Monday, February 18
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$8 General Admission, $5; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

University of Memphis Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven Triple Concerto featuring University of Memphis faculty members Soh-Hyun Altino, violin; Leonardo Altino, cello; and Victor Asuncion, piano. The orchestra will also perform Wellington's Victory by Beethoven.

Monday, February 25
5:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

Pat Stuckemeyer, euphonium

Pat Stuckemeyer is one of the voices in a new generation of musicians.  At only 28 years old, his diverse career has taken him to a dozen countries and three continents. He performs in a wide variety of ensembles encompassing almost every imaginable genre for the instrument, and commissions new works.

Tuesday, February 26
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

Memphis Woodwind Quintet

Displaying mastery and sensitivity of musical styles of all eras, the ensemble possesses a remarkable sense of expression and group harmony. The quintet brings together musicians of unusually rich experience as soloists, chamber musicians, orchestral musicians and teachers.

Wednesday, February 27
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

Contemporary Chamber Players

Performances of University of Memphis student composers' works.

Thursday, February 28
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$8 General Admission, $5; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

University of Memphis Symphonic Band and University Band

The program, entitled "Dance," will feature the works of Camille Saint-Saëns, Percy Grainger, Ron Nelson, and Joseph Hellmesberger.

Tuesday, March 5
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

Jazz Week
University of Memphis Jazz Combos

The small ensembles take the stage for music that ranges from jazz classics to new interpretations of recent pop hits.

Wednesday, March 6
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

Jazz Week
University of Memphis Jazz Ensemble II and Jazz Singers

The big band sound of jazz combined with music from the traditions of vocal jazz groups from the Hi-Los to Manhattan Transfer.

Thursday, March 7
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

Jazz Week
The University of Memphis Faculty Birth of the Cool

The faculty ensemble will feature the music of Miles Davis and Gil Evans.

Friday, March 8
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

Jazz Week
Steve Call, tuba and piano; University of Memphis Dixieland Band

Call has presented guest recitals and concerto performances throughout the United States. He is principal tuba with Utah Premiere Brass and the Wintergreen Summer Festival Orchestra in Virginia.

Saturday, March 9
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$8 General Admission, $5; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

Jazz Week
Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra

Big band jazz at its finest, played by the University's premiere jazz ensemble and guests, the Amina Figerova Sextet. Each musician of the Sextet is a powerful soloist; yet it is their signature interplay that moves them above and beyond the norm.

Monday, March 18
6:30 PM
Psychology Auditorium
Admission is Free

Matt Stratton, tuba

Stratton, who has played in forty eight states and Canada, has performed at the Opening Ceremonies of The World Cup Soccer Tournament, The Major League Baseball All Star Game, and the Closing Ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

Tuesday, March 19
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

CORRECTION TO PUBLISHED CALENDAR BOOKLET: ADMISSION IS CHARGED FOR THIS CONCERT. For tickets, contact Concerts International at 901-527-3067. Free tickets are available to U of M students at the University Center.

Harlem String Quartet

The Harlem String Quartet, whose members are African-American and Hispanic, is praised for bringing a fresh, bracing and intelligent new attitude to classical music. They seek to advance diversity in classical music by presenting a varied repertoire, highlighting works by minority composers.

Wednesday, March 20

Irena Koblar, piano

THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Friday, March 22
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

Mid-South Flute Festival
Guest Artist Concert: Alexa Still, flute

Winner of a Churchill Fellowship and a Fulbright award, Still's playing has been described as "impeccable in technique and taste, seductive in phrasing." The New Zealand born flutist currently teaches at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Friday, March 22
7:30 PM
Lindenwood Christian Church
2400 Union Ave

Adults $39; students $5.00. For tickets, call the Memphis Symphony Box Office at 901-537-2525.

University Chamber Choir with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Chamber Choir

"If Bach Were a Beekeeper." Ken Lam, winner of the 2011 Memphis International Conducting Competition, will be guest conductor for an evening of works both composed and inspired by Bach. Selected Bach choruses, Stravinsky's Dumbarton Oaks and Arvo Part's If Bach Were a Beekeeper. "If Bach had been a beekeeper ... he would have heard ... all those notes ... suspended above one another ... in the air of his ear."

Sunday, March 24

Faculty and Friends Chamber Music

THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Sunday, March 24

RESCHEDULED FOR
APRIL 7

University Singers

THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 7, 4:00 PM AT IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Monday, March 25
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$8 General Admission, $5; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

University of Memphis Symphony Orchestra

Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34, and University of Memphis Soloist Competition Winners Xiaolu Cao, marimba; Walter Hoehn, saxophone; and Aromi Park, violin.

Tuesday, March 26
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$8 General Admission, $5; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

University of Memphis Wind Ensemble

The ensemble will perform a program containing a wide range of works from standard band pieces to new music from today's leading composers.

Thursday, March 28
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$8 General Admission, $5; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

Sound Fuzion

The 24th Edition of Sound Fuzion brings their highly popular show to Harris Concert Hall. Known for their eclectic repertoire of what's current in today's popular music, they will rock the Hall with their high energy performances.

Friday, March 29
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

Contemporary Chamber Players

Performances of University of Memphis student composers' works.

Thursday, April 4

Ceruti String Quartet

THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Friday, April 5
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission Charged

MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL
Lily Afshar, classical guitar

Lily Afshar has been called "one of the world's foremost classical guitarists" by Public Radio International. She was honored as the 2000 Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Female Classical Guitarist and has won the Grand Prize at the Aspen Music Festival Guitar Competition..

For two years, David Mozqueda won first place in classical guitar in the "Concurso Cultural para la Niñez" in México City. From 1982 to 1987 he won first place in four international competitions organized by Fine Arts National Institute in México. In 1993 he took second prize in the "The Great Lakes Classical Guitar Competition" and in 1994 won second prize in the "Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Manuel M. Ponce.

José Tomás acclaimed Daekun Jang as "Undoubtedly, one of the best guitarists of his generation who can bring life into the musical notes through his magnificent techniques and full poetic feelings." Jang has won more than 20 prizes at various guitar competitions, among them first prize at the Luys Milan International Guitar Competition, the Kukulcan International Guitar Competition and the Zarautz International Guitar Competition.

Sunday, April 7
4:00 PM
Idelwild Presbyterian Church
Admission is Free

University Singers

Monday, April 8
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

University of Memphis Jazz Combos

The small ensembles take the stage for music that ranges from jazz classics to new interpretations of recent pop hits.

Tuesday, April 9
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

University of Memphis Jazz Singers
and Jazz Ensemble II

Under the direction of Tim Goodwin, the Singers perform music from the traditions of vocal jazz groups from the Hi-Los to Manhattan Transfer. Jazz Ensemble II brings the big band sound to the stage.

Thursday, April 11
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$8 General Admission, $5; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra

Big band jazz at its finest with both of the University's large jazz ensembles. Student compositions and repertoire from the history of Ellington and beyond will be presented.  

Friday, April 12
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

James Baur, classical guitar

James Baur has been praised by the Chicago Tribune for his "subtle, detailed precision." He was awarded First Prize in Guitar in the 1998 Society of American Musicians Competition. He is a member of the Avanti Duo and the MAVerick Ensemble.

Saturday, April 13
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

Ann Marie Morgan, viola da gamba; William Simms, theorbo

A lovely and refreshing evening of Renaissance and Baroque music on original instruments with leaders in the field of early music.

Sunday, April 14
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall
Admission is Free

University of Memphis Chamber Orchestra

An open rehearsal. Copland's Appalachian Spring and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

Monday, April 15
7:30 PM
Communication and Fine Arts Building #137
Admission is Free

University of Memphis Percussion Ensemble

With something for everyone, the Percussion Ensemble will present a concert of music from around the world.

Wednesday, April 24
7:30 PM
Communication and Fine Arts Building
#137
Admission is Free

New Sounds

Contemporary works by School of Music composers. will be performed.

Tuesday, April 23

Scheidt School of Music Philharmonia and the Martha Graham Dance Company

THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Friday, April 26
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$10 General Admission, $7; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

University of Memphis Opera presents Don Giovanni

A contemporary look at the centuries-old libertine, Don Giovanni.  This night is different for him, as nothing seems to go right or as planned.  The women in his life have good reason to love and to hate him.  Filled with passion, love, revenge and violence, come see this pivotal and final night of the world-famous rake.

ADVISORY: CONTAINS ADULT THEMES, STRONG LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE & NUDITY; NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN.

Sunday, April 28
3:00 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$10 General Admission, $7; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

University of Memphis Opera presents Don Giovanni

A contemporary look at the centuries-old libertine, Don Giovanni.  This night is different for him, as nothing seems to go right or as planned.  The women in his life have good reason to love and to hate him.  Filled with passion, love, revenge and violence, come see this pivotal and final night of the world-famous rake.

ADVISORY: CONTAINS ADULT THEMES, STRONG LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE & NUDITY; NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN.

Tuesday, April 30
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$8 General Admission, $5; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

University of Memphis Symphonic Band and University Band

A program featuring works by J.S. Bach, David Maslanka, and Carl Orff.

Wednesday, May 1
7:30 PM
Harris Concert Hall

$8 General Admission, $5; Non- U of M students and seniors; free to faculty and staff with ID.

University of Memphis Wind Ensemble

The ensemble closes its season with a concert featuring our faculty members Kevin Sanders and John Mueller.  They will be performing James Grant's playful and energetic Double Concerto for Euphonium and Tuba.