School of Music - Calendar of Events

School of Music - Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events

 

Events for the 2011-12 Season

 

September 2011

Wednesday 14 September 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

TwoPianists

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 15 September 8:15pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Alan Siebert, Trumpet

Sandra Rivers, Piano

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 18 September 7pm Charge

GUEST JAZZ ARTIST RECITAL

Christine Salerno and ZIJI

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 21 September 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Western Jazz Quartet

Performing an entire concert of compositions by Trent Kynaston

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 25 September 1pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

PEN Trio

Nora Lewis, Oboe; Phillip O. Paglialonga, Clarinet; Eric Van der Veer Varner, Bassoon

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 25 September 3pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Mark Snyder, Composer

Dalton Center Lecture Hall
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Tuesday 27 September 8:15pm Charge

GUEST ARTIST AND FACULTY RECITAL

Tom Knific, Double Bass

Gene Bertoncini, Guitar

Dalton Center Recital Hall Hall
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Wednesday 28 September 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Orchid Ensemble

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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October 2011

Sunday 2 October 3pm Charge

WMUsic SHOWCASE SPECTACULAR

A scholarship benefit showcasing student talent in a potpourri of solo and ensemble performances

Miller Auditorium
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Wednesday 5 October 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

University Jazz Orchestra

Scott Cowan, Director

Mike Crotty, Guest Multi-instrument Soloist

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 6 October 8:15pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Thomas Zugger, Trombone

Gail Zugger, Clarinet

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 9 October 3pm Free

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Bruce Uchimura, Conductor

Featuring violin soloist Mayumi Kanagawa, the 2011 Stulberg International String Competition silver medalist

Chenery Auditorium
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Monday 10 October 8:15pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Cheryl Greene, Soprano

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Tuesday 11 October 8:15pm Free

UNIVERSITY JAZZ LAB BAND

Tom Knific, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 12 October 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Merling Trio

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 16 October 3pm Free

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND

Robert Spradling, Conductor

Miller Auditorium
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Wednesday 19 October 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

University Chorale and Cantus Femina

Kimberly Dunn Adams and Dee Gauthier, Conductors

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 23 October 2pm Free

CHORAL SHOWCASE

University Chorale, Cantus Femina, and Collegiate Singers

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Tuesday 25 October 7pm Free

UNIVERSITY CONCERT BAND

John Lychner, Conductor

Larry Clark, Guest Conductor

Performing the closing concert of the 4th Annual Joy of Middle School Band Conference

Miller Auditorium
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Wednesday 26 October 8:15pm Free

BIRDS ON A WIRE

David Colson, Conductor

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 30 October 8:15pm Charge

GUEST JAZZ ARTIST RECITAL

Dave Liebman Quartet

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Monday 31 October 8:15pm Free

tubaWEEN

"The Magical Adventures of Tuba-rella"

A low brass Halloween spectacular

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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November 2011

Tuesday 1 November 8:15pm Charge

CD RELEASE CONCERT

Featuring The Ron Di Salvio Trio

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 2 November 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Chamber Music Recital: The Music of Paquito D'Rivera

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 3 November 7:30pm Charge

JAZZ MASTERS AT MILLER

Featuring saxophonist and clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera performing with the University Jazz Orchestra and Gold Company

Miller Auditorium


Sunday 6 November 3pm Free

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Bruce Uchimura, Conductor

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 9 November 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Western Winds

Robert Spradling, Conductor

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 10 November 8:15pm Charge

GOLD COMPANY SNEAK PREVIEW

Gold Company and GC II

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 13 November 3pm Charge

BRONCO MARCHING BAND IN CONCERT

David W. Montgomery, Director

Miller Auditorium
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Monday 14 November 8:15pm Free

BIRDS ON A WIRE with guest artist ELIZABETH START, Cello

David Colson, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Tuesday 15 November 8:15pm Free

FACULTY and GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Carl Ratner, Baritone

Vera Danchenko-Stern, Piano

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 16 November 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Edith Hines, Baroque Violin; and John Chappell Stowe, Organ and Harpsichord

with Collegium Musicum

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 17 November 8:15pm Free

COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

Matthew Steel, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Saturday 19 November 8:15pm Charge

29th ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT SWING BANDS

University Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Lab Band

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 20 November 3pm Free

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND

Robert Spradling, Conductor

UNIVERSITY CONCERT BAND

John Lychner, Conductor

Miller Auditorium
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Tuesday 22 November 8:15pm Free

OPERA WORKSHOP

Alice Pierce, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Tuesday 29 November 6pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Mihoko Watanabe, Flute

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Tuesday 29 November 7pm Free

MASTERCLASS AND GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Gail Robertson, Euphonium

Dalton Center Room 1116
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Wednesday 30 November 8:15pm Free

UNIVERSITY TROMBONE CHOIR

Steve Wolfinbarger, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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December 2011

Thursday 1 December 6pm Free

UNIVERSITY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Carolyn Koebel, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 1 December 8:15pm Free

WESTERN HORN CHOIR

Lin Foulk, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Friday 2 December 8:15pm Free

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Bruce Uchimura, Conductor

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Saturday 3 December 4 & 7:30pm Charge

A CHORAL CHRISTMAS

University Chorale, Cantus Femina, and Collegiate Singers

First Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo
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Sunday 4 December 3pm Charge

JAZZ FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Annual Christmas Concert

A music scholarship benefit concert featuring the University big bands, both Gold Companies, with faculty and student performances

Miller Auditorium
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Sunday 4 December 6pm Free

CAMPUS STRINGS

Mark Kleyn & Jonathan Boyd, Conductors

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Monday 5 December 7pm Free

LISZTOMANIA

Celebrating the Bicentennial of the Birth of Composer Franz Liszt - 1811-1886

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 18 December 3pm Charge

A BRASS CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS

Western Brass Quintet & Friends

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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January 2012

Friday 13 January 8:15pm Charge

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Christopher O'Riley, Piano

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 15 January 3pm Charge

FROM THE TOP TAPING

Hosted by Christopher O'Riley, Piano

A collaboration concert between NPR's From the Top, WMUK, and the School of Music

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 19 January 7:30pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Kontras String Quartet

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Monday 23 January 6pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Robert Benton, Euphonium

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 25 January 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Western Brass Quintet

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Monday 30 January 6pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Jackie Wright, Flute

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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February 2012

Wednesday 1 February 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Euclid String Quartet

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 5 February 3pm Free

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Bruce Uchimura, Conductor

COLLEGIATE SINGERS

Kimberly Dunn Adams, Conductor

SAMUEL RAMEY, Bass-Baritone Soloist

Miller Auditorium
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Tuesday 7 February 8:15pm Free

GRADUATE WINDS & FRIENDS

Robert Spradling, Conductor

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 8 February 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Western Wind Quintet

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Saturday 11 February 2&8pm Charge

34th ANNUAL GOLD COMPANY MILLER SHOW

Gold Company and GC II

Miller Auditorium


Sunday 12 February 5:30pm Free

CONCERTO COMPETITION FINALS

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Tuesday 14 February 8:15pm Free

FACULTY & GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Martha Councell-Vargas, Flute

Richard Steinbach, Piano

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 15 February 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Fisk Jubilee Singers

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 16 February 8:15pm Free

UNIVERSITY JAZZ LAB BAND

Tom Knific, Director

UNIVERSITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Scott Cowan, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 16 February 8pm Charge

Friday 17 February 8pm Charge

Saturday 18 February 8pm Charge

Sunday 19 February 2pm Charge

OPERA

Aaron Copland's The Tender Land

Shaw Theatre
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Saturday 18 February 33:30pm Free

FLUTE FEST

Guest Artist Recital

Leone Buyse, Flute

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 19 February 3pm Free

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND

Robert Spradling, Conductor

Miller Auditorium
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Sunday 19 February 5pm Free

FACULTY RECITAL

Stephanie Hovnanian, Clarinet

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Tuesday 21 February 8:15pm Free

UNIVERSITY CONCERT BAND

David W. Montgomery, Conductor

Miller Auditorium
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Tuesday 21 February 8:15pm Charge

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI SERIES

Quincy Davis, Drums

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 22 February 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Igor Fedotov, Viola, and Gary Hammond, Piano

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 26 February 3pm Free

CHORAL SHOWCASE

University Chorale, Cantus Femina, and Collegiate Singers

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Tuesday 28 February 8:15pm Free

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI SERIES

Mialtin Zhezha, Violin & Viola, and Naoko Imafuku, Piano

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 29 February 8:15pm Free

FACULTY RECITAL

Michael Miller, Oboe

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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March 2012

Tuesday 13 March 6pm Free

WMU DRUM CHOIR

Keith Hall, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 14 March 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Scott Cowan Quintet

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 15 March 7pm Free

74th ANNUAL SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN VOCAL FESTIVAL

Featuring the high school festival chorus, honors choir, and University Chorale

Miller Auditorium
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Friday 16 March 8:15pm Charge

CD RELEASE CONCERT

SCOTT COWAN QUINTET

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Saturday 17 March 7:30pm Charge

32nd ANNUAL WESTERN INVITATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

University Jazz Orchestra and the outstanding band & combo from the festival

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 18 March 3pm Free

ALUMNA RECITAL

Mira Shifrin, Flute

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Monday 19 March 5pm Free

ALUMNI INFORMANCE

Glenn Welch, Euphonium

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Monday 19 March 8:15pm Free

FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST RECTIAL

electro<>acústico

Christopher Biggs, Electronics, and Mauricio Salguero, Clarinet

Part of the New Sounds Festival 2012

Dalton Center Lecture Hall
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Tuesday 20 March 7:30pm Charge

BENEFIT CONCERT

KSO/WMU Artist Scholarships

Renata Artman Knific, Violin, and Raymond Harvey, Piano

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 21 March 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

University Percussion Ensemble

Judy Moonert, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 22 March 8:15pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Trollstilt

Part of the New Sounds Festival 2012

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Friday 23 March 8:15pm Charge

GUEST JAZZ ARTIST

Groove for Thought

Part of the Gold Company Invitational Vocal Jazz Festival

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Saturday 24 March 8pm Charge

32nd ANNUAL GOLD COMPANY INVITATIONAL VOCAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

Gold Company

Steve Zegree, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 25 March 3pm Free

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Bruce Uchimura, Conductor

"Love is in the Air"

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Tuesday 27 March 5pm Free

FRED HERSCH AND FRIENDS

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 28 March 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Birds on a Wire

David Colson, Conductor

John Duykers, Tenor

Joel Davel, Marimba Lumina

Part of the New Sounds Festival 2012

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 29 March 8:15pm Free

COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

Matthew Steel, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Friday 30 March 8:15pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

John Sampen, Saxophone

Mark Bunce, Composer and Engineer

Part of the New Sounds Festival 2012

Dalton Center Lecture Hall
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April 2012

Sunday 1 April 2&4&8pm Free

CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Monday 2 April 8:15pm Charge

GUEST JAZZ ARTIST

JaLaLa

Janis Siegel, Laurel Masse, and Lauren Kinhan, Vocals

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 4 April 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

University Concert Band

David W. Montgomery, Conductor

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 5 April 8:15pm Free

STUDENT COMPOSERS CONCERT I

Part of the New Sounds Festival 2012

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Friday 6 April 8:15pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Massimo LaRosa, Trombone

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Friday 6 April 8:15pm Free

STUDENT COMPOSERS CONCERT II

Part of the New Sounds Festival 2012

Dalton Center Lecture Hall
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Monday 9 April 7pm Free

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Walter Thompson, Soundpainter

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Wednesday 11 April 7:30pm Charge

DALTON WED@7:30PM: LIVE AND INTERACTIVE!

Gold Company II

Michael Wheaton, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Thursday 12 April 7:30pm Free

44th ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE ON WIND & PERCUSSION MUSIC

Featuring the conference all-star band and University Symphonic Band

Jack Stamp, Guest Conductor/Composer

Miller Auditorium
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Friday 13 April 8:15pm Free

UNIVERSITY JAZZ LAB BAND

Tom Knific, Director

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 15 April 3pm Free

UNIVERSITY CONCERT BAND

David W. Montgomery, Conductor

Miller Auditorium
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Sunday 15 April 5pm Free

CHORAL SHOWCASE

University Chorale, Cantus Femina, and Collegiate Singers

Kimberly Dunn Adams, Conductor

Dee Gauthier, Conductor

First Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo
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Monday 16 April 7pm Free

33rd ANNUAL MUSIC THERAPY CLINIC CONCERT

Dalton Center Recital Hall
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Sunday 22 April 3pm Free

53rd ANNUAL CONCERTO CONCERT

University Symphony Orchestra

Bruce Uchimura, Conductor

Miller Auditorium
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May 2012

There are no School of Music events.

June 2012

Wednesday 6 June - Sunday 10 June

INTERNATIONAL WOMENS BRASS CONFERENCE

Lin Foulk and Deanna Swoboda, Co-Hosts

Dalton Center


July 2012

Events will appear here as they are released.

August 2012

Events will appear here as they are released.

PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Call (269) 387-4667 for more information

Tickets for Charge events available from Miller Auditorium at (269) 387-2300 or
(800) 228-9858 or online.

 

The School of Music
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5434 USA
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