of Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals presented with original art and poetry by students in UAlbany's Honors College. more info

An Evening of Opera Scenes
Sunday, April 1 at 7pm
Recital Hall - Free admission
Voice students perform an evening of favorite opera scenes. more info

University Jazz Ensemble
Monday, April 2 at 7pm
Recital Hall - $6 / $3 students, faculty-staff & seniors
The mid-sized ensemble presents concerts of popular jazz standards. more info

Amanda Matson
Thursday, April 12 at 7:30pm
Recital Hall - $8 / $4 students, faculty-staff & seniors
This soprano and recent graduate of the Eastman School of Music performs in a recital in a recital which will include works by Fauré, Gounod, Quilter, Strauss and Puccini. more info

The Singer’s Life with Amanda Matson
Friday, April 13 at 3pm
Recital Hall - Free admission
In an “Inside the Actors Studio” format, UAlbany voice coach Frances Wittmann interviews this young professional discussing her life, achievements and career demands. A “must see” for any student considering a professional singing career. more info

Flights of Fancy CANCELLED
Saturday, April 14 at 7pm
Recital Hall - $8 / $4 students, faculty-staff & seniors
Pianist Victoria von Arx performs the Andante and Variations in F minor by Haydn, the Fantasy OP 17 by Schumann and selections from the Goyescas (Los Majos Enamorados) by Enrique Granados.

Solo Jazz Piano
Tuesday, April 24 at 7pm
Recital Hall - $8 / $4 students, faculty- staff & seniors
Bob Gluck performs jazz improvisations for piano by Herbie Hancock, himself and other composers. more info

Anton Nel
Wednesday, April 25 at 7pm
Recital Hall - $8 / $4 students, faculty- staff & seniors
This guest artist and Professor from the University of Texas at Austin performs a piano recital. more info
The Choral Hour
Thursday, April 26 at 7pm
Main Theatre - $6 / $3 students, faculty-staff & seniors
Professor Suzannah Bliss Tieman Memorial Concert - The 25-voice University Chamber Singer and the 100+ voices of the University-Community Chorale present a one-hour choral concerts. The featured work will be Dvořák’s Requiem. more info

Senior Recital
Sunday, April 29 at 3pm
Recital Hall - Free admission
Soprano Melanie Shank performs a recital of art song, lieder and opera arias including works by Strauss, Hoiby, Poulenc, Puccini and Dvořák.

Senior Recital
Monday, April 30 at 7:30pm
Recital Hall - Free admission
Soprano Shereen Moore performs works of Scarlatti, Marcello and Strauss as well as popular Broadway and gospel songs.

Student Recital
Wednesday, May 2 at 7pm
Recital Hall - Free admission
A host of performers showcase their vocal and instrumental talents are part of their departmental studies. see show poster

University-Community Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, May 6 at 3pm
Main Theatre - $6 / $3 students, faculty-staff & seniors
A group of students, faculty and community musicians under the direction of conductor Christopher Neubert present symphonic favorites. more info

The Sound of the Trumpets, the Roll of the Drums
Monday, May 7 at 7pm
Main Theatre - $6 / $3 students, faculty- staff & seniors
The University-Community Concert Band and University Percussion Ensemble present a shared concert. see show poster

Senior Recital
Thursday, May 10 at 7:30pm
Recital Hall - Free admission
Baritone Kevin Ruby performs works of Schumann, Ralph Vaughn Williams and Mozart.