| DAY |
DATE |
TIME |
PERFORMER(S) |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION |
LOCATION |
ADMISSION |
| THU |
22-Jan |
7:30 PM |
Allen Rippe, saxophone |
The classical saxophonist will join Kevin Gray, piano, and Lecolion Washington, bassoon. The recital will feature Don Freund's Louder than Words. |
Harris |
Free |
| FRI |
23-Jan |
7:30 PM |
DOUBLE REED FESTIVAL |
Elaine Peterson, Bassoon
Susan Hatch Tomkiewicz, Oboe
|
Harris |
Free |
| SAT |
24-Jan |
7:30 PM |
DOUBLE REED FESTIVAL |
Kristin Wolfe Jensen, Bassoon
Nancy Ambrose King, Oboe
|
Psychology Auditorium |
Free |
| SAT |
24-Jan |
8 AM 10 PM |
LOW BRASS FESTIVAL |
Thomas Bacon, horn; Scott Watson, tuba; Tom Brantley, trombone; John Mueller, trombone & euphonium; Kevin Sanders, tuba; and The Memphis Brass Quintet. |
Harris |
Free |
| THU |
29-Jan |
7:30 PM |
Lawrence Gwozdz, saxophone |
The concert will feature will feature the work of Walter Hartley, and A Suite of Psalm Settings by Michael Young. |
Harris |
Free |
| SUN |
1-Feb |
7:30 PM |
Terry McRoberts, piano |
Terry McRoberts performs frequently as a soloist, a collaborative musician, and as a member of the Jackson (TN) Symphony Orchestra. He is Professor of Music at Union University. |
Harris |
Free |
| FRI |
6-Feb |
7:30 PM |
An Evening of Opera |
Arias and scenes from your favorite operas. |
Harris |
Free |
| THU |
12-Feb |
7:30 PM |
U of M Wind Ensemble |
Winds of Change - music to open the 19th annual University of Memphis High School Honor Band including Slalom by Carter Pann. |
Harris |
$A |
| SAT |
14-Feb |
4:00 PM |
Honor Band Festival Concert |
Top musicians from area high schools in concert. |
Rose |
Free |
| MON |
16-Feb |
7:30 PM |
U of M Symphony Orchesta |
The orchestra will perform the Mid-South premiere of Kamran Inces Piano Concerto with Ince as soloist. Also on the program will be Debussy's La Mer. |
Harris |
$A |
| TUE |
17-Feb |
7:30 PM |
Concerts International presents the Mozart Piano Quartet |
This German ensemble has been praised in the international media. They made music with passion and fire, paired with technical brilliance. Contact Concerts International for tickets at 901-527-3067. |
Harris |
Contact Concerts International for tickets at 901-527-3067. Free Tickets are available to U of M Students at the Panhellenic Building. |
| WED |
18-Feb |
7:30 PM |
Albert Tiu, piano |
U OF M PIANO FESTIVAL Award-winning pianist Albert Tiu has won major international piano competitions including first prize in the UNISA International Piano Competition in South Africa and the Juilliard William Petschek Award, which resulted in his highly-acclaimed New York debut recital in Alice Tully Hall. |
Harris |
Free |
| THU |
19-Feb |
7:30 PM |
U of M Symphonic Band |
Entitled Multiple Intelligences, the concert is comprised of repertoire representative of Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, and will include works by Camphouse, Schoenberg and Copland. |
Harris |
$A |
| FRI |
20-Feb |
7:30 PM |
Cecile Licad, Piano |
U OF M PIANO FESTIVAL Called a "pianist's pianist" by The New Yorker, Cecile Licad's artistry is a blend of daring musical instinct and the superb training. Licad's large repertoire as an orchestral soloist ranges the Classical Era to the 20th century. |
Harris |
Free |
| SAT |
21-Feb |
7:30 PM |
Earl Carlyss, violin; Ann Schein, piano |
Violinist Earl Carlyss was for 20 years a member of the Juilliard String Quartet. Pianist Ann Schein has been thrilling audiences since her sensational first recordings and her highly acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut. |
Harris |
Free |
| MON |
23-Feb |
5:30 PM |
Ed Owen, Tuba |
Ed Owen currently performs as the principal tuba of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Brass Quintet and the Delta Symphony Orchestra. He will be performing transcriptions and original works for the tuba spanning the Classical Era through the 20th Century. |
Harris |
Free |
| MON |
23-Feb |
7:30 PM |
Sandra Ramawy, piano |
Ms. Ramawy is currently a doctoral candidate in piano performance at the University of Texas at Austin. A native of Indonesia, Ms. Ramawy has performed in Southeast Asia, Mexico and the USA. |
Harris |
Free |
| TUE |
24-Feb |
7:30 PM |
Contemporary Chamber Players |
The ensemble will perform works written by U of M composition students. |
Harris |
Free |
| SAT |
28-Feb |
9 AM 5 PM |
West Tennessee Day of Percussion |
Percussionists of all ages will enjoy this day of performances and workshops. Guest artists and clinicians will include Adam Clay, David Carlisle, and Frank Shaffer. |
CFA 137 |
General Admission $5 |
| MON |
2-Mar |
7:30 PM |
University Band |
|
Harris |
Free |
| TUE |
3-Mar |
7:30 PM |
JAZZ WEEK - U of M Student Jazz Combos |
Students groups playing a wide range of jazz from the standards to their own original tunes and arrangements. |
Harris |
Free |
| WED |
4-Mar |
7:30 PM |
JAZZ WEEK - U of M Jazz Singers |
The U of M Jazz Singers singers perform the music of groups like the New York Voices, Manhattan Transfer and many others. |
Harris |
Free |
| THU |
5-Mar |
7:30 PM |
JAZZ WEEK - U of M Faculty Jazz Players |
The University's jazz faculty playing repertoire including their own originals and the most pivotal artists in jazz. |
Harris |
Free |
| FRI |
6-Mar |
7:30 PM |
JAZZ WEEK - Joyce Cobb with the Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra and U of M Jazz Ensemble II |
Widely recognized as one of the finest vocalists in the region, Joyce Cobb has been delivering her unique elegant style of music to captivated audiences for decades. |
Harris |
$B |
| SAT |
7-Mar |
7:30 PM |
JAZZ WEEK - Slide Hampton with the Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra |
Grammy Award winner Slide Hampton is an internationally renowned trombonist, composer and arranger. He became an important force in Maynard Ferguson's big band of 1957-1959 and led octets in the1960s with such sidemen as Freddie Hubbard and George Coleman. |
Harris |
$B |
| MON |
16-Mar |
7:30 PM |
DivaDi |
Pianist-percussionist Adrienne Park and percussionist David Carlisle perform original compositions and new works written in collaboration with modern composers. The result is a total percussion experience that is dramatic and entertaining. |
Harris |
|
| THU |
19-Mar |
7:30 PM |
Concerts International presents the Prazak String Quartet |
The Prazak Quartet formed in 1972 and quickly secured top prizes from prestigious competitions. They perform regularly on major stages throughout Europe, North America, Japan, and Australia, earning critical acclaim for their technical mastery and expressive lyricism. |
Harris |
Contact Concerts International for tickets at 901-527-3067. Free Tickets are available to U of M Students at the Panhellenic Building. |
| FRI |
20-Mar |
7:30 PM |
MID SOUTH HORN WORKSHOP - American Horn Quartet |
The American Horn Quartet offers an intriguing repertoire which includes traditional works for horns and imaginative arrangements of works of diverse genres. The American Record Guide recently described the AHQ as "the finest brass chamber ensemble in the world." |
Harris |
$B |
| SAT |
21-Mar |
7:00 PM |
MID SOUTH HORN WORKSHOP Neoteric |
Neoteric is a unique ensemble of cello, horn, and bassoon. Probably the first ensemble in history with this combination, Neoteric has a diverse and eclectic repertoire that juxtaposes ancient and new music. |
Harris |
$B |
| SAT |
21-Mar |
8:30 PM |
MID SOUTH HORN WORKSHOP Birth of the Cool and The Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra |
A cabaret style concert with guest Kerry Turner of the American Horn Quartet. |
Fogelman Center Atrium |
$B |
| SUN |
22-Mar |
10:00 AM |
MID SOUTH HORN WORKSHOP Sopro Brasil |
Guest ensemble Sopro Brasil is the faculty woodwind quintet from the Federal University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. Rinaldo Fonseca, hornist for the quintet is U of M DMA student. |
Harris |
$B |
| SUN |
22-Mar |
1:30 PM |
MID SOUTH HORN WORKSHOP U of M Wind Ensemble |
The concert will feature music inspired by the soaring power of the French Horn. |
Harris |
$B |
| SUN |
22-Mar |
7:30 PM |
Collegiate Choir |
The University's all-campus performing ensemble presents a concert of traditional choral music under the direction of Jeremy Warner, Masters in Conducting candidate. |
Harris |
|
| MON |
23-Mar |
7:30 PM |
U of M Symphony Orchestra |
The concert will feature performances by winners of the U of M Soloist Competition for 2008-2009. |
Harris |
$A |
| THU |
26-Mar |
7:30 PM |
IMAGINE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL - Contemporary Chamber Players |
The ensemble will perform works by featured composer Arvo Pärt, as well as student compositions. |
Harris |
Free |
| FRI |
27-Mar |
7:30 |
IMAGINE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL Ceruti String Quartet, Faculty and Student Performers |
Chambers works that will include a piano quintet by Dr. John Baur and several works by featured composer Arvo Pärt. |
Harris |
Free |
| SAT |
28-Mar |
7:30 |
IMAGINE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL - U of M Symphony and University Singers |
The concert will feature works by Arvo Pärt including Te Deum for chorus and orchestra and Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten. |
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,
1695 Central Avenue |
Free |
| SUN |
29-Mar |
4:00 PM |
Jill Felber, flute |
An admired soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, Jill Felber is well known for her involvement with contemporary music and for commissioning and performing new works. She has toured extensively including performances at Carnegie Hall and Wigmore Hall. |
Harris |
Free |
| SUN |
29-Mar |
7:30 PM |
U of M Gospel Choir |
New director Allen Todd leads the University's Gospel Choir with several of his own compositions. a mix of traditional African American music from the past and contemporary gospel will be included in this concert. |
Harris |
Free |
| MON |
30-Mar |
7:30 PM |
Ceruti String Quartet |
The quartet will perform works by Barber, Schumann, James Richens and John Baur. Guest artists include Michelle Vigneau and Victor Santiago Asuncin. |
Harris |
Free |
| TUE |
31-Mar |
7:30 PM |
Southern Comfort and Jazz Ensemble II |
|
Harris |
$A |
| THU |
2-Apr |
7:30 PM |
Sound Fuzion |
|
Harris |
$A |
| FRI |
3-Apr |
7:30 PM |
Kevin Richmond and Sandra Ramawy, piano |
University of Memphis faculty members Sandra Ramawy and Kevin Richmond perform piano duets and duos by Brahms, Schubert, Guastavino, Lacerda, Ponce, and Piazzolla. |
Harris |
Free |
| TUE |
7-Apr |
7:30 PM |
U of M Percussion Ensemble |
Percussion music from around the world with something old, something new and ragtime too. |
CFA 137 |
Free |
| FRI |
17-Apr |
7:30 PM |
U of M Opera presents Handel's Partenope |
“Handel’s 1730 comedy explores a ruler exposing her private life to public scrutiny. Set in a modern-day, talk-show format, it explores the public’s thirst for celebrity spectacle as entertainment.” |
Harris |
$B |
| SUN |
19-Apr |
3:00 PM |
U of M Opera presents Handel's Partenope |
Harris |
$B |
| MON |
20-Apr |
7:30 PM |
U of M Wind Ensemble |
Dreams of the Heart - music that transcends the human condition including Hearts Music by David Diamond, Dies Natalis by Howard Hanson and A Child's Garden of Dreams by David Maslanka. |
Harris |
$A |
| TUE |
21-Apr |
7:30 PM |
Concerts International presents the Cerovsek/ Jumpannen Violin and Piano Duo |
Canadian violinist Corey Cerovsek and Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen recently released a highly praised recording of Beethovens complete sonatas for violin and piano. Mr. Cerovsek was nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award for his recording of the Corigliano Violin Sonata. He performs on the Milanollo Stradivarius of 1728, an instrument playedby Nicolo Paganini. |
Harris |
Contact Concerts International for tickets at 901-527-3067. Free Tickets are available to U of M Students at the Panhellenic Building. |
| WED |
22-Apr |
7:30 PM |
University Band |
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| THU |
23-Apr |
7:30 PM |
U of M Symphonic Band |
|
Harris |
$A |
| SUN |
26-Apr |
4:00 PM |
University Singers and Chamber Choir |
Benjamin Britten and Arvo Pärt will be among the composers featured at this concert. |
Wilson Chapel
Christ United Methodist Church
4488 Poplar Ave |
Free |
| MON |
27-Apr |
7:30 PM |
U of M Chamber Orchestra |
A festival of the music of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). |
Harris |
Free |
| TUE |
28-Apr |
7:30 PM |
New Sounds |
The ensemble will perform student compositions under the direction of the composers themselves. |
Harris |
Free |
