Quintet, Op. 77). Saturday’s performance at 10 a.m. will present the piano four hands, noon performance featuring Mozart and Beethoven, the 2 p.m. performance will include string quartets by Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms, 4 p.m. performance will showcase works by Schubert (including Trout, Rosemunde and Death and the Maiden), and finally the 8 p.m. performance will feature five masterworks by Brahms.Friday’s concerts from 5:30 - 10:00 p.m.Saturday’s concerts from 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.All concerts will take place in Duncan Recital Hall.Please check the Shepherd School website beginning Monday, November 6 for a detailed schedule of concerts.

12 SUNDAY

Rice ChoraleTom Jaber, conductorMusic will include works by Vaughan Williams and carols for the holiday season.6:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Master’s RecitalPeter Garrett, cello8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

13 MONDAY

Class RecitalStudents of Michael Webster’s MUSI 501 class: Enhanced Performance: Writing, Speaking, Playing.12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Artist Diploma RecitalSaetbyeol Kim, piano8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

14 TUESDAY

Starling-Shepherd Distinguished Teacher Series Master ClassJonathan Swartz, Professor of Violin at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at the Arizona State University.12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

performances at 7:30 p.m.Sunday’s performance at 2:00 p.m.Wortham Opera Theatre at the Shepherd SchoolAdmission (reserved seating): $12; students and senior citi-zens $10.For tickets call 713-348-8000.

1 WEDNESDAY

Master’s RecitalArtem Kuznetsov, piano5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalEmily Tisdel, violin8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

2 THURSDAY

Master’s RecitalAmy Semes, violin5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Shepherd School Contemporary EnsembleJerry Hou, conductorProgram: Matthias Pintscher Celestial Object 1; George Benjamin At First Light; and Unsuk Chin Gougalon.8:00 p.m., Stude Concert HallFree admission, no tickets required.

3 FRIDAY

Guest Artist Master ClassSociety for the Performing Arts and The Shepherd School of Music presents a masterclass with Renée Fleming.10:00 a.m., Stude Concert HallFree admission, no tickets required.

Master’s RecitalGiancarlo Latta, violin8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

4 SATURDAY

Junior RecitalStephen Barton, flute10:30 a.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory ProgramRecital of pre-college students.2:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

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Sergio Pallottelli, flute (guest)Maiko Sasaki, clarinet (guest)Program will include works by Strauss, Horovitz, Mozart, Al-Zand and Bridge.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

THE SHANGHAI QUARTET

26 THURSDAY

Chamber Music HoustonThe Shanghai QuartetProgram: Mendelssohn Quartet No. 1 in E- flat Major, Op. 12; Bridge Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, “Bologna”; and Brahms Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1 .7:30 p.m., Stude Concert HallAdmission (reserved seating); $20 – $85. Call 713-348-5400 for tickets.Limited number of complimen-tary tickets for Rice faculty, staff and students.

Guest Artist Master ClassSteven Spooner, Steinway Artist and Professor of Piano at the University of Kansas8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

27 FRIDAY

Guest Artist RecitalSteven Spooner, Steinway Artist and Professor of Piano at the University of Kansas “Aspects of Liszt”Program selections will be chosen by the audience during the performance.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

28 SATURDAY

Junior RecitalTimothy Crouch, viola5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

29 SUNDAY

Faculty RecitalKathleen Winkler, violinCharlie Tauber, pianoProgram will include music by Beethoven, Ravel, Dvořák, and the Eastern United States premiere of a piece by Pulitzer Prize winner in music and Shepherd School aluma Caroline Shaw.3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalAlexa Thomson, viola5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalOrgan students of Ken Cowan.7:30 p.m., Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ

Class RecitalCello students of Norman Fischer.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

30 MONDAY

Junior RecitalThomas Frey, clarinet12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

31 TUESDAY

Chamber Music for BrassStudents of the Shepherd School present an all-brass concert.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Chamber Music ConcertStudents from the Haydn String Quartet Seminar.All-Haydn program: Op. 33, No. 1 in B Minor; Op. 50, No. 1 in B-Flat Major; Op. 54, No. 2 in C Major; and Op. 71, No. 1 in B-flat Major.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

November1 WEDNESDAY3 FRIDAY5 SUNDAY

Shepherd School Operaand the Shepherd School Chamber OrchestraDavid Effron, guest music directorPeter Webster, stage directorMark Adamo’s Little Women.Wednesday’s and Friday’s

Shepherd School Symphony OrchestraLarry Rachleff, music directorProgram: Britten Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a; Keiko Abe Prism Rhapsody for Marimba (Justin Doute, soloist; Joshua Hong, conductor); and Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70.8:00 p.m., Stude Concert HallFree admission, no tickets required.

5 SUNDAY

Doctoral RecitalMaxwell Geissler, cello12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalWesley Ducote, piano3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalJohnathan Church, trombone5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalCello students of Norman Fischer.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

6 MONDAY

Freshman Class RecitalA concert presented by Freshman students of the Shepherd School.12:15 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalJasmine Guo, composer8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

7 TUESDAY

Senior RecitalSarah Graves, composer5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory ProgramPiano master class with Jon Kimura Parker for pre-college students.7:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Master’s RecitalJacob Thonis, bassoon8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

8 WEDNESDAY

Class RecitalPiano students of Jon Kimura Parker.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Senior RecitalStephen Perkyns, cello8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Guest Artist RecitalMarcelo Álvarez, fluteIngrid Chalar, guitarPatagonian musicians Marcelo Álvarez and Ingrid Chalar perform a program of works for flute and gui-tar by Cacho Tirao, Ferenc Farkas, Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, Jaime Romero, Aníbal Troilo, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Marcelo Álvarez, and Ástor Piazzolla. Co-sponsored by the Pan American Cultural Exchange and the Kung Family Woodwind Guest Artist Fund.8:00 p.m., Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ

9 THURSDAY

Class RecitalCello students of Brinton Averil Smith.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Percussion EnsembleA concert of large scale per-cussion works performed by students of Richard Brown and Matthew Strauss.7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Class RecitalTrumpet students of Barbara Butler and Charlie Geyer.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

10 FRIDAY 11 SATURDAY

Chamber Music Festival “Musical Journeys”Shepherd School students will be on full display with this semester’s chamber music festi-val. Each performance features a unique theme, taking the lis-tener on a musical journey. Friday evening’s concert fea-tures the double bass in three iconic works (including Dvořák

MODIGLIANI QUARTET

Chamber Music HoustonModigliani QuartetProgram: Mozart Quartet in D Major, K. 575; Saint-Saëns Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 112; and Mendelssohn Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80.7:30 p.m., Stude Concert HallAdmission (reserved seating); $20 – $85. Call 713-348-5400 for tickets.Limited number of complimen-tary tickets for Rice faculty, staff and students.

Master’s RecitalSpencer Bay, horn5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

15 WEDNESDAY

Class RecitalStudents of Michael Webster’s MUSI 501 class: Enhanced Performance: Writing, Speaking, Playing.12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalPiano students of Jeanne Kierman Fischer.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalStudents of Mary Greitzer.7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Chamber Music for WindsStudents of the Shepherd School present an all-winds concert.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

16 THURSDAY17 FRIDAY18 SATURDAY

A Proust SonataStudents of Sarah Rothenberg’sMUSI 477 Proust Sonata Seminar class present three per-formances centered around the writings of Marcel Proust with

music by Fauré, Reynaldo Hahn, Léon Delafosse, Schumann, Debussy, Ravel, Chopin, and Beethoven.8:00 p.m., Moody Center for the Arts

16 THURSDAY

REMLABS Open WorkshopNew electronic music com-positions by twelve Rice undergraduates enrolled in MUSI 403 in Rice Electroacoustic Music Labs. Student composers will present their works in an experimental, open workshop setting.4:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Class RecitalViolin students of Cho-Liang Lin.5:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalCello students of Desmond Hoebig.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

REMLABS Fall ConcertRice Electroacoustic Music Labs (REMLABS) presents its annual fall concert premiering new, multi-channel electronic works created in REMLABS.Composers include: Chandler, Graham, Jones, Lenz and Yamamoto.8:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

17 FRIDAY

Junior RecitalNils Aardahl, double bass5:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Master’s RecitalAbraham Hardy, bass-baritone5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalFrancesca Fetten, violin7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Class RecitalViola students of James Dunham.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

18 SATURDAY

Master’s RecitalMichaela Wellems, violin12:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Senior RecitalRuta Kuzmickas, piano12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Junior RecitalPeter Hatch, double bass2:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Master’s RecitalCameron Kerl, trombone3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalYi Xiang, flute5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalStudents present a concert of works from the Composer Seminar class.7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Doctoral Chamber RecitalMaxwell Geissler, cello8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

19 SUNDAY

Senior RecitalKatherine Audas, cello12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Senior RecitalCindy Qin, harp3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalFlute students of Leone Buyse.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Campanile OrchestraBen Manis, music directorProgram: Beethoven Overture to Egmont; Dvořák Slavonic Dances Nos. 2 and 7; and Holst The Planets.6:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Hear&NowJerry Hou, conductor “Minimalist Jukebox - Part 1”Works by Reich, Glass, Norman, Kim, and Schwedinger.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

20 MONDAY

Master’s RecitalRoy Park, clarinet12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalPiano students of Jon Kimura Parker.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalCello students of Norman Fischer.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

21 TUESDAY

Class RecitalViolin students of Cho-Liang Lin.5:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Doctoral Lecture RecitalBrady Spitz, percussion7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Class RecitalPiano students of Robert Roux.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

22 WEDNESDAY

Master’s RecitalAndrew Keller, double bass12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalCorbin Castro, horn5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

27 MONDAY

Senior RecitalJason Kim, piano5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Collegium ConcertA concert of music from the Renaissance.7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Class RecitalVocal Seminar students of Susan Lorette Dunn.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

28 TUESDAY

Chamber Music for BrassStudents of the Shepherd School present an all-brass concert.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

October23 MONDAY

Class RecitalStudents of Michael Webster’s MUSI 501 class: Enhanced Performance: Writing, Speaking, Playing.12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalPiano students of Robert Roux.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Collegium ConcertA concert of music from the Renaissance.7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Class RecitalBassoon students of Benjamin Kamins.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

24 TUESDAY

Class RecitalViolin students of Kathleen Winkler.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

25 WEDNESDAY

Doctoral RecitalFrances Lee, piano5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Percussion Chamber MusicShepherd School of Music Percussion Studio will present a performance of works by Dutilleux, Lansky, Piazzolla, Akiho, Trevino, Sydeman, and Golijov. Every piece on the program will involve a mixed ensemble with percussion being the only constant.7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Staff RecitalKyung-A Yoo, pianoNorman Fischer, cello

W elcome to the fall events of The Shepherd School of Music. Admission to all events is free and tickets are not required unless otherwise noted. Programs are subject to change without notice. For more in formation, call the Shepherd School Concert Office at 713-348-8000 or 713-348-4933, or check the Shepherd School website for updated information on events: http://music.rice.eduStude Concert Hall, Duncan Recital Hall, Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall, and Wortham Opera Theatre are located in Alice Pratt Brown Hall on the Rice University campus. Alice Pratt Brown Hall is wheelchair accessible. Assistive listening devices may be available upon request for Stude Concert Hall events. As a friendly reminder, the parking lot across from Alice Pratt Brown Hall is closed for the construction of the new music building. West Lot 2 is now the parking lot for all Alice Pratt Brown Hall/Shepherd School of Music events. The easiest way to access this lot is to enter cam- pus from Entrance #18 off Rice Boulevard and turn right at the parking gates to West Lot 2. For visitors with disabilities, acces- sible parking is available at the south end of the lot. This is the closest to a temporary side-walk that will service the west entrance to the Grand Foyer of Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

Kuznetsov, soloist; Ben Manis, conductor); and Stravinsky Petrushka (1947).8:00 p.m., Stude Concert HallFree admission, no tickets required.

2 SATURDAY

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory ProgramChamber Music Recital of pre-college students12:00 p.m., Room 1133

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory ProgramRecital of pre-college students.1:30pm., Duncan Recital Hall

3 SUNDAY

Spirit of the Season: A Shepherd Society Holiday EventKick off the holiday season with a night at The Shepherd School of Music. Champagne and fes-tive brass, a concert of arias, opera ensembles, and holiday music, and an elegant seated dinner make for a memorable evening supporting student scholarships.Seating is limited, so reserve early for this sell-out event.Tickets: $350 / $500 (preferred seating). Tables of 10: $3,500 / $5,000 (preferred seating).Call 713-348-3492 or e-mail theshepherdsociety@rice.edu.6:00 p.m., Reception; 6:30 p.m., Concert; 7:30 p.m., Dinner

4 MONDAY

Faculty and Guest Artist RecitalBrinton Averil Smith, celloEvelyn Chen, piano “LA Story”Forced from their homelands by war and persecution, a generation of Europe’s lead-ing composers found a new home in Los Angeles, where American idealism, Hollywood glamour, and sunshine fueled a new era of creativity. The program will feature works by Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Korngold, Rózsa, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Stravinsky and more.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hal

Class RecitalViolin students of Kathleen Winkler.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

29 WEDNESDAY

Artist Diploma RecitalHeeSun Yang, viola12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalJacob Hale, clarinet7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

30 THURSDAY

Artist Diploma Special ProjectHeeSun Yang, viola12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Shepherd School Chamber PlayersLarry Rachleff, music directorThe inaugural appearance of the Shepherd School Chamber Players, a new extension of the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra, will feature larger chamber music ensembles such as sextets, septets, octets and nonets. The program includes Octets by Schubert and Mendelssohn, Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll and much more. The evening will be divided into three performances:Performance 1: 5:30 p.m.Performance 2: 7:30 p.m.Performance 3: 9:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

December1 FRIDAY

Master’s RecitalAndrew Boyle, piano5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Shepherd School Symphony OrchestraLarry Rachleff, music directorProgram: Daniel Knaggs Floodgates (Premiere; Joshua Hong, conductor); Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 (Artem Rice

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5 TUESDAY

Chamber Music HoustonCanadian BrassThe Canadian Brass bring their infectious energy and precision playing to a concert of holiday and seasonal music. Look for a program of favorite tunes and new settings.7:30 p.m., Stude Concert HallAdmission (reserved seating); $20 – $100. Call 713-348-5400 for tickets.Limited number of compli-mentary tickets for Rice faculty, staff and students

6 WEDNESDAY

Chamber Music ConcertStudents of the Shepherd School present a concert of chamber music.5:30 and 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

7 THURSDAY

Class RecitalPiano students of Virginia Weckstrom.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Hear&NowJerry Hou, conductor “Inspired by Varese”Works of Shepherd School com-position students.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

8 FRIDAY

Class RecitalPiano students of Virginia Weckstrom.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

11 MONDAY

Class RecitalOrgan students of Ken Cowan.7:30 p.m., Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ

JOIN THE SHEPHERD SOCIETY AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TODAY!

The Shepherd Society plays a significant role in maintaining the exceptionally high level of music performance and academic excellence that the Shepherd School upholds. Shepherd Society gifts provide merit-based scholarships that attract the most promising young classical musicians to Rice. Annual memberships start at $100 – and named prize opportunities start at $2,500. Here are some of the outstanding events to which your membership will provide access:

Visit www.theshepherdsociety.org to join online or call 713-348-3492 for more information.

OCTOBER 5, 2017

OPENING NIGHTFeaturing the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra. NOVEMBER 30, 2017

CHAMBER PLAYERS A new initiative with members of the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra.

DECEMBER 3, 2017

SPIRIT OF THE SEASON Holiday celebration andseated dinner in theGrand Foyer.

JANUARY 20, 2018

FAMILY CONCERT Featuring the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra.

MARCH 7, 2018

OPERA ASIDES Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera.

APRIL 24, 2018

ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON A celebration of the season’s successes.