Upcoming Performances
- Feb 1 UConn Opera: She Loves Me7:30pm
- Feb 2 UConn Opera: She Loves Me3:00pm
- Feb 7 Guest Artist: Guy Mendilow Ensemble8:00pm
- Feb 8 Guest Artist: Irina Muresanu, violin8:00pm
- Feb 10 Freshman/ Sophomore Honors Voice Recital5:00pm
- Feb 17 UConn Jazz Showcase3:00pm
- Feb 24 Solomiya and Friends8:00pm
- Feb 26 UConn Wind Ensemble - Stamford7:00pm
- Feb 28 UConn Wind Ensemble: Ecstatic Waters8:00pm
- Mar 1 Faculty Recital: Sophie Shao, cello; Adrienne Kim, piano 8:00pm
- Mar 5 UConn Symphonic Band8:00pm
- Mar 7 UConn Symphony Orchestra: Unanswered Questions8:00pm
- Mar 9 UConn Choirs8:00pm
- Mar 29 UConn Opera Sackler World Premiere: Bessie and Ma7:30pm
- Mar 31 UConn Opera Sackler World Premiere: Bessie and Ma3:00pm
- Apr 4 UConn Sax Quartet8:00pm
- Apr 7 Guest Artist: Women's Bandura Ensemble of America12:00pm
- Apr 7 UConn Trombones3:00pm
- Apr 9 UConn Percussion Ensemble8:00pm
- Apr 11 UConn Jazz Ensemble8:00pm
- Apr 13 The UConn Piano Project8:00pm
- Apr 14 UConn Jazz: Paul Klee - Hartford2:00pm
- Apr 14 UConn Songfest: The Great American Songbook5:00pm
- Apr 16 UConn Choirs - Waterbury7:00pm
- Apr 18 UConn Collegium Musicum8:00pm
- Apr 23 UConn Concert Band8:00pm
- Apr 25 UConn Wind Ensemble: Landscapes8:00pm
- Apr 26 UConn Chamber Music Ensembles8:00pm
- Apr 27 UConn Festival Choir3:00pm
- Apr 27 UConn Steel Pan8:00pm
- Apr 28 UConn Choirs 3:00pm
- Apr 28 UConn Composer Concert6:00pm
- Apr 29 UConn String Orchestra - Avery Point7:00pm
- Apr 30 UConn Symphonic Band 8:00pm
- May 2 UConn Symphony Orchestra: Tones of Triumph8:00pm
- May 3 UConn Earthtones8:00pm
UConn Opera: She Loves Me
Friday, February 1st, 2019
07:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Storrs CampusJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
UConn Opera
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Opera: She Loves Me
Saturday, February 2nd, 2019
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs CampusJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
UConn Opera
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreGuest Artist: Guy Mendilow Ensemble
Thursday, February 7th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Folding radio drama-style stories into a top flight world music concert, the Guy Mendilow Ensemble is "an international tour de forceâ (Bethlehem Morning Call) from the Middle East, South and North America. GME combines musicianship with cinematic storytelling in shows that âexplode with artistry, refinement, and excitementâ (Hebrew Union College), whisking audiences to distant times and picturesque places, conjuring voices lost to upheaval, to spark personal connections with stories of ordinary people living through extraordinary moments of change.
To bring audiences into these moments, the Ensemble draws on traditional tunes, techniques, and tales but in elegant arrangements and with radical reframing.
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreGuest Artist: Irina Muresanu, violin
Friday, February 8th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Romanian violinist Irina Muresanu has won the hearts of audiences and critics alike with her âirresistible,â (Boston Globe) exciting, elegant and heartfelt performances of the classic, romantic and modern repertoire. The Los Angeles Times has written that her âmusical luster, melting lyricism and colorful conception made Irina Muresanuâs performance especially admirableâ. Her performances have been frequently cited as among the Best of Classical Music Performances by the Boston Globe, most recently for a 2016 recital titled âRorem, Ravel, and Rags.â
Muresanu has performed in renowned concert halls throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Her solo engagements include concerts with the Boston Pops, the Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Williamsburg Symphonia, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Geneva), the Transvaal Philharmonic (Pretoria, S. Africa), the Romanian National Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Radio Flamande (Brussels), the Boston Philharmonic, amongst others.
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreFreshman/ Sophomore Honors Voice Recital
Sunday, February 10th, 2019
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Voice Studio Recital
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Jazz Showcase
Sunday, February 17th, 2019
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Ensemble Performance
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreSolomiya and Friends
Sunday, February 24th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Solomiya Ivakhiv, Juliette Kang, violins; Daniel Panner, viola; Sophie Shao, Thomas Kraines, cellos; Rieko Aizawa, piano
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Wind Ensemble - Stamford
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Stamford CampusWestHill High School
Ensemble in Residence Performance
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Wind Ensemble: Ecstatic Waters
Thursday, February 28th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Featuring Ecstatic Waters by Steven Bryant and the premiere of a piece for amplified bassoon, live electronics, and wind ensemble by Frank Felice.
Tickets: https://vdm.ticketleap.com
Contact Information: vu.nguyen@uconn.edu
MoreFaculty Recital: Sophie Shao, cello; Adrienne Kim, piano
Friday, March 1st, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Music by Adès, Couperin, and Debussy
Contact Information: sophie.shao@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Symphonic Band
Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
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Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Symphony Orchestra: Unanswered Questions
Thursday, March 7th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Works by Mozart, Elgar, and Ives
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Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Choirs
Saturday, March 9th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
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Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Opera Sackler World Premiere: Bessie and Ma
Friday, March 29th, 2019
07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
UConn Opera Sackler World Premiere: Bessie and Ma. A world premiere of a chamber opera about pioneer African-American aviator Bessie Coleman by Douglas Buchanan, winner of the 2017 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Composition.
Tickets: https://vdm.ticketleap.com
Contact Information: connie.rock@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Opera Sackler World Premiere: Bessie and Ma
Sunday, March 31st, 2019
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
A world premiere of a chamber opera about pioneer African-American aviator Bessie Coleman by Douglas Buchanan, winner of the 2017 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Composition.
Tickets: https://vdm.ticketleap.com
Contact Information: connie.rock@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Sax Quartet
Thursday, April 4th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Studio Performance
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreGuest Artist: Women's Bandura Ensemble of America
Sunday, April 7th, 2019
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
The Womenâs Bandura Ensemble of North America features 20 musicians who perform traditional Ukrainian songs and accompany themselves on the bandura, a 55-string instrument whose tone is often described as a blend of the piano and the harp.
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Trombones
Sunday, April 7th, 2019
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Tickets
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Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Tickets
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Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Jazz Ensemble
Thursday, April 11th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Tickets
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Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreThe UConn Piano Project
Saturday, April 13th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Studio Performance
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Jazz: Paul Klee - Hartford
Sunday, April 14th, 2019
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Hartford CampusWadsworth Atheneum
Ensemble in Residence Performance
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Songfest: The Great American Songbook
Sunday, April 14th, 2019
05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Tickets
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Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Choirs - Waterbury
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Waterbury CampusSt John's Episcopal Church
Ensemble in Residence Performance
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Collegium Musicum
Thursday, April 18th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Tickets
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Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Concert Band
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Tickets
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Contact Information: Music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Wind Ensemble: Landscapes
Thursday, April 25th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Celebrating the beauty of the outdoors and the 50th anniversary of Zion National Park with pieces by Carter Pann, Dan Welcher, Alex Shapiro, and John Mackey.
Tickets
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Contact Information: vu.nguyen@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Chamber Music Ensembles
Friday, April 26th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Tickets
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Contact Information: Music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Festival Choir
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
OtherSt. Mary Roman Catholic Church
St. Mary Roman Catholic Church
Willimantic, CT
Contact Information: Music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Steel Pan
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Ensemble Performance
Contact Information: Music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Choirs
Sunday, April 28th, 2019
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Tickets
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Contact Information: Music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Composer Concert
Sunday, April 28th, 2019
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Performance of works composed by UConn Students.
Contact Information: Music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn String Orchestra - Avery Point
Monday, April 29th, 2019
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Avery Point CampusAuditorium
Ensemble in Residence Performance
Contact Information: Music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Symphonic Band
Tuesday, April 30th, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Tickets
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Contact Information: Music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Symphony Orchestra: Tones of Triumph
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Works by Fletcher, Dorman, and Dvorak.
Tickets
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Contact Information: paul.mcshee@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Earthtones
Friday, May 3rd, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Ensemble Performance
Contact Information: Music@uconn.edu
MoreIn addition to a full schedule of performances, the Department of Music hosts or participates in:
Auditions
Open Houses
Concerto Competition
Colloquia
First Chair Honor Band and Directors' Clinic
Commencement
Student assistance with some of these events ensures both smooth running and positive interactions with prospective students and other visitors.