Calendar of Events

JANUARY

15 Sunday URI Alumni Band, Brian Cardany, director. 3:00pm. FREE.

21 Saturday Southern New England Honor Band, Brian Cardany, coordinator, guest conductor TBA. 7:00pm. FREE and open to the public.

28 Saturday String Gathering, Ann Danis, coordinator. An afternoon of workshops and performances by and for orchestral string instrumentalists. 1:00pm. FREE and open to the public.

FEBRUARY

4 Saturday Rhode Island Music Educators Association Jazz Festival, Joseph Parillo, coordinator. 9:00am to 5:00pm. FREE and open to the public.

10 Friday URI Marching Band Drumline Fundraising Concert, Brian Cardany, faculty sponsor. Featuring the percussion section of URI’s Ram Marching Band. 8:00pm. General Admission $10; Students $5.

25 Saturday Senior Recital: Timothy Coffey, trombone. 4:00pm. FREE.

26 Sunday Junior Recital: Rebecca Cunha, voice. 3:00pm. FREE.


MARCH

2 Friday URI Concert Band, Brian Cardany, director. 8:00pm.

3 Saturday Rhode Island Percussive Arts Society Festival, Ronald Stabile and Craig McNutt, coordinators. 1:00 to 5:00pm. FREE and open to the public.

3 Saturday URI Symphony Orchestra, Ann Danis, director. Featuring the winners of the URI Student Soloist Competition. 8:00pm. General Admission $10; Students $5.

4 Sunday URI Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Gene Pollart, director. 3:00pm. General Admission $10; Students $5.

16 Friday  Masterclass:  Radiance Woodwind Quintet.  3:00pm.  FREE and open to the public.

22 Thursday Rhode Island Music Educators Association All-State Jazz Band, director TBA. 7:00pm. FREE and open to the public.

23 Friday Senior Recital: Jacob Davenport, jazz guitar. 6:00pm. FREE.

24 Saturday Rhode Island National Association of Teachers of Singing Songfest, Margaret Frazier, coordinator. 9:00am to 6:00pm. FREE and open to the public.

24 Saturday  Junior Recital:  Matthew Gilmette, drum set.  8:00pm.  FREE.

25 Sunday Junior Recital: Christina Stavrakas, viola. 3:00pm. FREE.

25 Sunday Senior Recital: Angela Cardarelli, composition. 5:00pm. FREE.



30 Friday Piano Extravaganza! Guest Artist Recital, Manabu Takasawa, coordinator. Guest Artist TBA. 8:00pm. $10 General Admission; $5 students.

31 Saturday Piano Extravaganza! Adult Pianist Competition, Manabu Takasawa, coordinator. 1:00 to 5:00pm. FREE and open to the public.

31 Saturday Piano Extravaganza! URI Faculty Arts and Students, Manabu Takasawa, coordinator. 8:00pm. $10 General Admission; $5 students.

APRIL

1 Sunday Piano Extravaganza! Young Pianist Competition, Manabu Takasawa, coordinator. 1:00 to 5:00pm. FREE and open to the public.

1 Sunday University Artist Series: Radiance Woodwind Quintet featuring URI Music faculty artists Kelli O’Connor, clarinet and Stevi Rehncy, bassoon in a program of contemporary and classical repertoire pieces for wind quintet. 8:00pm. $10 General Admission; $5 students.

11 Wednesday  Saxophone Studio Recital:  Jared Sims, coordinator.  8:00pm.  FREE.

12-13 Thursday-Friday Rhode Island Music Educators Association Senior Choral Festival, Joseph Parillo, coordinator. A juried competition for RI area high school choruses. 9:00am to 1:00pm. FREE and open to the public.

13 Friday Senior Recital: Timothy Coffey, composition. 7:00pm. FREE.

14 Saturday Visiting Artist Recital:  Alexander Morollo and Marina Iowa.  The University of Rhose Island Music Department hosts pianists Alexander Morollo & Marina Iowa, both in their final semester of study at Longy Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts.  Concert Hall.  10:30am.  FREE and open to the public.

14 Saturday Senior Recital:  Drew O'Connors, oboe.  1:00pm.  FREE.

14 Saturday Senior Recital: Alison DuBois, violin. 3:00pm. FREE.

14 Saturday  Senior Recital:  William Johnson, piano.  5:00pm.  FREE.

14 Saturday  Senior Recital:  Mikaela Nelson, jazz piano.  8:00pm.  FREE.

15 Sunday Senior Recital: Theresa Procopio, oboe. 1:00pm. FREE.

15 Sunday Senior Recital: Matthew Reagan, jazz guitar. 3:00pm. FREE.

15 Sunday Senior Recital: Zachary Friedland, percussion. 5:00pm. FREE.

15 Sunday URI Guitar Night, John Dennewitz, coordinator. Special guest artist classical guitarist Steve Lin will be performing works by Bach, Barrios, Liang, Piazzolla, Tedesco, and more. 7:30pm. $10 general admission; $5 students.

17 Tuesday URI Student Jazz Combos, Joseph Parillo, coordinator. First concert of the End of the Semester Jazz Series. 7:30pm. $10 General Admission; $5 students.

20 Friday B101 Big Band, Jared Sims, director. Second concert of the End of the Semester Jazz Series. 8:00pm. $10 General Admission; $5 students.

21 Muscle Therapy Workshop for Musicians, Ann Danis, coordinator.  C100.  10:00am.  FREE.

21 Saturday URI Symphony Orchestra, Ann Danis, director. 8:00pm. $10 General Admission; $5 students.

22 Sunday URI Student Chamber Ensembles, Jane Murray, coordinator. 3:00pm. FREE.

22 Sunday URI Opera Workshop, René de la Garza, director. Presenting full staged scenes from opera and Broadway musicals. 7:00pm. $10 General Admission, $5 Students.

24 Tuesday URI Standards Combo (Dave Zinno, director) and URI Thelonious Monk Ensemble (Mark Berney, director).  End of Semester Jazz Series IV.  7:30pm in C100.  $10 General Admission, $5 Students.

25 Wednesday  Faculty Presentation:  Lyn Goeringer, composer.  Presenting a surround sound audio-visual installation in Room C100.  7:30pm.  $10 General Admission, $5 Students.
 
26 Thursday C100 Big Band, John Monllos, director and URI Percussion Ensemble, Craig McNutt, director. Fourth concert of the End of the Semester Jazz Series and an ensemble of student percussionists take you on a fantastic journey to a place of vibrant rhythm and sublime textures. 7:30pm. $10 General Admission, $5 Students.

27 Friday URI Concert Band, Brian Cardany, director. 8:00pm. $10 General Admission, $5 students.

28 Saturday Junior Recital: Dalita Getzoyan, flute. 11:00am. FREE.

28 Saturday Senior Recital: Alexandria Tichy, flute. 1:00pm. FREE.

28 Saturday Graduate Recital: Kevin Koehler, violin. 3:00pm. FREE.

28 Saturday URI Concert Choir, Mark Conley, director, and the University Chorus, Andrew Howell, director, present a springtime concert of choral works. 8:00pm. $10 General Admission; $5 Students.

29 Sunday URI Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert, Gene Pollart, director. 3:00pm. $10 General Admission; $5 students.

29 Sunday URI Student Composers Concert, Eliane Aberdam, coordinator. Hear the students of the URI composition studio present their latest creations. 7:00pm. FREE.

30 Monday Graduate Recital: Peter Waite, composition. 5:00pm. FREE.

30 Monday Lively Experiment, Mark Conley, director. The premier vocal ensemble for the URI Music department will sing their way into your heart. 7:30pm. $10 General Admission; $5 Students.

MAY
4 Friday  Senior Recital:  Brendan Moore, jazz piano.  8:00pm.  FREE.

5 Saturday  Kappa Kappa Psi Solo & Ensemble Workshop:  Brian Cardany, faculty advisor.  C100.  10:00am to 12:00noon.

5 Saturday  Junior Recital:  Ryan Casperson, voice.  11:00pm.  FREE.

5 Saturday URI Community Music Program, Jane Murray, director, presents its end of semester junior division recital. 1:00pm. FREE.

5 Saturday  Graduate String Quartet:  Ann Danis, coach.  3:00pm.  FREE.

5 Saturday Graduate Recital: Mark Medeiros, composition. 5:00pm. FREE.

5 Saturday Graduate Recital:  Phillip Mazza, composition.  8:00pm.  FREE.

6 Sunday Undergraduate Honors String Quartet, Susan Robison, faculty coach. 3:00pm. FREE.

6 Sunday  Junior Recital:  Benjamin Marcoux, jazz saxophone.  C100.  5:00pm.  FREE.

6 Sunday  Senior Recital:  Celia Tafuri, voice.  7:00pm.  FREE.

7 Monday  Senior Recital:  Andrew Gugliotta, trumpet.  7:00pm.  FREE.

8-9 Tuesday – Wednesday Rhode Island Music Educators Association Elementary School Choral Festival, Joseph Parillo, coordinator. A juried competition for RI area elementary grade school choruses. 9:00am to 1:00pm. FREE and open to the public.

13 Sunday URI Alumni Band, Brian Cardany, director. 3:00pm. FREE.

JULY
8 – 14 Sunday – Saturday Community Music Program Jazz Camp, Jane Murray, coordinator. URI faculty artists and invited guests instruct middle school and high school students in solo sessions and in ensembles to improve their improvisation and playing skills in jazz and other contemporary musical styles. This is a full-day, week-long overnight camp. See http://www.uri.edu/communitymusic/jazz.html for more details.

18 Wednesday Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Natalie Zhu, director. 8:00pm.  $20 General Admission.
20 Friday Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Natalie Zhu, director. 8:00pm.  $20 General Admission.
22 Sunday Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Natalie Zhu, director. 8:00pm.  $20 General Admission.
25 Wednesday Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Natalie Zhu, director. 8:00pm.  $20 General Admission.
27 Friday Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Natalie Zhu, director. 8:00pm.  $20 General Admission.
29 Sunday Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Natalie Zhu, director. 8:00pm.  $20 General Admission.