UNIVERSITY of HOUSTONMOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC

SPRING 2016 EVENTS CALENDAR(04/28/16)

JANUARY

Tuesday, January 19, 7:30 p.m. $12/7Faculty RecitalKirsten Yon, violinAnthony Kitai, celloTimothy Hester, pianoBeethoven, Ravel, MendelssohnDudley Recital Hall

Wednesday, January 20, 7:30 p.m. FreeGuest RecitalAWEA DUOFlute/saxophone duo performs works by Morley, J.S. Bach, Rutter, Mellits, Bandoh Zanter, BrobergDudley Recital Hall

Fri day, January 22, 7:30 p.m. Free Guest RecitalArunesh Nadgir,* pianoHaydn, Takemitsu, Scriabin, SchumannDudley Recital Hall

Satur day, January 23, 11:00 a.m. Free Guest Master ClassArunesh Nadgir,* piano(Middle Tennessee State University)Dudley Recital Hall

Monday, January 25, 7:30 p.m. FreeFLUTE FORUM

Aralee Dorough, fluteMatthew Roitstein,* fluteNeal Kurz,* pianoStudio of Aralee DoroughJ.S. Bach, Doppler, WelcherDudley Recital Hall

NEW LISTINGWednes day, January 27, 8:00 p.m. Free Guest Master ClassElizabeth Freimuth,* horn(Cincinnati Symphony, principal)Dudley Recital Hall

EDYTHE BATES OLD MOORES OPERA CENTER

Thursday, January 28, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12Saturday, January 30, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12Sunday, January 31, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12Nicole Kenley, ** stage directorKris Chapman,**conductor

La Rondineby Giacomo PucciniWhen Magda finally finds true love and leaves her fashionable city life for romance on the French Riviera, she discovers that she can’t escape her past. Puccini wanted to evoke the romance, waltzes, and popularity of Viennese operetta with a plot reminiscent of both La traviata and Die Fledermaus. Luckily for us, he couldn’t escape the fact that he was still Puccini.Sung in the original Italian with English surtitles.Pre-opera lecture 45 minutes prior to curtain.

Friday, January 29, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12 Sunday, January 31, 2 p.m. RS $20/12 Monday, February 1, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12Buck Ross, producer / stage directorRaymond Harvey, conductor

Così fan tutteby W.A. MozartTry to pass the final exam in Don Alfonso’s School for Lovers in this giddy, comic whirlwind that puts love to the ultimate test. Are the lovers mismatched? Can love survive deceit and disguises in the shadow of a smoking volcano? Is there really anything better than Mozart?Sung in the original Italian with English surtitles.

Pre-opera lecture 45 minutes prior to curtain.

-----33rd ANNUALINTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVALFebruary 5 - 7

Friday, February 5, 7:30 p.m. RS $25/15 Abbey Simon RecitalClementi, Schumann, Chopin

Saturday, February 69 a.m. - $10/5John O’Conor* Master ClassDudley Recital Hall

12:30 p.m. - $15Artist Conversations LuncheonMSM Room 108 IPF artists speak about their lives and careers. Audience questions are welcomed. Box lunch provided with advanced reservation. Auditors welcome (no lunch, $5 at the door).

2 p.m. - $10/5Abbey Simon Master ClassDudley Recital Hall

7:30 p.m. - RS $25/15Kirill Gerstein* Recital Beethoven, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky, Balakirev

Sunday, February 711:30 a.m. - $10/5Kirill Gerstein* Master ClassDudley Recital Hall

3 p.m. - RS $25/15John O’Conor* RecitalBeethoven, Schubert, Field

Info: www.uh.edu/pianofestival

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Monday, February 8, 5:00 p.m. FreeCONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUS

Jeb Mueller, conductorSouthwest American Choral Directors Association Preview ConcertWhite, Monteverdi, J.S. BachHouston Methodist Hospital Crain Garden6550 Fannin Street, Houston713-394-6088

Monday, February 8, 7:30 p.m. FreeWIND ENSEMBLECONCERT CHORALEDavid Bertman, Betsy Cook Weber, directorsTexas Music Educators Association Preview ConcertWhite: Cantate Domino for Choir and Brass

Monday, February 15, 7:30 p.m. $12/7AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLERob Smith, Alejandro Basulto Martinez, **directorsDanielle Wojcik,** sopranoWith Words: Cutler, Garrop, Hodkinson, Kats-Chernin, Lang, Soper, TowerIn collaboration with Gulf Coast Journal, featuring writers from the UH Creative Writing Department.

Tuesday, February 16, 2:00 p.m. FreeGuest Master ClassZachary Bond,* bass tromboneMarques Young,* trombone(Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra)Dudley Recital Hall

Tuesday, February 16, 7:30 p.m. FreeGuest RecitalZachary Bond,* bass tromboneMarques Young,* trombonePiazzola, Whitene, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Young, Hui, MayerDudley Recital Hall

NEW LOCATION!Monday, February 22, 5:00 p.m. Free Guest Master ClassOASIS QUARTET*Dudley Recital Hall

Monday, February 22, 7:30 p.m. FreeGuest RecitalOASIS QUARTET*

Saxophone quartet performs works by Lias, Bresnick, Maslanka, Higdon, Lavenda, Sciarrino, LagoDudley Recital Hall

Wednesday, February 24, 3:00 p.m. FreeCONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUSJeb Mueller, conductorSouthwest American Choral Directors Association Preview ConcertWhite, Monteverdi, J.S. BachA.D. Bruce Religion CenterUniversity of Houston3841 Cullen Blvd, Houston713-743-5050

---UPDATE!18th ANNUALMOORES JAZZ FESTIVALFebruary 26 – 27

Friday, February 26, 8:00 p.m. $23.75/18.75 (includes services fees) JAZZ ENSEMBLEMOORES SCHOOL JAZZ FESTIVAL ALL STARS*Noe Marmolejo, directorZilkha Hall, The Hobby Center800 Bagby Street, Houston713-315-2525 or www.thehobbycenter.org

Saturday, February 27, 8:00 p.m. $23.75/18.75 (includes services fees) PAUL MCKEE,* tromboneJAZZ ORCHESTRANoe Marmolejo, directorArrangements by Paul McKeeZilkha Hall, The Hobby Center800 Bagby Street, Houston713-315-2525 or www.thehobbycenter.org

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Monday, February 29, 7:30 p.m. FreeCONCERT CHORALEBetsy Cook Weber, conductorBuxtehude: Membra Jesu NostriVilla de Matel6510 Lawndale St. Houston

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Monday, February 29, 7:30 p.m. $12/7 PERCUSSION ENSEMBLESBlake Wilkins, Alec Warren, directorsMellits, Viñao, Bobo, Burritt, Walker

MARCH

NEW LISTING!Tuesday, March 1, 12 p.m. FreeWoody Witt, Dan Gelok, saxophonesGuillermo Reza,* percussionYour Brain on Art: A collaboration designed to learn what happens in the brain as people create, perform and contemplate art. Musicians will perform a variation of Exquisite Corpse (a collaborative, chance-based game made famous by the Surealists in the 1920s) wearing skullcaps with sensors to track their brain activity.Presented as part of the Blaffer Art Museum Innovation Series.Student Center North

Tuesday, March 1, 7:30 p.m. $12/7SYMPHONIC WINDSSYMPHONIC BANDSMarc Martin, Paul Rousse, Jr., directorsTicheli, Grundman, Curnow, Vaughan Williams, French, Sousa

CancelledTuesday, March 1, 7:30 p.m. $12/7Faculty RecitalKirsten Yon, violinSuzanne LeFevre, violaAnthony Kitai, celloAna Maria Otamendi, pianoSpanish and Russian Romantic Works: Turina, TchaikovskyDudley Recital Hall

Wednesday, March 2, 10 a.m. FreeGuest Chamber Music Master ClassESCHER STRING QUARTETChoral Recital HallMade possible through Chamber Music Houston.

Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 p.m. $12/7

UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CHORUSCONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUSUNIVERSITY MEN’S CHORUSMANCORPSwith Small EnsemblesBetsy Cook Weber, Jeb Mueller, Cody Dickson,** conductorsSongs of Love and Passion

Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. FreeGuest RecitalAntonio di Cristofano,* pianoSchumann, Brahms, Liszt, ChopinDudley Recital Hall

Saturday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. RS $17/12 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRALavard Skou-Larsen,* conductorAustin Frohmader,** piano (MSM Concerto Competition Winner) SOLI Chamber Ensemble*Lieuwen: Concerto for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra (world premiere)Ravel: Piano Concerto in G MajorBrahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor

Sunday, March 6, 7:00 p.m. Free CONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUSwith CINCO RANCH HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE WOMEN*Jeb Mueller, Dorothy Wilson,* conductorsSouthwest American Choral Directors Association Send-Off ConcertAugustinas, Bach, Monteverdi, White (world premiere)

CancelledMonday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. $12/7WIND ENSEMBLEDavid Bertman, director

Tuesday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. $12/7 Faculty RecitalLawrence Wheeler, violaTali Morgulis, pianoWith Chamber OrchestraCelebrating the 300th Anniversary of the Telemann Viola Concerto: Telemann, Bloch, BrahmsDudley Recital Hall

Wednesday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. Free Guest Master ClassCatharine Lysinger,* piano(Southern Methodist University)Dudley Recital Hall

Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. FreeGuest RecitalCatharine Lysinger,* pianoFleeting Visions: Beethoven, Ravel, Debussy, ProkofievDudley Recital Hall

EDYTHE BATES OLD MOORES OPERA CENTER

Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. FreeFriday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. FreeMark Diamond, ** stage directorAndreea Mut,**conductor

Roman Fever, a special one-act opera eventMusic by RobertWardLibretto by Roger BrunyateTwo middle-aged widows, long-time friends, are traveling in Rome with their daughters. Old jealousies and rivalries emerge, climaxing in a shocking revelation. Based on an Edith Wharton short story, this compact, one hour opera has a score by the renowned American composer of The Crucible. Sung with piano accompaniment in the original English with surtitles.

Friday, March 18, 7:30 p.m. FreeRobert Bates, organFrançois Couperin: Mass for the Parishes Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church6221 Main St., Houston713-529-6106

Monday, March 21, 7:30 p.m. FreeA.I. Lack Series Guest Master ClassCyrus Forough,* violin(Carnegie Mellon University)Choral Recital Hall

Tuesday, March 22, 7:30 p.m. FreeA. I. Lack Series Guest Recital

Cyrus Forough,* violinTimothy Hester, pianoBeethoven, Debussy, Prokofiev, RavelDudley Recital Hall

NEW LISTINGWednes day, March 23, 7:30 p.m. Free Guest RecitalJohn Bailey,* flute(University of Nebraska - Lincoln)Timothy Hester,* pianoDudley Recital Hall

NEW LISTINGThurs day, March 24, 8:30 p.m. Free Guest RecitalTrioPolis(Felix Olschofka, violin; Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet; Anatolia Loannides, piano)World premieres of works by Dafnis, Broberg, Sabey DeRosa, WatersChoral Recital Hall

NEW LISTINGMon day, March 28, 8:30 p.m. Free French Horn Recital(Studio of Gavin Reed)Choral Recital Hall

Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 p.m. $12/7 Faculty Recital Sonja Bruzauskas,* mezzo-sopranoTali Morgulis, pianoSchubert: Die WinterreiseDudley Recital Hall

NEW LISTINGWednes day, March 30, 8:30 p.m. Free Guest Master ClassBrinton Smith,* cello(Houston Symphony)Choral Recital Hall

Thursday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. FreeAMERICAN ROOTS ENSEMBLEGarreth Broesche, directorStanley Smith,* clarinet, guitar, vocals

Guthrie, Foster, Hurt, CashDudley Recital Hall

APRIL

NEW LISTING!Friday, April 1, 2:30 p.m. FreeSYMPOSIUMMichael Marissen,* author John Butt,*conductor, Orpheus Chamber Singers Matthew Dirst, musicology / Artistic Director, Ars Lyrica HoustonJeffrey Sposato, musicologyAnd His Burthen is Light? Handel’s Messiah and Its Cultural BaggageChoral Recital Hall

Tuesday, April 5, 1 p.m. FreeGuest RecitalKirill Gliadkovsky,* piano(Saddleback College)Bach-Busoni, Brahms, SchumannDudley Recital Hall

NEW LISTING!Wednesday, April 6, 8:30 p.m. FreeGuest Master ClassRoger Kaza,* French horn(St. Louis Symphony)Dudley Recital Hall

Thursday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. FreeFLUTE FORUMAralee Dorough, fluteStudio of Aralee DoroughEncores! Little Gems of the Flute Repertoire: Bartok, Debussy, Handel, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Thurston Dudley Recital Hall

UPDATE!EDYTHE BATES OLDMOORES OPERA CENTERFriday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12 Saturday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12 Sunday, April 10, 2 p.m. RS $20/12Monday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12Anna Karenina

by David CarlsonBuck Ross, producer/directorRaymond Harvey, conductorIn 19th-century Imperial Russia, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage falls for a dashing officer with tragic results. American composer David Carlson has written a sweeping score that seethes with passion and captures the Russian soul of Tolstoy’s famous novel. These will be the first university performances of the opera following its successful professional runs at Florida Grand Opera and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Sung in the original English with English surtitles.Pre-opera lecture with the composer 45 minutes prior to curtain.

NEW LISTINGSatur day, April 9, 5:00 p.m. Free French Horn Studio Recital(Studio of Robert Johnson)Dudley Recital Hall

NEW LISTINGSun day, April 10, 8:30 p.m. Free Guest Recital/Master ClassHaim Avitsur,* trombone(Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, NY)Vivaldi, Brahms, Crespo, SilvaDudley Recital Hall

NEW LISTINGMon day, April 11, 6:30 p.m. Free Flute Studio Recital(Studio of Melissa Suhr)Dudley Recital Hall

Tuesday, April 12, 7:30 p.m. FreeA.I. Lack Series Guest Master ClassIstván Várdai,* cello(Kronberg Academy, Germany)Dudley Recital Hall

Wednesday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. FreeGuest RecitalIstván Várdai,* celloJulien Quentin,* pianoBrahms, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, RostropovichDudley Recital Hall

TIME CHANGE!Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 p.m. Free

CONCERT CHORALEBetsy Cook Weber, conductorSt. Martin’s Episcopal Church717 Sage Road, Houston713-621-3040

NEW LISTINGFri day, April 15, 4:30 p.m. Free Guest Master ClassSuren Bagratuni,* cello(Michigan State University)MSM Room 175

Friday, April 15, 7:30 p.m. RS $17/12BALLET ORCHESTRAFranz Anton Krager, conductorwith the HOUSTON BALLET II*Stanton Welch,* artistic directorThe Beatles/Breiner: The Long and Winding Road, “Beatles Go Baroque”Haydn: Symphony No. 22 in E-Flat Major, “Philosopher”Tchaikovsky: excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty

VENUE CHANGE DUE TO WEATHERMonday, April 18, 5 p.m. FreeA.I. Lack Series Guest Master ClassFrancesco Cera,*organ(Italian organist, harpsichordist, conductor)Organ Recital HallCo-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart1111 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX 77002Info: 713- 659-1561 Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. $12/7 JAZZ ORCHESTRANoe Marmolejo, directorTianna Hall,* Henry Daraugh, vocalsJenni Stephenson,* narratorGreat American Songbook, Part 2: Carmichael, Duke, Howard, Loesser, Mercer, Rodgers & Hammerstein

Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. $12/7Faculty RecitalWilliam Preucil,* violin(Concertmaster, Cleveland Orchestra)Kirsten Yon, violinSheldon Person,* viola

Anthony Kitai, celloTimothy Hester, pianoMoszkowski, DohnányiDudley Recital Hall

NEW LISTINGThurs day, April 21, 6:30 p.m. Free Harp Studio Recital(Studio of Paula Page)Dudley Recital Hall

DATE CHANGE DUE TO WEATHERThursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. $12/7Tuesday, April 19, 7:30 p.m. $12/7 AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE Rob Smith, Alejandro Basulto Martinez,** directorsDan Gelok, alto saxophoneDavid Heuser,* composerStephen Lias,* composerwith the PSOPHONIA DANCE COMPANY*Sophia Torres,* choreographerEvocative: Booker, Heuser, Kim, Lias, Rivera, Ter VeldhuisFriday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. $12/7WIND ENSEMBLE David Bertman, directorLynna Russell, Master’s conducting studentGrainger, Poulenc, Jager, Teike, Basulto-Martinez (world premiere)

DATE/VENUE CHANGE!!Monday, April 25, 10:30 a.m. FreeGuest Master ClassKristóf Baráti,* violin(Winner, Paganini Violin Competition Moscow)Choral Recital HallIn collaboration with Da Camera of Houston.

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MADISON ARTIST SERIESOperatic superstar Bryn Terfel in his Houston Recital DebutWelsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel is one of the true superstars of the opera world today, having appeared in every major venue throughout the world. Hear this vocal legend in the intimate acoustics of the Moores Opera House, his only Southwestern US appearance this season.

Monday, April 25, 7:30 p.m. $15A Conversation with Bryn TerfelAn intimate conversation with Bryn Terfel about his life in music.

Tuesday, April 26, 7:30 p.m. $50/75Guest RecitalBryn Terfel,* bass-baritoneNatalya Katyukova,*pianoKeel, Ibert, Schumann, Schubert, Welsh songs and folksongs--------

Wednesday, April 27, 7:30 p.m. $12/7SYMPHONIC BANDSYMPHONIC WINDSCONCERT BANDJAZZ ENSEMBLEMarc Martin, Paul Rousse, Jr., Noe Marmolejo, directorsVerdi, Bremer, Lauridsen, Holst, Jagar

NEW LISTINGThurs day, April 28, 8:30 p.m. Free Flute Studio Recital(Studio of Peggy Russell)Dudley Recital Hall

CANCELLEDFriday, April 29, 1 p.m. FreeGuest Master ClassBruno Canino,* pianoDudley Recital Hall

New Date/Location!Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. FreeThursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. FreeGuest RecitalAndrzej Grabiec, violinMisha Quint,* celloBruno Canino,* pianoQuintessential Trios: Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, DvořákDudley Recital HallIn collaboration with InterHarmony International Music Festival.Moores Opera House

Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Noe Marmolejo, directorWilliam Kennedy, drummer (Yellowjackets)Katy/West Houston Jazz FestivalKaty High School Performing Arts Center6331 Highway Blvd.Info: 281-396-2270 or www.WestHoustonJazz.com

Saturday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. RS $17/12SYMPHONY ORCHESTRACONCERT CHORALECONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUSMANCORPSFranz Anton Krager, Jeb Mueller, Baha Lee, ** conductorsBetsy Cook Weber, choral preparationAndrzej Grabiec, violinMisha Quint,* celloBruno Canino,* pianoMichelle Girardot,** sopranoLaura Lisk, **altoZach Averyt, ** tenorRoyce Strider,** bassMozart: Mass in C Major, “Coronation”Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56In collaboration with InterHarmony International Music Festival.

New Date!Monday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. $12/7Monday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. $12/7PERCUSSION ENSEMBLESBlake Wilkins, Alec Warren, directorsXenakis, Živković, Levitan, Richardson, Daughtrey

Monday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. Free UNIVERSITY MEN’S CHORUSUNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CHORUSBenjamin May,** conductorChilcott: Mass for PeaceA.D. Bruce Religion CenterUniversity of Houston3841 Cullen Blvd, Houston713-743-5050

Legend/Key *Guest** MSM Student

29th Annual GalaJanuary 28, 6:00 p.m.A Time for MooresA black-tie evening to benefit student scholarships and special projects.Wortham Theater CenterContact Taylor Harrell at taharrel@Central.uh.edu or 713-743-1304

JUNE 201627th SeasonImmanuel & Helen OlshanTEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL

ORCHESTRA SERIES CONCERTSSaturday, June 11, 7:30 p.m.TMF ORCHESTRA Franz Anton Krager, conductorMark Hughes, trumpetRoman Holiday: Respighi, Tartini, Arban

Saturday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.TMF ORCHESTRAHans Graf, conductor Musical Firsts: Webern, Berg, Rachmaninov

Saturday, June 25, 7:30 p.m.TMF ORCHESTRAMei-Ann Chen, conductorSt. John Flynn, narratorCynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition Winner, soloistThe Audience’s Guide to the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky, Britten, Stravinsky

Saturday, July 2, 7:30 p.m.TMF ORCHESTRACarl St. Clair, conductorRichard Beene, bassoonLeone Buyse, fluteJonathan Fischer, oboeRobert Johnson, hornW.A. Mozart, Strauss “Alpine Symphony”

PERSPECTIVES:CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Chamber music at its best, performed by festival artists and guests.

Tuesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28, 7:30 p.m., Dudley Recital Hall

Thursday, June 16, 7:30 p.m., Dudley Recital HallA Texas Original: Chamber music of David Ashley White

Thursday, June 23, 1:30 p.m., 3:40 p.m., Moores Opera HouseArs Lyrica Houston, Matthew Dirst, directorSummer Zephyr: Music of Vivaldi, Bach, MozartPresented in collaboration with American Guild of Organists National Convention.

www.tmf.uh.edu

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