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Calendar Of Events
FALL 2014
Brazilian Jazz Exchange Residency
Co-sponsored by Texas Southern University COLABS and Department of Music, NOLA Arts House Music and New
Orleans Center for the Gulf South at Tulane University
September 10th – 10:00a.m.
Lecture/ Panel
Rhinehart Auditorium
A discussion of the Brazil Arts and Cultural Exchange 2014 and its importance will be held before an audience consisting of
TSU students and faculty. Guest Brazilian musicians and scholars will discuss the Exchange program, Brazilian music
styles, and cultural influences.
September 11th – 11:00 a.m.
Masterclass
Rhinehart Auditorium
American Jazz and Brazilian Jazz styles will be explored. Led by and Horace Alexander Young, TSU students will participate
in a guided session with Brazilian musicians, Hotencio Silva, Fabricio Anderson, Lemos de Sousa, Ferriera de Oliveira,
Marco Queiroz, in an open session designed to acquaint students on the stylistic influences of both Brazilian and
American Jazz and how they intersect.
September 12th - 5:00 p.m.
Brazilian Jazz Jam on the Plaza
RSC Music Plaza
Guest Brazilian Jazz Musicians and TSU students and faculty will participate in an outdoor festival featuring music, jazz and
dancing. Churrasco’s Brazilian food truck will be on site to offer Brazilian cuisine to compliment the occasion.
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October 17th - 2:00 p.m.
Jolie Rocke Brown
Rhinehart Auditorium
Lecture / Recital
“From the gospel church to the opera stage…stopped at the club on the way”
Soprano, Jolie Rocke Brown talks about her life as a singer. She enjoys a multi-faceted professional performing career in
which she sings across several genres including opera, black gospel, jazz and R&B.
October 21st - 1:00 p.m.
Faculty Showcase Concert
Rhinehart Auditorium
Jane Perkyns, Darryl Singleton, Lucian Zidaru and others
Music department faculty members share the stage in a program of classical works.
October 24th -2:00 p.m.
Eunbi Kim
Rhinehart Auditorium
Music Entrepreneurship
The New York City-based pianist produces modern interdisciplinary concert experiences. Collaborating with other art
forms, she presents classical and contemporary music in unique settings. Taking a break from a presentation at the Asia
Society, Kim talks to our students about forging careers in music through personal entrepreneurship.
November 9th - 4:00 p.m.
Karem Simon, Clarinet
Rhinehart Auditorium
Historias y Danzas by Colorado composer James David (world premiere)
Canadian clarinetist, Dr. Karem Simon, will present a program of 20th and 21st century works for solo clarinet and
piano. An active soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and conductor, Simon is dedicated to the commissioning of
new works for the clarinet. He will be assisted by Dr. Jane Perkyns on the piano
November 16th- 4:00p.m.
November 25th
- 4:00p.m.
University Choir
Riverside UMC
4920 Cullen Blvd, 77004
Opera Workshop
Rhinehart Auditorium
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Texas Southern University student soloists perform a concert of staged opera scenes exploring the two extremes of
emotion…Love and Hate. Arias, Duets, and Ensembles from Grand Operas in Italian, French, and English. Featuring
Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and others