A plethora of opportunities are coming soon, including top notch guest artists, student and faculty performances, and a chance to hear the School of Music dean at the piano!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24
Beethoven Violin Sonata Cycle II: Calvin Wiersma, violin
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
With pianists Diane Birr, Dmitri Novgorodsky and Vadim Serebryany.
On this program: Op. 30/2 in c minor | Op. 30/1 in A Major | Op. 30/3 in G Major
Octubafest
8:15pm | Ford Hall
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25
After Dinner Mint: A Faculty Showcase
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
Tillmetz: Nocturne | Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen | Mozart: Quintet for piano and winds | Piazzolla: Oblivion
With Elizabeth Shuhan, flute; Alexander Shuhan, horn; Nick Weiser, piano; Deborah Montgomery-Cove, soprano; Michael Galvan, clarinet; Charis Dimaras, piano; Paige Morgan, oboe; Richard Faria, clarinet; Sonja Larson, bassoon; Vadim Serebryany, piano
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27
Student Showcase Recital
12:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
African Drumming and Dance
8:15pm | Ford Hall
Baruch Whitehead, director. This concert will be webstreamed live at www.ithaca.edu/music/live.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30
Faculty Recital: Wendy Herbener Mehne, flute
4:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
This program is entitled "Friends and Family" and includes Jennifer Higdon’s Legacy the Poulence Sonata with pianist Diane Birr. Wendy Mehne’s brother-in-law, oboist William McMullen, will join her for Mozart duets from The Magic Flute. Her sister Catherine Herbener will play harpsichord on a J.S. Bach flute sonata, which will also include cellist Heidi Hoffman. To conclude, Dana Wilson’s ‘Gold Mosaic’ for flute, oboe, and piano with Catherine Herbener, piano and William McMullen, oboe.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Composition Premieres II
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
Guest Recital: Boris Berman, piano
8:15pm | Ford Hall
Claude Debussy: 24 Preludes
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Master Class: Boris Berman, piano
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
Guest Recital: Kana Omori, marimba
8:15pm | Nabenhauer Recital Room
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Chamber Music Concert: String Ensembles
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Family Weekend Concert: Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble
8:15pm | Ford Hall
Brian Diller and Greg Evans, directors.
This concert will be webstreamed live at www.ithaca.edu/music/live.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Louis K. Thaler Concert Violinist Series Masterclass: Jorja Fleezaris, violin
1:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
Family Weekend Concert: Jazz Vocal Ensemble 7:00pm | Ford Hall John White, director. This concert will be webstreamed live at www.ithaca.edu/music/live.
Family Weekend Concert: Symphony Orchestra 8:15pm | Ford Hall Michael Hall, conductor | Dmitri Novgorodsky, piano. Grieg’s piano concerto and Mahler’s First Symphony. This concert will be webstreamed live at www.ithaca.edu/music/live.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Faculty Recital: Ivy Walz, mezzo-soprano
1:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
With Charis Dimaras, piano.
Works by Granados and Brahms and the world premiere of Merit of Light, a song cycle for mezzo soprano and piano by Stephen Dankner, with poetry by Stephen Rifkin. There will be a Talk Back and Q and A after the world premiere.
The Louis K. Thaler Concert Violinist Series: Jorja Fleezanis, violin and Karl Paulnack, piano
4:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
with pianist Karl Paulnack
Bach: Sonata for violin and keyboard in E major, BWV1016 | Bolcom: Graceful Ghost Rag | Copland: Sonata for Violin and Piano | Mennin: Sonata Concertante | Ives: Violin Sonata No. 3
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7
An Evening of Wind Quintets
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Erik Kibelsbeck at ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3717. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
