SEPTEMBER |
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26 Saturday |
Music Education Workshop: ÒWorld Music Drumming ÐWest Africa, the Caribbean and Other Cultures,Ó Will Schmid, clinician. This workshop will aid music educators and future music teachers in planning and executing multicultural lessons for their students, specifically world music drumming of African and Latin American culture. Will Schmid, Ph. D. from the Eastman School of Music and is a past-president of MENC, The National Association for Music Education, the URI Chapter of which is sponsoring this event. The event is from 9:00 am-12:30 pm in the Fine Arts Center C100. Registration is $10 for teachers and $5 for university students. Contact Audrey Cardany at Audrey.Cardany@uri.edu or 874-2001.
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OCTOBER |
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10 Saturday |
University Artist Series: "URI Music Faculty Collage Concert." A fast paced, wide ranging program by faculty artists. Performers include pianist Manabu Takasawa, international artist who recently performed in the Czech Republic, Italy, United Kingdom and Japan; soprano Margaret Frazier, performer and recording artist who tours with the Boston Camerata; cellist Susan Robinson, member of the cello faculty at The Hartt School; jazz pianist Joe Parillo, Grammy nominated composer and Steinway artist who has toured internationally; flutist Susan Thomas, principal flute with the Rhode Island Philharmonic; tenor Mark Conley, Director of Choral Activities and recent conductor at Carnegie Hall; and accompanist Michelle Beaton whose advanced degrees in accompanying and chamber music come from Westminster Choir College and University of Michigan. The Collage lasts approximately one hour without intermission. 8:00 pm. |
17 Saturday |
Junior Recital: Justin Cahoon, piano. 5:00 pm. Free. |
18 Sunday |
Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Gene Pollart, director. "Mysticals," featuring Kšnigsmarsch by R. Strauss, Goddess of Fire by Reineke, Masque by McBeth and Robert W. Smith's Twelve Seconds to the Moon. 3:00 pm. |
23 Friday |
Concert Band: Brian Cardany, director. The program will reflect the diverse and eclectic nature of the contemporary wind band repertoire, from standard concert pieces to recently composed works. 8:00 pm. |
25 Sunday |
University Artist Series: David Kim, guest violinist, with the URI Symphony Orchestra, Ann Danis, director. Kim will perform the Bruch Violin Concerto #1 in g minor with the Orchestra. David Kim, Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, was artistic director of the Kingston Chamber Music Festival for twenty years. This concert is partly funded through gifts from Kenneth and Susan Kermes and Winifred Brownell. 4:00 pm. General Admission: $15, students $5. Tickets can be purchased by cash or check at the Music Office in the Fine Arts Center after October 1 or at the Concert Hall Box Office two hours prior to the start of the concert. |
30 Friday |
Senior Recital: Kiran Kimbell, voice. 8:00 pm. Free. |
31 Saturday |
Senior Recital: Aviette Hardy, piano. 1:00 pm. Free. |
NOVEMBER |
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6 Friday |
Ram Marching Band: Brian Cardany, director. "Pass In Review," an indoor presentation of the Ram Band's 2009 field shows. 8:00 pm. |
7 Saturday |
Senior Recital: Sandra Davin, flute. 1:00 pm. Free. |
7 Saturday |
Senior Recital: Amanda Webster, French horn. 3:00 pm. |
7 Saturday |
URI Choral Collage: An evening of music for vocal ensembles, both large and small, featuring the URI Concert Choir and Lively Experiment, directed by Mark Conley, and the University Chorus, directed by Andrew Howell. 8:00 pm. |
8 Sunday |
Junior Recital: Kyle Viverito, voice. 3:00 pm. Free. |
13 Friday |
Junior Recital: Thomas White, piano. 8:00 pm. Free. |
14 Saturday |
Senior Recital: Leslie Sykes, flute. 1:00 pm. Free. |
14 Saturday |
Senior Recital: Bethany Clarke, voice. 3:00 pm. Free. |
14 Saturday |
Senior Recital: Natatia Nugent, piano. 5:00 pm. Free. |
15 Sunday |
Senior Recital: Joseph Godfrey, piano. 3:00 pm. Free. |
21 Saturday |
Senior Recital: Carey Shunskis, voice. 5:00 pm. |
22 Sunday |
URI Opera Workshop: RenŽ de la Garza, director. An afternoon of scenes and selections from operatic works and musical theater. 3:00 pm. |
22 Sunday |
Student Chamber Ensembles: Jane Murray, coordinator. URI music students perform in chamber ensembles as coached by faculty artists. 7:00 pm. Free. |
DECEMBER |
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End of Semester Jazz Session I: Joseph Parillo, coordinator. Small group jazz with fresh young talent. 7:30 pm. |
4 Friday |
URI Concert Band: Brian Cardany, conductor. One of the largest, and most popular ensembles featuring student musicians from throughout the University for a concert of wind band music. 8:00 pm. |
5 Saturday |
Preparatory Program: Jane Murray, director. Junior division recital. 1:00 pm. Free. |
5 Saturday |
URI Holiday Concert: Symphony Orchestra, Ann Danis, director and University Chorus, Andrew Howell, director. Performing Part One of Messiah by George Frederick Handel and various holiday favorites. 8:00 pm. |
5 Saturday |
Senior Recital: Joseph Alberg, clarinet. 3:00 pm. Free. |
6 Sunday |
Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Gene Pollart, director. " The Hour of Sunrise," featuring Fanfare for the Hour of Sunrise by Nelson, October by Whitacre, Hammersmith by Holst, Across the Halfpipe by Hazo and Alfred Reed's Russian Christmas Music. 3:00 pm. |
| 6 Sunday |
Graduate Recital: Matthew Gaudette, conducting. 5:00 pm. Free |
6 Sunday |
Undergraduate Honors String Quartet: John Dempsey, faculty coach. A select group of URI string instrumentalists performing the classics of chamber music literature. 7:30 pm. Free. |
7 Monday |
URI Concert: Evening Music Convocation, Ronald Lee, coordinator. URI music students play for faculty and their peers. Public invited. 7:30 pm. Free. |
8 Tuesday |
End of Semester Jazz Sessions II: Joseph Parillo, coordinator. Student Combos. While they don't take up much space on stage, these chamber jazz groups make a roomful of cool sounds! 7:30 pm. |
10 Thursday |
End of Semester Jazz Sessions III: Joseph Parillo, coordinator. C100 Big Band with Student Combos. Fifteen- plus piece band featuring a student vocalist spreading the joy of jazz. 7:30 pm. |
11 Friday |
Concert Choir and Lively Experiment, Mark Conley, director. Two of the Music Department's premier vocal ensembles present music from the standard repertoire. 8:00 pm. |
12 Saturday |
Senior Recital: Katie Miranda, viola. 3:00 pm. Free. |
12 Saturday |
End of Semester Jazz Sessions IV: Joseph Parillo, coordinator. B101 Big Band and Student Combos. This select group of URI jazz students perform a variety of jazz pieces. 8:00 pm. |
13 Sunday |
Graduate Recital: Cheryl Medley, trombone. 1:00 pm. |
13 Sunday |
Senior Recital: Domenic Ruggeri, piano. 3:00 pm. Free. |
13 Sunday |
URI Composers: Elaine Aberdam and Joseph Parillo, faculty coaches. Student composers and performers presenting original works. 7:00 pm. Free. |
