Upcoming Performances
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Sep
29
Lisa Williamson - Soprano Recital 8:00pm
Lisa Williamson - Soprano Recital
Friday, September 29th, 2023
08:00 PM
Von der Mehden Recital Hall
Samuel Barber and James Agee’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and Richard Strauss’ Vier letzte Lieder, with text by Hermann Hesse and Johann Eichendorff. Additional works include Franz Liszt’s settings of poems by Victor Hugo and arias by composer George Frideric Handel and librettist Giacomo Rossi
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Oct
7
Lorraine Rose Williams Stage Dedication Celebration 2:00pm
Lorraine Rose Williams Stage Dedication Celebration
Saturday, October 7th, 2023
02:00 PM
von der Mehden Recital Hall
Lorraine Rose Williams Stage Dedication Celebration - 2 pm - von der Mehden Recital Hall - Reception to follow in Zachs Family Fine Arts Administration Atrium
Please register here: https://www.events.foundation.uconn.edu/ereg/index.php?eventid=767309&utm_source=invitation&utm_medium=print&utm_campaign=fy24wiliamsdedication100723
Please join us for a ceremony and performance to celebrate the dedication of the von der Mehden Recital Hall stage in honor of the late Lorraine Rose Williams, founder of UConn’s Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir. A reception will follow in the Zachs Family Fine Arts Administration Building. The naming of the Lorraine Rose Williams Stage celebrates Ms. Williams’ rich contributions to the UConn community and is a testament to her lasting legacy at the University.
Can’t join us in person? The program on the Lorraine Rose Williams Stage will be livestreamed here.
About the Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir
Ms. Williams founded the Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir, to create an environment that fostered the social, intellectual, and emotional growth of UConn’s African American and Black students. The choir grew under her leadership, performing across Connecticut and New York. The choir currently has more than 100 active members representing diverse races and ethnicities.
If you require a special accommodation to participate in this event or have questions, please contact Kate Gannon, Director of Alumni Relations, Diverse Alumni Communities via email or call the Office of Alumni Relations toll-free at (888) 822-5861.
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Oct
8
UConn Songfest 5:00pm
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Oct
12
UConn Symphonic Band and UConn Wind Ensemble Concert 8:00pm
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Oct
13
Ensemble Origo Presents: Un Sarao de la Chacona 7:30pm
Ensemble Origo Presents: Un Sarao de la Chacona
Friday, October 13th, 2023
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
von der Mehden Recital Hall
Tracing the African and Mesoamerican Origins of the Sarabande and the Chaconne
Though the sarabande and the chaconne were stylized sections of courtly suites by Baroque composers such as Scarlatti and Bach, their origins are far removed from any European court, stemming instead from New Spain. In a book about the Spanish colony in 1579, a Dominican friar described the sarabande as a lascivious dance and identified it with the indigenous population. However, at least one surviving song — a villancico for Christmas — links it with enslaved Africans, suggesting that both populations were involved in the creation of the genre. In this program, Ensemble Origo aims to contextualize these origins, showing how a song that mentions the dance was likely performed following Christmas services. The next two sections of the concert trace the printing history of both genres (which were related at one time) from simple guitar strumming patterns that sometimes accompanied voices to the stylized instrumental works adopted by hundreds of European composers in the centuries that followed. The program aims to bring the what is known of the genres’ lost—or suppressed—histories to light.
All students have free admission. General admission is $10. Purchase tickets for the concert here
This concert will be livestreamed here
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Oct
14
UConn Choirs Family Weekend Concert 3:00pm
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Oct
14
Christopher Gonzalez - Trombone Recital 8:00pm
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Oct
15
Zhizhi Xiang - Piano Recital 8:00pm
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Oct
17
Julia Kaliszewski - Saxophone Recital 8:00pm
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Oct
19
UConn Symphony Orchestra Concert 8:00pm
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Oct
21
Sing On UConn! 12:00am
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Oct
21
Katherine King and Alexandria Boutin - Organ and Clarinet Recital at Storrs Congregational Church 3:00pm
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Oct
22
Jazz Combos Concert 3:00pm
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Oct
24
Ingrid Fliter - Heilig Memorial Concert 8:00pm
Ingrid Fliter - Heilig Memorial Concert
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
08:00 PM
Heilig Memorial Concert
Argentine pianist Ingrid Fliter has won the admiration and hearts of audiences around the world for her passionate yet thoughtful and sensitive music making played with an effortless technique. Winner of the 2006 Gilmore Artist Award, one of only a handful of pianists and the only woman to have received this honor, Ms. Fliter divides her time between North America and Europe.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
8:00 pm
von der Mehden Recital Hall
Free AdmissionProgram
Robert Schumann:
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
Funding provided by the Charles and Alice Murray-Heilig Annual Concert Fund
This concert will be livestreamed here.
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Oct
27
Piano Day 12:00am
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Oct
27
Piano Day Concert 8:00pm
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Oct
29
Don Giovanni 5:00pm
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Oct
29
Trombone Choir Concert 8:00pm
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Nov
2
Avery Coe - Soprano Recital 8:00pm
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Nov
3
Joseph Abramo - Faculty Recital 8:00pm
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Nov
4
Delaney Schiefen & Elizabeth Nonamaker - Student Voice Recital 3:00pm
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Nov
4
Mary McGovern - Soprano Recital 5:00pm
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Nov
5
Junior/Senior Singer Showcase 5:00pm
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Nov
5
Emma Blair & Eliza Gilbert - Voice Recital 8:00pm
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Nov
7
Chamber Music Ensembles Concert 8:00pm
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Nov
9
UConn Saxophone Quartet Concert 8:00pm
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Nov
10
Charley Marenghi - Percussion Recital 8:00pm
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Nov
11
Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir Concert 6:00pm
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Nov
12
UConn Jazz Lab Band Concert 3:00pm
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Nov
12
UConn Opera Scenes Performance 5:00pm
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Nov
12
Casey Coon & John Blackstone-Gardner - Euphonium Recital 8:00pm
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Nov
14
UConn Collegium Musicum Presents: The English Legacy of William Byrd, 1550-1700 8:00pm
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Nov
16
UConn Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert 8:00pm
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Nov
17
Krystian Pawlowski - Violin Recital 8:00pm
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Nov
28
UConn Symphonic Band Concert 8:00pm
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Nov
30
UConn Music Presents: Messiah Sing 8:00pm
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Dec
2
UConn Festival Chorus Concert 8:00pm
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Dec
3
UConn Choirs Concert 3:00pm
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Dec
3
UConn Jazz Ensemble Concert 6:00pm
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Dec
5
UConn Percussion Ensemble Concert 8:00pm
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Dec
7
UConn Symphony Orchestra Concert 8:00pm
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Dec
9
Dafna Ingerman - Mezzo-Soprano Recital 6:00pm
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Feb
11
Freshman/Sophomore Singer Showcase 5:00pm
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Feb
20
UConn Symphony Orchestra Concert 8:00pm
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Feb
22
UConn Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert 8:00pm
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Feb
24
Honor Band Festival 12:00am
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Feb
27
UConn Concert Band Concert 8:00pm
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Feb
29
UConn Symphonic Band Concert 8:00pm
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Mar
3
UConn Choirs Concert 3:00pm
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Apr
4
UConn Chamber Music Ensembles Concert 8:00pm
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Apr
6
UConn Saxophone Quartet Concert 3:00pm
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Apr
6
Piano Project Concert 8:00pm
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Apr
7
UConn Jazz Combos Concert 3:00pm
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Apr
7
UConn Opera Scenes Performance 5:00pm
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Apr
9
UConn Percussion Ensemble Concert 8:00pm
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Apr
11
UConn Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert 8:00pm
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Apr
12
UConn Colegium Musicum Concert 8:00pm
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Apr
13
UConn Trombone Choir Concert 3:00pm
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Apr
14
UConn Jazz Lab Band Concert 3:00pm
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Apr
14
UConn Songfest 5:00pm
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Apr
16
UConn Concert Band Concert 8:00pm
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Apr
18
UConn Symphony Orchestra Concert 8:00pm
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Apr
20
Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir Concert 6:00pm
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Apr
21
UConn Choirs Concert 3:00pm
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Apr
21
UConn Jazz Ensemble Concert 6:00pm
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Apr
23
UConn Symphonic Band Concert 8:00pm
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Apr
25
UConn Music Presents: Spectrum Concert 8:00pm
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Apr
26
Festival Chorus Concert 8:00pm