faculty concert series poster 21-22
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FREE FACULTY CONCERT SERIES
OCTOBER 8TH 7:00 PMA TRIBUTE TO JOHN COLTRANEMICHAEL COCHRANE, PIANOThis concert will celebrate the music and legacy of the legendary American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane.
OCTOBER 22ND 7:00 PMSOLO AND DUO – ALONE AND TOGETHER -
BACH AND BEETHOVENCLAUDIA SCHAER, VIOLINOLGA GUREVICH, PIANOThis program features a Partita for unaccompanied violin by Bach and a Sonata for violin and piano by Beethoven.
NOVEMBER 5TH 6:00 PM**JAZZ - MUSIC OF ANTHONY BRANKERELI ASHER, TRUMPETEli Asher is joined by BSM faculty and guest performers in this special tribute to noted jazz composer, trumpeter and educator, Dr. Anthony D.J. Branker.
NOVEMBER 19TH 7:00 PMCELEBRATING JACK BEESONMARC PELOQUIN, PIANOCHRISTINE BROWNING, SOPRANOA special 100th anniversary celebration of American composer Jack Beeson.
DECEMBER 3RD 7:00 PMMUSICAL PORTRAITSWEIWEI ZHAI, PIANOOLGA GUREVICH, PIANO This program highlights the piano in imaginative and scintillating works by such composers as Debussy, Prokofiev, Ravel, and Tan Dun.
DECEMBER 17TH 7:00 PMHOLIDAY CONCERT Join us as we celebrate the holiday season with a concert featuring faculty and students in music of the season. A festive treat to spice up your December!
FEBRUARY 11TH 7:00 PMFOR THE LOVE OF....CHRISTINE BROWNING, SOPRANO A program of vocal works featuring guest tenor Christopher Trapani and members of the BSM Broadway Ensemble. Music from various operas and Broadway musicals that explore love in all shapes, sizes, and circumstances.
FEBRUARY 18TH 7:00 PMTHE PIANO MUSIC OF ED BLANDJUDITH OLSON, PIANOIn honor of Black History Month, Judith Olson performs works by African-American composer Ed Bland (1926-2013), with whom she worked for many years.
MARCH 4TH 7:00 PMELEGANCE AND EXUBERANCEROBERTO HIDALGO, PIANOTHERESA SALOMON, VIOLINMusic of elegance and exuberance is celebrated in this program of music for violin and piano by Mozart and Franck.
MARCH 18TH 7:00 PMTHE JAPANESE KOTO AND THE MUSIC OF YUMI KUROSAWAERIC PHINNEY, TABLANAHO PARRINI, VIOLINYumi Kurosawa, a master of the 21 string koto, Japan’s national instrument, will be joined by BSM faculty members Eric Phinney and Naho Parrini, in a program featuring her innovative compositions for koto, tabla, and violin.
APRIL 1ST 7:00 PMDANCE IN THE LIGHTMARGALIT CANTOR, BAROQUE CELLOA program of sonorous joy featuring some of the most charming and popular Baroque music ever written, performed on period instru-ments by the Dorian Baroque Ensemble.
APRIL 29TH 7:00 PMMUSIC FOR GUITAR & PIANO: BACH | CARULLI | CORDEROJOSÉ MALDONADO, GUITARTIM MCCULLOUGH, PIANOAn evocative program of duets for guitar and piano featuring the music of Bach, Ferdinando Carulli, and Ernesto Cordero.
MAY 13TH 7:00 PMTRIOS IN TECHNICOLORMOLLY ARONSON, CELLOOLGA GUREVICH, PIANO CLAUDIA SCHAER, VIOLINTrios in Technicolor will allow audiences to enjoy the rich range of hues produced by the violin, cello, and piano, featuring works that directly draw inspiration from the color palate.
MAY 20TH 7:00 PMSTARMAKER MACHINERY III: THE ILLOGICAL MIXTAPEMARK MOLLICA, ELECTRIC GUITARThis concert will feature jazz faculty Mark Mollica’s arrangements of familiar tunes put into the capable hands of his band of improvisers.
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PLEASE NOTEThis year’s Faculty Concert Series will take place in-person in our newly rennovated Concert hall
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