All events are in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, Kingston, RI.
Unless listed otherwise, general admission $8; students $2.

SEPTEMBER

11 Sunday URI Preparatory Program Faculty Recital. Jane Murray, coordinator. Teacher-artists perform a variety of solo and chamber music. 4:00 p.m. Free.

23 Friday Great Performances. The Silken Phoenix. The Core Ensemble with Fiona Choi. Poetry and lives of Izumi Shikibu (10 th C. Japan), Ho Xuan Huong (18 th C. Vietnam) and Li Qingzhao (12 th C. China). Transforming the URI Concert Hall into a series of distant lands and cultures. 8:00 p.m. Admission $15; URI Faculty/Staff/Seniors $12; Students $5.

OCTOBER

1 Saturday Graduate Recital. Tricia Maher, violin. 1:00 p.m. Free.

1 Saturday University Artist Series. Premiere Night featuring Manabu Takasawa, piano. A piano solo recital including a U.S premiere of Stone Gate written for the pianist by Tokyo composer Yoshihiro Kanno and a world premiere by Eliane Aberdam, URI faculty composer. 8:00 p.m.

14 Friday University Artists Series. A Salute to the American Music Theater featuring the Music of Enrico Garzilli, Cole Porter and others. With the URI Symphony Orchestra, Ann Danis, conductor; URI Concert Choir, Mark Conley, conductor; Keara Donohoe, Australian soprano; Arlene Violet, narrator, and other guest artists and alumni. A chance to hear the music of Rhode Island’s internationally acclaimed Enrico Garzilli, along with other musical theater favorites. 8:00 p.m. Tickets; $25; $15 URI Faculty/Staff/Seniors; $5 Students. Concert proceeds go to support music scholarships. Sponsors: Ken and Sue Kermes, along with other sponsors.

15 Saturday University Artist Series. Sights and Sounds. Eliane Aberdam (URI), Gary Buttery (Connecticut College and URI)and Geoffrey Gibbs (URI). Compositions by southern New England composers. A kaleidoscope of works for viola, piano, voice, electronics, video, low brass, and woodwinds and other media. 8:00 p.m.

16 Sunday University Artist Series. The Emergence of the Musical Score during the Renaissance and Baroque Eras. A special lecture presentation by James Ladewig, Professor of Music History at URI. Internationally known and widely published musicologist shares his latest research findings, and inaugurates the Music Department’s newly established James Ladewig Scholarship in Music History. 3:00 p.m. All proceeds go to the Ladewig Scholarship endowment.

16 Sunday Senior Recital. Rikki Bicknell, voice. 7:00 p.m. Free.

18 Tuesday Voice Masterclass with Rex Whicker, tenor and Barbara Youmans, mezz-soprano. 12:30 p.m. Free.

21 Friday URI Trumpet Studio Showcase. George Kent, faculty coach. 8:00 p.m. Free.

22 Saturday Great Performances. Voice Masterclass with The Western Wind. 2:00 p.m. Free.

22 Saturday Great Performances. Mir Zaynen Do: We Are Still Here! The Western Wind. World-renown, six-voice a cappella group performing music of composers who have survived the Holocaust. 8:00 p.m. Admission $15; URI Faculty/Staff/Seniors $12; Students $5.

23 Sunday University Artist Series. Concert Hall to Cabaret: A Musical Marriage of the Sublime to the Ridiculous! An afternoon of solos and duets sung by faculty artist, Barbara Youmans, mezzo-soprano and URI alumnus, Rex Whicker, dramatic tenor, accompanied by Eric Mazonson, piano. A mixture of German lieder, opera and cabaret. “You may laugh, you may cry. You may laugh until you cry.” 3:00 p.m.

29 Saturday Senior Recital. Nicholas Hurd, percussion. 1:00 p.m. Free.

30 Sunday Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Gene Pollart, conductor. Program includes Windsprints by Saucedo, Wind Dancer by Spears, Medieval Suite by Nelson, Pageant by Persichetti, and Bandancing by Stamp. Concert Band. Brian Cardany, conductor. Concert includes works by Gillingham, Bach and Stamp. 3:00 p.m.

30 Saturday Senior Recital. Nicole Sousa, flute. 7:00 p.m. Free.

NOVEMBER

4 Friday Senior Recital. David Drapeau, saxophone. 7:00 p.m. Free

5 Saturday URI Annual Fall Choral Festival. Mark Conley, coordinator. Talented high school singers and their teachers from the region participate in an all-day festival, featuring rehearsals, masterclasses, and an evening concert. Registration fee.

5 Saturday URI Fall Choral Festival Concert. Constantina Tsolainou, guest conductor. High school participants in the Festival Chorus perform compositions rehearsed throughout the day. Appearances by University choral ensembles. 7:00 p.m. Free.

6 Sunday Senior Recital. Nicholas Barbera, saxophone. 1:00 p.m. Free.

6 Sunday Senior Recital. Shaun Horgan , flute. 7:00 p.m. Free.

12 Saturday Junior Recital. Emily Chen, violin. 3:00 p.m. Free.

12 Saturday URI Concert. University Chorus. Nathan Zullinger, conductor. Eric Mazonson, piano accompanist. 60-voice choir performing works from the standard repertorire. 8:00 p.m. Admission $8; students $2.

13 Sunday Senior Recital. Brett Boardman, percussion. 1:00 p.m. Free.

13 Sunday Senior Recital. Christine Richard, voice. 3:00 p.m. Free.

13 Sunday URI RAM Band. Brian Cardany, conductor. The 2005 RAM Marching Band Pass-in-Review concert will include arrangements from throughout the season, including music from the epic Stars Wars movies. 7:00 p.m.

18 Friday Great Performances. Les Violins Du Roy with Mezzo-soprano Kristina Szabó. Works by Mozart, Haydn, Richard Strauss, Brahms and Weiner. 8:00 p.m. Admission $15; URI Faculty/Staff/Seniors $12; Students $5.

19 Saturday Undergraduate Honors String Quartet. John Dempsey, faculty coach. Select student chamber ensemble performing works from the standard repertoire. 8:00 p.m. Free.

20 Sunday URI Opera Workshop. René de la Garza, stage director. Students and guest artists perform scenes from operas and musical theatre. 3:00 p.m.

20 Sunday URI Chamber Music. Jane Murray, coordinator. Chamber ensembles coached by faculty artists in concert. 7:00 p.m. Free.

DECEMBER

2 Friday URI Jazz Concert I. Honors Big Band. Joseph Parillo, director. Presenting a tribute to composer Toshiko Akioshi. Traditional Jazz Band. Gary Buttery, director. The University’s own New Orleans style jazz group. 8:00 p.m.

3 Saturday Senior Recital. Sarah Geremia, saxophone. 1:00 p.m. Free.

3 Saturday Senior Recital. Khara Hoyer, voice. 3:00 p.m. Free.

3 Saturday Holiday Concert. URI Symphony Orchestra. Ann Danis, conductor. URI Concert Choir. Mark Conley, conductor. 7:30 p.m.

4 Sunday Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Gene Pollart, conductor. Program includes Canzona by Mennin, Gymnopédies by Satie, Children’s March by Grainger, River of Life River of Life by Reineke, and Russian Christmas Music by Reed. Concert Band. Brian Cardany, conductor. Includes works by Shostakovitch and Chance. 3:00 p.m.

4 Sunday URI Composers. Eliane Aberdam and Joseph Parillo, faculty coaches. The works of URI student composers performed by students and faculty. 7:00 p.m. Free.

5 Monday Evening Student Convocation. Performances by URI music students. 7:00 p.m. Free.

6 Tuesday URI Jazz Concert II. Monk and Mingus Jazz Ensemble. Eric Hofbauer, director. Afro-Cuban Ensemble. Eric Platz, director. SuperSax Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Free.

7 Wednesday URI Concert. Vocal Ensemble “Lively Experiment”. Mark Conley, conductor. Premier student vocal chamber group in an eclectic showcase of musical styles. 7:00 p.m.

8 Thursday URI Jazz Concert III. Standards Jazz Combo. David Zinno, director. C100 Big Band. Mark Berney, director. 7:30 p.m. Free.

9 Sunday Senior Recital. Justine Sjobert & Michelle Gorgone, clarinets. 8:00 p.m. Free.

10 Sunday Senior Recital. Carrie Koslovsky, voice. 12:30 p.m. Free.

10 Saturday URI Preparatory Program Student Recital. Jane Murray, coordinator. 2:00 p.m. Free.

10 Saturday Senior Recital. Stephanie Smith, piano. 8:00 p.m. Free.

11 Sunday Senior Recital. Lori McDowell, piano. 1:00 p.m. Free.

11 Sunday Senior Recital. Michael Simeone, piano 5:00 p.m. Free.

Admission to all student recitals is free. Dates and times for junior, senior and graduate student recitals may change. Be sure to call 401.874.2431 for the updated recital schedule.

Updated 10/20/05

Admission proceeds support scholarships for talented, young musicians.