Pierce County Classical Music

Jacobsen Series: Schubertiade

2012-02-09T13:52:00.001-08:00

Friday, March 30, 2012 7:30 p.m. University of Puget Sound, Schneebeck Concert Hall

University faculty members Maria Sampen and Timothy Christie, violin; Joyce Ramée, viola; Stephen Schermer, bass; Jennifer Nelson, clarinet; Paul Rafanelli, bassoon, Rodger Burnet, French horn; Christina Kowalski, soprano; Duane Hulbert, Tanya Stambuk, and Keith Ward, piano; with introductory remarks by Geoffrey Block, will present Octet in F Major; Auf dem Strom; Der Hirt auf dem Felsen; and Fantasie in C Major.

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 seniors, military, students, Puget Sound faculty/staff; free for Puget Sound students, available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419, or visit http://tickets.pugetsound.edu. Remaining tickets at the door.

Adelphian Concert Choir "Home" Concert

2012-02-09T13:50:00.000-08:00

Sunday, March 25, 2012 2 p.m. University of Puget Sound Kilworth Chapel

Steven Zopfi, conductor

Free

Organ at Noon

2012-02-09T13:49:00.001-08:00

Friday, March 23, 2012 12:05 p.m. University of Puget Sound Kilworth Chapel

University organist, Joseph Adam,will present an All–Bach program, Free

University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble

2012-02-09T13:46:00.000-08:00

Friday, March 2, 2012 7:30 p.m. University of Puget Sound, Schneebeck Concert Hall

Gerard Morris, conductor

Concert will feature winners of the 2012 Concerto/Aria Competition, Joseph R. Bozich 13’, Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble by David Maslanka, and Chet Baughman 12’, Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra by Ingolf Dahl, Free

Brass Concert!

2012-01-21T10:37:00.000-08:00

Some friends and I have been doing this concert annually for 14 years! Come out to hear some great music! A wide variety of styles, alos featuring large and small brass ensembles. Cooper is the organist at the church, and will be playing several pieces with us. The church recently installed a new digital organ, and this concert will help show it off. Did I mention it is FREE?

University of Puget Sound Jazz Band with Guest Artist Wycliffe Gordon, Jazz Trombone and Vocals

2012-01-05T16:24:00.000-08:00

Tues., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Wayne Horvitz, director, sponsored by ASUPS Cultural Events in celebration of Black History Month 2012

Tickets:Available at WIC, 253.879.3419, or visit http://tickets.pugetsound.edu. Remaining tickets at the door.

University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra

2012-01-05T16:23:00.001-08:00

Fri., Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Symphony Orchestra, Christophe Chagnard, conductor, works by Fauré and Schubert

Free

Organ at Noon

2012-01-05T16:21:00.000-08:00

Fri., Feb. 24, 12:05 p.m.

Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

Organ at Noon, Joseph Adam, organ, playing works by Franck, de Grigny, Mendelssohn, and Widor

Free

Percussion Master Class by Don Liuzzi

2012-01-05T16:20:00.001-08:00

Mon., Feb. 20, 6-9 p.m.

School of Music, Room L1, University of Puget Sound

Percussion master class by guest artist Don Liuzzi, principal timpanist, Philadelphia Orchestra

Liuzzi will work with Puget Sound percussion students and percussion ensembles.

Free

Jacobsen Series: The Finisterra Piano Trio Plays Music From the Czech Republic

2012-01-05T16:18:00.000-08:00

Fri., Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Jacobsen Series: The Finisterra Piano Trio Plays Music From the Czech Republic, Tanya Stambuk, piano; Brittany Boulding, violin; Kevin Krentz, cello; works by Arensky and Shchedrin

The Pirates of Penzance by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

2012-01-05T16:16:00.000-08:00

Thurs., Feb. 9; Fri., Feb. 10; Sat., Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. | Sun., Feb. 12, 2 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Opera Theatre presents The Pirates of Penzance by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, directed by Dawn Padula; musical direction by Denes Van Parys; conducted by Gerard Morris

Tickets: $12 general; $8 seniors, military, students, Puget Sound faculty/staff; $5 Puget Sound students, available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419, or visit http://tickets.pugetsound.edu. Remaining tickets at the door.

Jacobsen Series: The Folk-Inspired Cello

2011-12-15T15:25:00.000-08:00

Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

David Requiro, cello, with Maria Sampen, violin; and Tanya Stambuk, piano; works by Kodaly, Tsintsadze, and Pohadka

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 seniors, military, students, Puget Sound faculty/staff; free for Puget Sound students, available at WIC, 253.879.3419, or visit http://ups.universitytickets.com. Remaining tickets at the door.

Organ at Noon

2011-12-15T15:24:00.000-08:00

Fri., Jan. 27, 12:05 p.m. Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

Joseph Adam, organ, plays works by Franck, Lübeck, Liszt, and Vierne

Free

Jacobsen Series: Four Hands and Eight Hands on Two Pianos

2011-12-15T15:22:00.000-08:00

Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 7:30 p.m. Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Concert featuring pianists Duane Hulbert, Tanya Stambuk, Keith Ward, and John Pickett, guest artist; playing works by Liszt, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky.

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 seniors, military, students, Puget Sound faculty/staff; free for Puget Sound students, available at WIC, 253.879.3419, or visit http://ups.universitytickets.com

Saxophone Master Class with John Sampen

2011-11-18T10:49:00.000-08:00

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011

7:30–9:30 p.m.

One of America's leading concert saxophonists!

University of Puget Sound School of Music, Room L1

Free

University of Puget Sound Chorale and Dorian Singers

2011-10-31T16:05:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. University of Puget Sound Kilworth Memorial Chapel

Anne Lyman, conductor

Free

University of Puget Sound Percussion Ensemble

2011-10-31T16:04:00.001-07:00

Monday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. University of Puget Sound Schneebeck Concert Hall

Various percussion chamber ensembles, Gunnar Folsom, director

Free

University of Puget Sound Festival of Lessons and Carols

2011-10-31T16:03:00.000-07:00

Sunday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m. University of Puget Sound Kilworth Memorial Chapel

Readings, carols, performances by the Adelphian Concert Choir

Free but canned food suggested

Before the Marvel of This Night

2011-10-31T16:01:00.000-07:00

Saturday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m.

University of Puget Sound Kilworth Memorial Chapel

Adelphian Concert Choir and Voci d’Amici, Steven Zopfi, conductor

Tickets: $8.50 general; $4.50 seniors, students, military, Puget Sound faculty/staff/students, available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419, or online at http://ups.universitytickets.com

University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble and Concert Band

2011-10-31T16:00:00.000-07:00

Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 7:30 p.m. University of Puget Sound Schneebeck Concert Hall

Gerard Morris, conductor

Free

Organ at Noon

2011-10-31T15:58:00.000-07:00

Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 12:05 p.m., University of Puget Sound, Kilworth Memorial Chapel

Joseph Adam, organ, plays works for Advent and Christmas, with audience sing-alongs

Free

University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra

2011-09-23T15:33:00.000-07:00

Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall

Concert will feature works by Beethoven, De Falla, and Mendelssohn, Christophe Chagnard, conductor

Free

University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: Masterworks for String Quartet

2011-09-23T15:31:00.000-07:00

Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall

Concert will feature works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Copland, performed by Maria Sampen, violin; Timothy Christie, violin; Joyce Ramee, viola; and David Requiro, cello.

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 seniors, students, Puget Sound faculty/staff; free for Puget Sound students, available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419, online at: http:ups.universitytickets.com

Jacobsen Series: Happy Anniversaries! 200th Anniversary of Liszt’s Birth and Duane Hulbert Celebrates 25 Years at Puget Sound

2011-09-23T15:28:00.000-07:00

Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

Duane Hulbert, pianist, plays works by Liszt, Schubert, and Debussy

University of Puget Sound Schneebeck Concert Hall

University of Puget Sound Jazz Band with guest artist Donny McCaslin, saxophone

2011-09-23T15:25:00.000-07:00

Wed., Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall

Donny McCaslin is a roof-raising tenor saxophonist. He uses the same effects that such tenor players have employed since the Swing Era: the rude honks at the bottom of his horn, the menacing middle register growls and the ecstatic squeals at the peak. If Illinois Jacquet, Lionel Hampton’s famously exuberant tenor star, were still alive, he would recognize a kindred spirit.

But McCaslin is also a modernist. He likes to play swirling clusters of notes that turn the beat inside out. And he has a special affinity for the folk rhythms of Central and South America. When he solos over them, he often barks out percussive figures as if he is calling forth spirits on a drum.

Tickets: $7 general; $4 with current Puget Sound id

Tickets available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419 or online at: http://ups.universitytickets.com

University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble

2011-08-30T11:49:00.000-07:00

Fri., Oct. 28, 2011

University of Puget Sound Schneebeck Concert Hall

7:30 p.m., free

Gerard Morris, conductor

University of Puget Sound Organ at Noon

2011-08-30T11:48:00.001-07:00

Fri., Oct. 28, 2011

University of Puget Sound Kilworth Memorial Chapel

12:05 p.m., free

Joseph Adam, organ, plays works by Franck, Boyvin, Merkel, and Brahms

University of Puget Sound Fall Choral Concert

2011-08-30T11:46:00.000-07:00

Sun., Oct. 23, 2011

University of Puget Sound Schneebeck Concert Hall

2 p.m., free

Concert featuring all University of Puget Sound vocal performance groups.

University of Puget Sound String Festival Faculty/Student Concert

2011-08-30T11:44:00.000-07:00

Mon., Oct. 10, 2011

University of Puget Sound Schneebeck Concert Hall

7:30 p.m.

Concert featuring chamber orchestra and faculty/student chamber ensembles.

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 seniors, students, military, Puget Sound faculty/staff; free for Puget Sound students, available at Wheelock Information Center and online at http://ups.universitytickets.com

University of Puget Sound String Festival Faculty Concert

2011-08-30T11:41:00.000-07:00

Sun., Oct. 9, 2011

University of Puget Sound Schneebeck Concert Hall

7:30 p.m.

Concert featuring guest artist, Richard Aaron, cello; joined by faculty members Maria Sampen, violin; Timothy Christie, violin; Joyce A. Ramée, viola; David Requiro, cello, and Stephen Schermer, bass.

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 seniors, students, military, Puget Sound faculty/staff; free for Puget Sound students, available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419, and online at http://ups.universitytickets.com

University of Puget Sound 21st Annual Bethel Schneebeck Organ Recital

2011-08-30T11:39:00.000-07:00

Sun., Oct. 9, 2011

University of Puget Sound Kilworth Memorial Chapel

2 p.m., free

Joseph Adam, organ, with guest artist Dan Williams, oboe and English horn

University of Puget Sound String Orchestra

2011-08-30T11:36:00.000-07:00

Wed., Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.

University of Puget Sound, Schneebeck Concert Hall

Free

Program includes: Barber: Adagio for Strings; Chagnard: Roma, featuring Neil Andersson, Christophe Chagnard, Ron Peters, guitars; Shostakovich: Symphony for Strings, Opus 110a

Christophe Chagnard, conductor

Organ at Noon

2011-08-02T15:47:00.001-07:00

Friday, Sept. 30, 12:05 p.m., Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

Joseph Adam, organ, works by Franck, Buxtehude, Karg-Elert, and Guilmant

Free

Jacobsen Series: Puget Sound Piano Trio

2011-08-02T15:45:00.000-07:00

Sunday, Sept. 25, 2 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall

Duane Hulbert, piano; Maria Sampen, violin; David Requiro, cello, works by Bernstein, Shrude, Sheng, and Gershwin

. Jacobsen Series: From Salon to Cabaret: New American Songs

2011-08-02T15:42:00.000-07:00

Friday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall

Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano; Tanya Stambuk, piano, works by Heggie, Larsen, Adamo, Bolcom, and Argento

University of Puget Sound COLLAGE: Faculty/Student Showcase

2011-08-02T15:39:00.000-07:00

Friday, Sept. 16, 2011

7:30 p.m., free

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

School of Music faculty and students share the stage for an exhilarating evening of contrast, excitement and virtuosity. Baroque. Jazz. Classical. Contemporary. Be prepared for a musical experience like no other!

Jacobsen Series: Bassoon and Beyond

2011-08-02T15:37:00.000-07:00

Friday, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Paul Rafanelli, bassoon; Keith Ward, piano; with Dan Williams, oboe; Jennifer Nelson, clarinet; Rodger Burnett, French horn; and Tanya Stambuk, piano

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Young Musicians Featured

2011-05-08T15:36:00.000-07:00

Today at 7 PM the Tacoma Philharmonic presents the winners of the 2011 Beatrice Hermann Recital Competition. A great way to hear some rising stars in local classical music. Here are the details from the Philharmonic's website:

Tacoma Philharmonic presents

2011 Beatrice Herrmann Young Artist Competition: Winners' Recital

Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Schneebeck Hall, University of Puget Sound

Tickets: $10

Featured Soloists:

Christina Wu - Cello

Jennifer Ingertila - Flute

Torsen Necessary - Flute

Justin Woo - Violin

Johnathan Galle - Violin

Serena Xu - Piano

The Young Artist Competition is intended to promote excellence in musical performance, to encourage young musicians in their pursuit of high artistic standards, and to foster a love for the performing arts in the community and throughout the Puget Sound region. The Competition is named in honor of Ms. Beatrice Herrmann, a long-time benefactor of Tacoma Philharmonic.

To purchase your tickets today, please call Cindy Renander, Beatrice Herrmann Competition Coordinator at 253.882.5955.

Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy

2011-03-09T15:12:00.000-08:00

Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy in c minor for piano, chorus, and orchestra, Opus 80, Christophe Chagnard, conductor, Duane Hulbert, piano.

Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

University of Puget Sound

Free

Organ at Noon

2011-03-09T15:11:00.002-08:00

Joseph Adam, organ, plays works by Buxtehude, Bach, Hindemith, and Heiller.

Friday, April 29, 12:05 p.m.

Kilworth Memorial Chapel

University of Puget Sound

Free

Jazz Band

2011-03-09T15:11:00.001-08:00

Wayne Horvitz, director

Tuesday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

University of Puget Sound

Free

Student Chamber Music Concert

2011-03-09T15:09:00.000-08:00

Variety of chamber music ensembles directed by David Requiro

Saturday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

University of Puget Sound

Free

Brassworks Chamber Music Concert

2011-03-09T15:08:00.000-08:00

Variety of chamber groups, directed by Judson Scott

Sunday, April 10, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

University of Puget Sound

Free

Organ at Noon

2011-03-09T15:07:00.000-08:00

Joseph Adam, organ, plays works by Couperin, Boëllmann, Guilmant, and Franck.

Friday, April 8, 12:05 p.m.

Kilworth Memorial Chapel

University of Puget Sound

Free

Baroque Bash

2011-03-09T15:05:00.000-08:00

University of Puget Sound String Orchestra

Christophe Chagnard, conductor, with Erin McKibben ’06, and Beverly Brossmann ’07, flute soloists

Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

Free

Too Many Sopranos, by Edwin Penhorwood

2011-03-09T14:59:00.000-08:00

University of Puget Sound Opera Theatre presents a two-act comic opera in English

Directed by Kathryn Lehmann, orchestra direction by Steven Zopfi.

Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 3, 2 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

University of Puget Sound

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 students, sr. citizens, available at Wheelock Information Center, for credit card orders call 253.879.3419. Remaining tickets at the door.

Jacobsen Series: Debut of Puget Sound Piano Trio

2011-02-16T11:33:00.000-08:00

Fri., March 25, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Jacobsen Series: Debut of Puget Sound Piano Trio

Piano Trio features Duane Hulbert, piano; Maria Sampen, violin; David Requiro, cello.

Program will include: Beethoven "Kakadu" Variations; Omiccioli Piano Trio; Cassado Trio; and Brahms Trio in B Major.

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 seniors, students, Puget Sound faculty/staff; free for Puget Sound students, available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419, remaining tickets sold at the door.

Master Class by Trio Diaghilev

2011-02-16T11:32:00.000-08:00

Tues., March 8, 6 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Master class by Trio Diaghilev, featuring world-class musicians: pianists Mario Totaro and Daniela Ferrati, and percussionist Ivan Gambini, SCH. Sponsored by Hoover Music Performance and Lecture Fund. Free

University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra

2011-02-16T11:31:00.001-08:00

Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Program will include Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 featuring Daniel Bahr, student soloist, and Mozart: Symphony No. 40, Christophe Chagnard, conductor

Free

Organ at Noon

2011-02-16T11:29:00.000-08:00

Friday, March 4, 12:05 p.m., Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

Joseph Adam, organ, plays an All-Bach program in honor of Bach's birthday.

Free

University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble and Concert Band

2011-01-11T12:02:00.001-08:00

Gerard Morris, conductor

Friday, Feb. 25, 2011

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

7:30 p.m.

Free

Guest Artist PIano Recital by Eugene Skovoradnikov

2011-01-11T12:00:00.000-08:00

Guest Artist Piano Recital by Eugene Skovoradnikov, all Liszt program

Friday, Feb. 18, 2011

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

7:30 p.m.

Free

University of Puget Sound String Orchestra

2011-01-11T11:58:00.000-08:00

Christophe Chagnard, conductor

Program to include: Villa Lobos: Bacchianas Brasileiras No. 5, with soloist Christina Kowalski, and Tchaikovsky: String Serenade

Wednesday, Feb. 16

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

7:30 p.m.

Free

Guest Artist Victor Wooten

2011-01-11T11:55:00.000-08:00

Guest Artist Victor Wooten will speak about the creative aspects of music followed by a “jam session” with local jazz performers and members of the School of Music, sponsored by UPS Cultural Events, Kilworth Memorial Chapel. Tickets: $9 general; $4 for Puget Sound students/staff/faculty, available at Wheelock Information Center and at the door.

Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011

Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

7:30 p.m.

Organ at Noon

2011-01-11T11:54:00.000-08:00

Joseph Adam, organ, plays works by Brahsm, Rheinberger, and Pepping

Friday, Feb. 4, 2011

Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

12:05 p.m.

Free

Breaking Some Eggs: Strategies in Career Advancement for the Entrepreneurial Artist

2010-12-22T09:51:00.000-08:00

Monday, Jan. 31

3 p.m.

McIntyre Hall, Room 107, University of Puget Sound

Guest lecture by Claudia Stevens

Free

The Los Angeles Collaboration

2010-12-22T09:50:00.000-08:00

Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011

7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

Alex Russell, violin, and Duane Funderburk, piano

Russell and Funderbuk will join University of Puget Sound music faculty members Maria Sampen, violin; Timothy Christie, viola; and David Requiro, cello in Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81.

Free

An Evening of Vocal Music

2010-12-22T09:48:00.000-08:00

Friday, Jan. 28, 2011

7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

An Evening of Vocal Music featuring Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano, with guest artist Chia-Wei Lee, baritone.

Program to include selections by Schumann, Faure, and Rossini

Free

Jacobsen Series presents “Saxophones and Friends”

2010-12-22T09:47:00.000-08:00

Friday, Jan. 21, 2011

7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Concert features Fred Winkler, saxophones, Duane Hulbert, piano; Maria Sampen, violin and viola; and guest artist Michael Nicolella, guitar

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 sr. citizens, students

Tickets available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419 or at the door.

The 20th Annual Bethel Schneebeck Organ Recital

2010-12-22T09:45:00.000-08:00

Sunday, Jan. 31, 2011

2 p.m.

Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

Joseph Adam, organ, presents J.S. Bach and His Circle
Works by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Krebs, Altnikol, and Mendelssohn

Free

Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev

2010-12-22T09:43:00.000-08:00

Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011

3 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

A children’s concert featuring Dr. Duane Hulbert and Tacoma Youth Symphony, Dr. Paul-Elliott Cobbs, conductor. Program will include “The Orchestra’s Party,” by Duane Hulbert and Judy Carlson, featuring Ryan Bede, baritone and narrator.

Tickets at the door or call 253.879.3419

$25 family (four of more); $5 (ages 5-18); $10 general; under 5 free

Oregon Symphony

2010-11-11T15:21:00.000-08:00

I had the pleasure of going to Portland last spring to catch the Oregon Symphony perform Mahler 1. It was a fantastic concert! I really admire this orchestra. They play so well, and have a wonderful music director, Carlos Kalmar. I am so pleased that the Tacoma Philharmonic is bringing them to Tacoma, for an interesting program titled - "Mozart and Shakespear." They will be joined by a narrorator, actor David Ogden Stiers (of MASH fame). I am especially interested in two works - Elgar's Fallstaff and Walton's Charge and Battle, Suite from Henry V. This will be an exciting and engaging performance with some interesting music that is not often played. What a treat for Tacoma!

Tacoma Philharmonci is offering reduced prices on tickets. See the attached flier, or go to thier website: www.tacomaphilharmonic.org.

TSO season opening concert features works by Copland, Gershwin, Rodrigo

2010-10-20T10:09:00.000-07:00

The Tacoma Symphony Orchestra opens the 2010-2011 season with a globetrotting musical adventure that includes works

evoking Paris, Spain, and the American West. Music Director Harvey Felder opens his 17th season with Chabrier’s España

and Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Joining him for the second piece will be Croatian guitarist Ana Vidovic, whose playing

was called “nuanced and intensely personal” by The Washington Post. Copland’s Billy the Kid and Gershwin’s An American in Paris

will round out the second half of the program. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 23 in the Pantages Theater,

at the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Tacoma. For tickets, $24 to $77, call (253) 591-5894 or (800) 291-7593

or visit www.tacomasymphony.org. The program is sponsored by Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Odom Corporation, and Marine Floats.

Ana Vidovic last appeared regionally as a recitalist at the 2006 Northwest Guitar Festival in Bellingham in 2006, but her concert with

the TSO marks her orchestral solo debut both in Washington and the Pacific Northwest. Her extensive 2010-2011 tour also includes

performances in Japan, the Netherlands, France, Poland, Scotland, and throughout the U.S. The young musician is developing a

growing reputation for captivating audiences with “an unmatched phrasing ability and an understanding of the soul of music”

(Knoxville News Sentinel). Ms. Vidovic’s appearance with the TSO is underwritten by the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Foundation.

Concierto de Aranjuez, the first work ever written for guitar and orchestra, represented a daring leap in instrumentation – posing the

relatively quiet classical guitar against the full force of a symphony orchestra. The work stemmed from a 1939 meeting between the

composer and Spanish guitarist Regino Sainz de la Maza in Paris. Its 1940 premiere in Barcelona was an instant sensation; the work’s

resulting popularity gave Rodrigo the financial security that had hitherto eluded him. Its prominence came to overshadow his other work

(similar to Ravel’s experience with his Bolero) and left him with ambivalent feelings about the piece. Nevertheless, it remains seminal in

the repertory of Spanish music, artfully capturing the “fragrance of magnolias, the singing of birds, and the gushing of fountains"

in the gardens of Aranjuez.

Aaron Copland’s music, more than any other composer’s, is reflective of wide-open landscapes and the fierceness and opportunity of

the American frontier. He once said his mission was to express “the deepest reactions of the American consciousness to the American scene.”

That dedication has made him the most beloved and popular of classical American composers. Billy the Kid, the first major orchestral work Copland

wrote in the style that came to define him, captures the spirit of the Wild West through its distinctive use of actual cowboy and folk tunes. The open

chordal spacing and use of simple, direct harmonies spoke to audiences immediately – as it still does today. These techniques contributed to

the development of a distinctly American style of music.

Taking a step back in time to the latter half of the 1800s, the popular showpiece España marked a turning point in the career of French Romantic

composer Emmanuel Chabrier. The work’s immediate appeal prompted various transcriptions and arrangements, earning Chabrier sufficient clout

to compose his grander scale works. Though his body of work is limited, it was highly influential on early 20th century composers such as Debussy

and Ravel.

An American in Paris was the third in a series of orchestral works by George Gershwin that began with Rhapsody in Blue and continued with

Piano Concerto in F. Rather than focusing on the piano in the manner of the first two pieces, An American in Paris is a lush and colorful tone poem

for orchestra that illustrates the experience of an American tourist visiting Paris. In order to evoke the bustling streets of Paris, with its endless braying

taxis, the score calls for the use of four car horns. While visiting Paris in 1928 just prior to the work’s composition, Gershwin had a now-legendary

meeting with composer Igor Stravinsky, during which he asked the famous Russian for composition lessons. Stravinsky asked Gershwin about his

level of income, to which Gershwin replied, “About $100,000 a year.” Stravinsky paused, and then remarked, “In that case, I should study with you.”

Dr. Gregory Youtz will lead a pre-concert talk about the music being performed beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the hall. Patrons are invited to come early

to enhance their appreciation and enjoyment of the concert. They are also encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item with them.

The TSO is collaborating with the Emergency Food Network to provide collection bins at every concert this season for distribution to the area needy.

University of Puget Sound Chorale and Dorian Singers

2010-10-13T15:47:00.000-07:00

Anne Lyman, conductor

Tuesday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

Free

University of Puget Sound Percussion Ensemble

2010-10-13T15:46:00.000-07:00

Gunnar Folsom, director

Monday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Free

Adelphian Concert Choir and Voci d'Amici

2010-10-13T15:44:00.004-07:00

Adelphian Concert Choir and Voci d’Amici, Holiday Concert,

Steven Zopfi, conductor

Saturday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 5, 2 p.m.

Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

Tickets: $8.50 general; $4.50 seniors, students, Puget Sound faculty/staff/students, available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419

University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble and Concert Band

2010-10-13T15:44:00.003-07:00

Gerard Morris, conductor

Friday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Free

Organ at Noon

2010-10-13T15:43:00.001-07:00

Joseph Adam, organ, plays works for Advent and Christmas with audience sing-along

Friday, Dec. 3, 12:05 p.m.

Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra

2010-10-13T15:40:00.000-07:00

Symphony Orchestra, featuring Schumann: “Manfred,” Overture; and Beethoven: Triple Concerto with Maria Sampen, violin; David Requiro, cello; and Duane Hulbert, piano, Christophe Chagnard, conductor

Friday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Jacobsen Series: Music of Transcendence

2010-10-13T15:38:00.000-07:00

Music of Transcendence

Brahms: Sonata in f minor

John Mayer: Raga Music

Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time

Joyce Ramée, viola; Duane Hulbert, piano; Jennifer Nelson, clarinet; with guest artists: Karin Choo, violin; Rowena Hammill, cello; and Jeanine Jacobson, piano

Friday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 seniors, students, Puget Sound faculty/staff; free for Puget Sound students, available at WIC

Organ at Noon

2010-10-13T15:37:00.000-07:00

Joseph Adam, organ, plays works by Scheidemann, Mendelssohn, Howells, and Stanford

Friday, Nov. 12, 12:05 p.m., free

Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

University of Puget Sound Jazz Band

2010-10-13T15:36:00.000-07:00

Wayne Horvitz, director

Wednesday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Free

Tacoma Concert Band + Harp

2010-10-05T15:14:00.000-07:00

The Tacoma Concert Band is an icon in community music. Not only is it one of the best bands in Tacoma, but it is an award winning, nationally recognized wind band. Robert Musser is the founder and conductor of this great ensemble. You can hear their next performance this weekend in the Pantages theater this Saturday (10/8) at 7:30 pm.

The program includes two works that feature a guest soloist, Elizabeth Blakeslee on harp. Blakeslee is the solo harpist from the National Symphony Orchestra, in Washington D.C.

The program also includes the Barnes Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Paganini. This is a virtuosic work often performed by the U.S. Marine Band. It uses a familiar melody in 20 variations, many of which feature soloists within the band. It is a wonderfully crafted composition, and a fantastic showpiece for bands.

For more information and tickets: http://www.tacomaconcertband.org/

Here is the entire program:

Dunedin March…………………….Kenneth Alford

Fantasia in G Major…………………….J. S. Bach

Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Paganini…………..James Barnes

Fantasia for Harp and Concert Band……………..James Bingham

The Golden Age of Broadway……………………..Richard Rodgers

Greensleeves: A Fantasia for Band……………….Robert Smith

Nocturn for Harp………………….Clare Grundman

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice……………..Paul Dukas

Washington Grays March…………………Claudio Grafula

Music of Israel, here in Tacoma

2010-10-04T16:48:00.000-07:00

Second City Chamber Series is offering a really interesting program of Israeli music. I really think this organization is a gem in our community. They have been offering chamber music concerts in our community for 34 years! Besides great music and musicians, many of their concerts are held in the Annie Wright School's Great Hall. It is a neat location for chamber music. Big enough to let the music breathe, but small enough to feel intimate and like the audience is a part of the performance. For more information go to: http://www.scchamberseries.org

NW Sinfonietta Celebrates 20 Years

2010-09-29T10:05:00.000-07:00

The Northwest Sinfonietta is a premiere chamber orchestra in the Northwest. Conducted by Christophe Chagnard, this ensemble has become know for it's detailed and exciting performances. NW Sinfonietta has a devoted following, and in recent years has expanded its concert series to include performances in Seattle and other northern communities.

This year is the 20th Anniversary for NWS, and they have an outstanding season of classic and contemporary works. The first Tacoma performance is this Saturday (10/2) in the Rialto theater in downtown Tacoma. For ticket information : http://www.nwsinfonietta.org/season.html

Wonderful Variety on One Recital

2010-09-21T10:10:00.000-07:00

This looks like a really cool program of chamber and solo recital music - featuring horn, clarinet, and piano. Additionally, Gina Gillie (horn) is also singing on the recital. Wow! What fantastic variety and talent. This PLU Faculty Concert also features Craig Rine (clarinet), and Amy Grinsteiner (piano).

Tickets: $8, $5, $3

This program has a lot of variety: in music styles, in instrumentation, in musical form. Check out the program:

Romatic Sonata for Clarinet, Horn and Piano, Gunther Schuller (b. 1925)

I. Adagietto II. Adagio III. Vivace, jauntily

Quartet for the End of Time, Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

III. Abyss of Birds

En Fôret, Eugène Bozza (1905-1991)

Etude-Tableau in C minor, Op. 33, No. 3, Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Trio in B flat, Op. 274, Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)

I. Allegro II. Andante – A Tale III. Allegro – Scherzo IV. Allegro – Finale

Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Here are the program notes and artist information:

The versatile Gunther Schuller is well-known as a composer of both jazz and classical music, as a conductor, and also as a horn player. It comes as no surprise then that the writing for horn in his Romantic Sonata for Clarinet, Horn and Piano is effective and idiomatic. The current revision of this piece was completed in 1983, but the composition was originally written in 1941 when Schuller was only 16 years old. Even as a young man, he was skilled at creative rhythmic and instrumental combinations, and this early piece also shows the influence of jazz on his compositions.
In the opening of the adagietto first movement, the horn plays the exact same ascending four-note pattern six times, while the added sonorities of the clarinet and piano develop the theme into different and interesting textures. The remainder of the movement embodies a slow and dramatic Neo-Romantic character. The second movement contains a precariously high, haunting melody first presented by the clarinet, then the horn, then the horn and clarinet in a unison which has an ethereal and beautiful quality. Agitation and tempest stir the middle section before the music relaxes back into a restatement of the original melody. The last movement begins with a march- like tune in the horn and punctuated jazzy chords in the piano. A brooding tone overtakes a short middle section, and the light-hearted march returns to round everything off.

In 1940, composer Olivier Messiaen, a Roman Catholic and spiritual mystic, was captured and held as a prisoner of war in a German war camp. It was there that he wrote his Quartet for the End of Time. Himself a pianist, he found among the other prisoners a clarinetist, a violinist, and a cellist. On January 15, 1941, Messiaen’s group of musicians debuted his quartet for about 400 fellow prisoners. The music is based on chapter 10 from the Book of Revelation in which the seventh angel descends to announce that there will be time no longer. Messiaen musically builds on this idea by doing away with the standard time signatures of Western classical music and instead developing a varied and flexible rhythmic system, based in part on ancient Hindu rhythms. In a preface to the score, he describes the third movement for solo clarinet in this way: “Abyss of the birds. Clarinet alone. The abyss is Time with its sadness, its weariness. The birds are the opposite to Time; they are our desire for light, for stars, for rainbows, and for jubilant songs.”

En Fôret was written in 1941 as a final exam piece for Paris Conservatory graduate students by composer, conductor and violinist, Eugène Bozza. Exam pieces, by design, contained a variety of playing styles and effects to test the competency of the students. Such exams provided composers like Bozza with a unique outlet for the creation of virtuosic and ingenious showpieces for solo instruments. In En Fôret, Bozza borrows from Ottorino Respighi’s Feste Romane and incorporates quotations from St. Hubert’s hunting call as well as the Gregorian chant “Victimae paschali laudes.” Along with these melodic themes he includes many technical aspects of horn playing such as trills, glissandi, muted and stopped passages. The title means “in the forest,” and the music provides the listener with a vivid journey through a wooded setting in which one comes upon various scenes and characters ranging from hunters to monks.

The great Russian musician Sergei Rachmaninov, masterful and lush composer for the piano, frequently performed his own works, the recordings of which give modern performers valuable insight into the interpretation of his own works. His Etude-Tableau in C minor, Op. 33, No. 3 is one of two piano solos that was written in 1911 to be a “picture piece” or a musical manifestation of visual stimuli. The writing of these etudes is rather advanced and less predictable than some of his earlier preludes, while Rachmaninoff biographer Max Harrison calls the études-tableaux "studies in composition" that "investigate the transformation of rather specific climates of feeling via piano textures and sonorities.” Although Rachmaninoff wrote nine pieces for Op. 33, he only published six in 1914. No. 3 is one that was published posthumously but is often inserted, along with No. 5, among the first six.

Carl Reinecke was a celebrated concert pianist, conductor, director of the Leipzig Conservatory and composer whose many works were frequently performed during his lifetime. An impressive list of his students includes Edvard Grieg, Christian Sinding, Leoš Janáček, Isaac Albéniz, Johan Svendsen, Richard Franck, Felix Weingartner, and Max Bruch. For his accomplishments, it is surprising that his fame has faded in modern society. His Trio in B flat, Op. 274, composed in 1905, is written in a style similar to Brahms’ Horn Trio. The piano writing is thick and lushly Romantic while the horn and clarinet frequently trade off statements of the melodies and sometimes play in unison to create a unique texture.
The piece opens with an octave statement from the horn which serves as the thematic material for the rest of the first movement. A slow second movement allows the listener’s ear to take in the rich harmonies, while the third movement is a fast paced Scherzo and Trio written in 3/4 time. The final movement frequently displaces the beat using ties over the barlines which elongates the melody and delays its resolution. As a whole, the Romantic style of the trio make for pleasing melodic and harmonic listening.

Franz Schubert’s Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, which translates to The Shepherd on the Rock, was composed in 1828 during the last few months of the composer’s life. It was written for soprano Anna Milder-Hauptmann who wanted a work that expressed a wide range of emotions. While the piece is characterized as a lied, it can also be thought of as chamber music for a trio, the voice and the clarinet having equally challenging parts. The song is in three sections, each containing a contrasting mood echoing the sentiments of the text. The first section speaks of a lonely shepherd standing on a rock and singing down into the valley which echoes back to him. The solitude of the echoes cause him grief, and the music of the second section turns dark and mournful. But he does not remain in misery forever and is cheered by the idea of the coming of Spring which signifies new life and is characterized by rapidly ascending scales in the voice and clarinet.

-Notes by Gina Gillie

About the Performers

Dr. Gina Gillie is an Assistant Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University where she teaches horn and aural skills, conducts a horn choir, and performs frequently with faculty groups and in solo and chamber recitals. As an orchestral player, she is currently Assistant Principal with the Tacoma Symphony and has also played with the Northwest Sinfonietta, the LaCrosse Symphony Orchestra, the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra and the Beloit-Janesville Symphony Orchestra. She is a member of two faculty chamber ensembles at PLU, the Camas Wind Quintet and the Lyric Brass Quintet. Dr. Gillie studied horn performance with Douglas Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she received her Masters degree in 2006 and her Doctorate of Musical Arts in 2009. She completed her Bachelors degree at Pacific Lutheran University in 2004 studying with Kathleen Vaught Farner. As a vocalist, Dr. Gillie has participated in many choirs including the Choir of the West at PLU and PLU’s Choral Union. She frequently incorporates vocal chamber music into her yearly horn recitals as an outlet for vocal performance.

Craig Rine is an Affiliate Artist and Lecturer at Pacific Lutheran University. Mr. Rine is currently principal clarinet of the Tacoma Symphony and the Northwest Sinfonietta. Since moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1988 he has worked extensively with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Northwest Chamber Orchestra and the Auburn Symphony. In addition, Mr. Rine teaches band at Curtis Junior High School.

Amy Grinsteiner holds a Diploma of Postgraduate Performance and L.R.A.M. Teaching Certificate from the Royal Academy of Music in London, a Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music, and Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her primary teachers were Dennis Alexander, Angela Cheng, Nelita True and Christopher Elton, with additional studies with Paul Lewis. Ms. Grinsteiner is on the piano faculty at Pacific Lutheran University and performs regularly at PLU as an Affiliate Artist in addition to performances on the Second City Chamber Series and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan. This past summer she served as the Faculty Program Coordinator for the first University of Washington Summer Piano Institute, and traveled to London on a Student-Faculty Wang Center Grant. The research grant project, "Music as a hub in the London community," involved studying audience development and the impact of community outreach work. Since 2007, Ms. Grinsteiner has also been Director of the Young Chamber Players, the educational arm of the Second City Chamber Series. She is currently a D.M.A. candidate at the University of Washington in Seattle where she studies with Dr. Robin McCabe.

Lots to do at U.P.S.

2010-09-21T07:21:00.000-07:00

This week there are several events happening in the Tacoma area. I highly recommend you attend some of these opportunities to experience classical music in our community:

Flute Recital and Master Class by Molly Barth - Tuesday, Sept. 21
Recital: 7-7:45 p.m., Master Class 8-9:30 p.m.
Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound
Free

Grammy Award-winning flutist Molly Barth is an active solo, chamber and orchestra musician, specializing in the music of today. Barth is assistant professor of flute at University of Oregon. This is a great opportunity to hear a great performer in recital, and also hear instructions on being a better performer from her! Masterclasses are like lessons, but in front of an audience. They are common in university music programs, and offer music majors a chance to share their learning experience with their fellow students. Ms. Barth's recital and masterclass are open to the public, and its free!

Friday, Sept. 24
Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound
Duane Hulbert, professor of piano at University of Puget Sound will present a program including Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Opus 28, and Sonata No. 3 in b minor, Opus 58.
Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 sr. citizens, students. Tickets available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419, or at the door.

In honor of the 200th anniversary of Frédéric Chopin’s birth, Duane Hulbert will present a solo piano recital of the composer’s works in the fall program of University of Puget Sound’s 2010–11 Jacobsen Series. The Chopin Bicentennial evening will begin at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24 in Schneebeck Concert Hall on campus. The public is welcome to attend. Ticket information is below.
The concert will feature two of the Polish master’s greatest works: the complete set of 24 Preludes and the Piano Sonata No. 3 in b minor. The Preludes were written during Chopin’s stay on the island of Majorca, Spain, with the writer George Sand during the winter of 1838–39. The constant rain and Chopin’s illness set the backdrop for these marvelous miniatures, many of them reflecting the stormy conditions of that winter.

Chopin, born March 1, 1810, was one of many composers influenced by J. S. Bach’s own Preludes and Fugues in the Well-Tempered Clavier, writing the 24 short works in all of the major and minor keys. Chopin’s final Piano Sonata No. 3 in b minor was written in 1844, while he was living in Nohant, France. The four-movement work represents the culmination of the composer’s virtuoso writing, from the lyrical passion in the first movement to the unabated virtuosity of the brilliant finale. It is a recital not to be missed.

Duane Hulbert, distinguished professor in the School of Music, is beginning his 25th year at University of Puget Sound. He has established himself as a frequent performer in many venues throughout the Pacific Northwest, and as a successful piano teacher both at the collegiate and high school level. His current and former students have won major competitions and hold prestigious positions in colleges and conservatories throughout the United States. His recording of piano works by Alexander Glazunov was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002.

The Jacobsen Series, named in honor of Leonard Jacobsen, former chair of the piano department at Puget Sound, has been running since 1984. The Jacobsen Series Scholarship Fund awards annual music scholarships to outstanding student performers and scholars. The fund is sustained entirely by season subscribers and ticket sales.

Admission is $12.50 for the general public; $8.50 for seniors (55+), non-Puget Sound students, and Puget Sound faculty and staff. It is free for current Puget Sound students. For tickets contact Wheelock Information Center, or order by credit card by calling 253.879.3419. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door.

For directions and a map of the campus: www.pugetsound.edu/directions.xml

String Quartet Concert

2010-09-14T13:15:00.000-07:00

Here's a great opportunity for some wonderful string quartet repertoire. This string quartet is made up of PLU music faculty. It is a fantastic ensemble, and they're performing great music. Don't miss this opportunity to support musicians and music education in our community.

Regency Concert Series: Regency String Quartet

September 14, 2010 at 8:00pm — 10:00pm

PLU's Regency String Quartet performs Bartok's String Quartet No. 1 and is joined by faculty bassist, Maurice Clubb, to perform Dvorak's Quintet for Strings in G Major.

Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center Lagerquist Concert Hall

Contact Information

Music Department
253-535-7787
music@plu.edu

More Info

$8 General Admission, $5, Senior Citizens, $3 Alumni, Free 18 and under

University of Puget Sound String Orchestra

2010-09-10T16:50:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010

7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall

Free

Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 8, Opus 43

Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5

Havhaness: Talin Concerto for viola and string orchestra, Opus 93

Joyce Ramee, soloist

Christophe Chagnard, conductor

University of Puget Sound Brassworks Workshop and Concert

2010-09-10T16:46:00.001-07:00

Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010

Workshop: 1-4 p.m. $20 Regester at door

Concert: 4 p.m. free

University of Puget Sound School of Music

University of Puget Sound invites brass enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels to attend a day of special events, featuring internationally renowned clinician Matthew Guilford, bass trombone. Workshop will include sessions by Matt, Judson Scott, and Ryan Schulz..

Concert will feature performances by guest ensemble Puget Brass, John Falskow, conductor; guest soloist Matt Guilford,; Brass Ensemble, Judson Scott, conductor; and Wind Ensemble and Wind Ensemble Brass, Gerard Morris, conductor

www.pugetsound.edu/brassworks

Jacobsen Series: Wind and Voice

2010-09-10T16:44:00.000-07:00

Friday, Oct. 22, 2010

7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

Tickets: $12.50-$8.50 available at 213.879.3419 or at the door

A program featuring University of Puget Sound wind faculty and voice faculty. Recital will include works by Brahms', Ravel, and Strauss. Performers will include Rodger Burnett, French horn; Jennifer Nelson, clarinet; Karla Flygare, flute; Keith Ward and Duane Hulbert, piano; Patricia Wooster, harp; and voice faculty: Dawn Padula, Christina Kowalski, and Michael Delos.

University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble

2010-09-10T16:42:00.000-07:00

"Over the Hills and Far Away"

Gerard Morris, conductor

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010

7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall

Free

University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra

2010-09-10T16:31:00.000-07:00

Friday, Oct. 8

Schneebeck Concert Hall

Free

Bernstein: Overture to “Candide”
Debussy: Prélude à l’aprés-midi d’un faune
Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
Christophe Chagnard, conductor

Organ at Noon

2010-09-10T16:29:00.000-07:00

Joseph Adam, organist, will play works by Bruhns, Schumann, Buck, and Merkel

12:05 p.m., Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound

Free

UPS Chamber Music Concert

2010-09-10T10:41:00.000-07:00

Tonight features some great local musicians in a great program of chamber music. College campus concerts seem to go "under the radar" for much of the public, and this is a shame. These great performers and teachers are gems of our local music community. They help train and inspire young musicians - and model their expectations from the stage. Tonight's concert should be a fantastic start of music events at UPS this academic year. Check it out!

Program:
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 47
Dvorák: Romance for violin and piano, Opus 11
Shostakovich: Romance (from the Gadfly)

Performances by Maria Sampen, violin; Timothy Christie, viola; Sally Singer, cello; and Tanya Stambuk, piano

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 seniors, students, Puget Sound faculty/staff; free for Puget Sound students, available at Wheelock Information Center.

For more information:
http://www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events/events-calendar/details/929/2010-09-10/

2010-08-06T09:17:00.001-07:00

Tuesday, Sept. 21

Recital: 7-7:45 p.m., Master Class 8-9:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Free

Flute Recital and Master Class by Molly Barth

Grammy Award-winning flutist Molly Barth is an active solo, chamber and orchestra musician, specializing in the music of today. Barth is assistant professor of flute at University of Oregon.

Jacobsen Series: Chopin Bicentennial

2010-08-06T09:13:00.000-07:00

Friday, Sept. 24

7:30 p.m.

Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound

Duane Hulbert, professor of piano at University of Puget Sound will present a program including Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Opus 28, and Sonata No. 3 in b minor, Opus 58.

Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 sr. citizens, students. Tickets available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419, or at the door.

TCC Summer Orchestra

2010-08-03T13:00:00.000-07:00

Come hear fantastic classical music! The TCC Summer Orchestra is an ensemble made up of student, community, and professional musicians. We have two rehearsals, and give a casual outdoor concert for the community to enjoy. This is a lot of fun, and a great way to experience classical music on the campus of Tacoma Community College.

We will be performing two Russian masterworks: Ippolitov-Ivanov’s Procession of the Sardar, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2.

Bring a blanket or lawn chairs, a picnic lunch, and your entire family.

Concert Information:
11:00 am, August 7
In the green quad area in the middle of the TCC campus (between buildings 27 and 11)
(rain location is in building 3 of TCC)
FREE (donations accepted)

For more inflrmation, contact me.
John Falskow - 253-460-4374, jfalskow@tacomacc.edu

Great Young Musicians

2010-05-21T19:48:00.001-07:00

The Tacoma Philharmonic presents the 2010 winners recital for the Beatrice Hermann Young Artist Recital Competition. This is a great opportunity to witness the future of music perfomance, and support these talented young people. They are all from the greater Puget Sound region, and represent some of the finest young musicians in the area. Click the graphic above for a larger version, with all the details.

TCC Performs Beethoven 7

2010-05-17T22:23:00.000-07:00

I have had the pleasure to work on Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 for the past 2 months, with the Tacoma Community College Chamber Orchestra. We are happy to share our hard work with the public in a concert this Wednesday, May 19. The concert begins at 7:30 PM in Building 3 on the TCC campus. It is FREE, but we do accept donations.

The program also includes Sibelius' Valse Triste - a dark introverted work for orchestra. It is a very expressive and mysterious work, contrasting dance-like rhythms with tragic melodies.

We will also perform the light-hearted Oboe Concerto in E-flat by Bellini. We are happy to welcome Noelle Burns to the stage as our oboe soloist. She is a native Tacoman, a product of the Tacoma Youth Symphony - and an outstanding musician!

But it is the Beethoven that gets me most excited. It is one of my most favorite works for orchestra. In many ways I imagine that out of all nine of his symphonies, the seventh has the most of Beethoven's personality in it. It is heroic. It is tragic. It is furious. It is defeated. It is vulgar. And it is witty. It has been such a pleasure to work on this music, and share ideas about it's performance. We are very excited to perform it for you.

See you on Wednesday?

Enjoy this Jazz Inspired Chamber Music

2010-05-11T12:20:00.000-07:00

I remember when this album came out. I had never heard anything quite like it. My parents always listened to jazz, but this was something different. It had jazz elements, but it sounded like classical music - in a Gershwin kind of way. I remember hearing this album played many times, again and again... My parents and brother loved it. Later, a similar album with trumpet came out and I got hooked.

You can hear some of this album performed live as part of the Second City Chamber Series. This Friday the chamber series will play a program titled, "Let's Party!" It includes music by Haydn and Bolling. It should be a fantastic performance of great music. I would recommend this concert to any listener - experienced or new to classical music.

Here's the information from the SCCS website:
"Classical and Jazz genres combine in this concert of "divertimenti"—that is, music designed for an evening of delightful entertainment! So many of Haydn's chamber works were designed as "an evening's entertainment" for his various patrons, and French jazz pianist Claude Bolling gives us a similarly delightful "divertimenti" from a 20th century genre—hot jazz."

Haydn: "London" Trios
Bolling: Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano
Bolling: Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano

What a great program to end their concert season, and for us to start thinking about the joys spring and summer.

The concert is at 7:30 in the Great Hall at Annie Wright, this Friday (5/14/2010). Click the link above to get information on tickets.

Telephone253-572-TUNE (8863). Recorded message, information, ticket orders.

E-mailscmail@scchamberseries.org

Great Chamber Music

2010-04-08T09:52:00.000-07:00

Second City Chamber Series is a great organization that brings thoughtful chamber music programs to Tacoma. They also perform their masterworks series in the Great Hall at Annie Wright. I think this is one of the most perfect settings for chamber music. It is like a large living room. I love this intimate setting, where you can really see the musicians looking at each other, getting up close and feeling their energy and efforts.

Here is the information from their website:

Stravinsky: "Suite Italienne" for Violin and Piano
Schoenfield: Café Music
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Artistic Director Svend Rønning and friends perform a concert featuring "urban legends" of the world depicted in music. The Commedia dell'arte character of Pulcinella inspired Stravinsky to compose his famous ballet, transcribed here for violin and piano by the composer. Israeli/American composer Paul Schoenfield gives us a glimpse of the street musicians of Vienna, and Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla takes us on a meteorological journey of his home city of Buenos Aires...inspired by Vivaldi, of course!
Artists: Svend Rønning, violin; Richard Treat, cello; Jairo Geronymo, piano

For tickets and information:

253-572-TUNE (8863)
scmail@scchamberseries.org

"American Salute"

2010-03-11T15:34:00.000-08:00

University of Puget Sound Concert Band and Wind Ensemble

Friday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall, free

Concert features different genres of works by American composers past and present

Gerard Morris, conductor

“Schumann’s 200th Anniversary”

2010-03-11T15:32:00.000-08:00

University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra, Friday, April 30, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall, free

Program includes: Schumann: Symphony No. 1, and Manfred, Overture

Christophe Chagnard, conductor

Jacobsen Series: Schumann Centennial Celebration and Tribute to Retiring Faculty Member Cordelia Wikarski-Miedel

2010-03-11T15:30:00.000-08:00

Friday, April 9, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound. Tickets: $12.50 general; $8.50 sr. citizens, students. Tickets available at Wheelock Information Center, 253.879.3419, and at the door.

Program will include:

Liederkreis, Opus 39 for voice and piano

Adagio and Allegro, Opus 70 for cello and piano

Marchenbilder, Opus 113 for viola and piano

Andante and Variations in B-flat Major, Opus 45 for two pianos, two cellos, and horn

Guitar Recital by Alex Komodore

2010-03-11T15:26:00.000-08:00

Alex Komodore will present a guest artist recital on Wed., April 7, Kilworth Memorial Chapel, University of Puget Sound. Recital is free.

As a performer Komodore’s powerful interpretations, formidable technique, and natural musicianship have won unanimous praise from critics, audiences, and many of the world’s finest guitarists.

Contact: Office of Public Events, 253.879.3555, University of Puget Sound.

March Madness

2010-03-07T15:58:00.000-08:00

Wow. What can I say? This quarter has been really busy. Since the end of January I have been slammed with concerts, music education presentations, TCC business, and many performances. All of this on top of the normal routine: daily classes, 3 ensembles rehearsals a weeks, and teaching several classes.

I knew it would be a challenge to keep up with managing a blog. Thanks for your patience.

There are a couple events to highlight this week in the Tacoma area:

On Friday, 3/12 at 7:30 PM, I will conduct the TCC Chamber Orchestra and TCC Singers in an exciting program of vocal and instrumental works. The program includes the Overture and selected arias from Mozart's Magic Flute. I am pleased to feature two great local soloists with the orchestra. We are also performing Schubert's Mass in G. It will be a wonderful performance - and it's FREE. Come to TCC Building 3, 7:30 PM, Friday (3/12).

The 5 Browns are also appearing in Tacoma. The Tacoma Philharmonic is presenting this wonderful team of pianistic brothers and sisters. It should be a fantastic, entertaining, and musical spectacle. Read the post below for more details.

The 5 Browns: In Tacoma

2010-03-01T09:50:00.001-08:00

Have you ever heard Beethoven's Rhapsody in Blue performed on 5 grand pianos?

Me either, but I'm certainly looking forward to it! The 5 Browns, the superstar siblings who are Juilliard-trained and concert hall tested, bring their sensational 5-piano showcase to Tacoma's Pantages Theater on Saturday, March 13.

They've been featured on 60 Minutes, The Today Show, Oprah & many other television shows, and this month their brand new PBS special The 5 Browns: In Concert begins airing nationwide (watch it locally on KBTC on March 7 @ 7:30pm).

Tickets & Information: http://www.tacomaphilharmonic.org/

Charge-By-Phone: 253-272-0809

Sounds of Brass

2010-01-22T10:55:00.000-08:00

I am fortunate to be conducting and playing trumpet with a great group here in Tacoma. Brass Unlimited is a wonderful brass quartet (2 trumpets, 2 trombones), and has been performing in the South Sound for over 10 years. Every January they give a recital and invite other local brass player to form a large brass ensemble. This year is going to be a lot of fun. I get to play a couple of solos as a featured trumpet, and I also get to conduct a majority of the large ensemble stuff. My wife, Cindy Renander, is also performing a couple of clarinet solos.

More information is here:
http://www.brassunlimited.org/events.html

Concerts for Kids

2010-01-18T10:22:00.000-08:00

Whew! What a crazy couple of months. I have had a ton of concerts - both conducting and playing trumpet. And then getting Fall quarter shut down, and Winter quarter up and running. It's been busy. I hope you have been out listening to many of the concerts in the Tacoma area. Tons of great music to experience, and I try to keep it listed on the calendar for this website. Please check back frequently to see what performances you might want to attend in the Tacoma area.

This weekend (1/23 and 1/24) have some great opportunities for listeners of all ages. First, there are several concerts on 1/23 for kids and families.

The Tacoma Philharmonic is hosting two concerts for young families, listeners can be as young as 3 months old! These are great concerts designed for very young listeners, with lots of physical motion to respond to the music. They are also nice and short - just 45 minutes long. And did I mention tickets are just $5? A great opportunity for families to experience classical music. More information here: www.tacomaphilharmonic.org

That same day(1/23) the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association is hosting family concerts at the University of Puget Sound. They will be performing Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, a favorite for young and older listeners. This is great music to introduce young listeners to instruments of the orchestra. It is also so inspiring to hear this music played so well, by a young and talented youth orchestra. More information: www.tysamusic.org