Staples Family Concert Hall unless otherwise noted
Opera Gala
Colness Competition
2 p.m., Sunday, February 3
Percussion Ensemble
8 p.m., Saturday, October 6
8 p.m., Sunday, February 10
Chamber Winds
Concerto Aria Competition
8 p.m., Thursday, October 11
Choir Concerts
3 & 7 p.m., Sunday, October 14
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
8 p.m., Tuesday, October 16
Percussion Ensemble
8 p.m., Tuesday, October 23
CMU Orchestra
8 p.m., Thursday, October 25
Dee’s Vocal Competition
2 p.m., Sunday, October 28
Jazz Bands
3 & 8 p.m., Sunday, November 4
6-10 p.m., Wednesday,
February 13
Wind Symphony and
Symphony Band
8 p.m., Thursday, February 21
Choral Concerts
Sunday, February 24
2 p.m. Women’s Chorus and
Vocal Jazz
5 p.m. Concert Choir and
Chamber Singers
University Band and Campus
Band
Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
7:30 p.m., Friday, March 15
Trombone Choir
7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 16
8 p.m., Tuesday, November 20
Wind Symphony & Symphonic
Wind Ensemble
8 p.m., Thursday, November 29
Techniques for the Singing Actor
8 p.m., Monday, December 3
Honors Recital
11 a.m., Monday, December 3
Symphony Band, University Band
& Campus Band
8 p.m., Tuesday, December 4
Honors Recital
11 a.m., Wednesday, December 5
Trumpet Ensemble
8 p.m., Wednesday, December 5
Juletide
2 & 7 p.m., Saturday, December 8
CMU Orchestra
8 p.m., Thursday, January 31
CMU Choirs
11 a.m., Wednesday, April 24
Honors Recital
University Band and Campus
Band
2 & 5 p.m., Sunday, April 21
11 a.m., Monday, April 22
8 p.m., Tuesday, April 23
Honors Recital
8 p.m., Wednesday, April 24
8 p.m., Tuesday, February 19
8 p.m., Tuesday, February 26
8 p.m., Tuesday, November 13
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
With Concerto winners
8 p.m., Thursday, April 18
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Composition Recital
8 p.m., Sunday, November 11
CMU Orchestra
Opera
Opera
Opera
2 p.m., Sunday, March 17
Trombone Choir
8 p.m., Thursday, March 21
Willwerth Competition
Special Concerts/Events
Plachta Auditorium unless otherwise noted
Call 989-774-3045 for special ticket pricing
Chippewa Band-O-Rama
Staples Family Concert Hall
7:30 p.m., Friday, November 9
Jeff Hamilton with his Trio
8 p.m., Friday, February 8
Festival Chorus
CMU Opera Pirates of Penzance
Juletide
7:30 p.m., Friday, March 15
7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 16
2 p.m., Sunday, March 17
8 p.m., Saturday, November 17
Staples Family Concert Hall
2 & 7 p.m., Saturday, December 8
Music
CMU Jazz Weekend
School of
Staples Family Concert Hall
2012-2013
Master Series Concerts
and Student Ensembles
Thanks to our Master Series sponsors:
• The Souren L. Chamichian, M.D., Artist-in-Residency Endowment
• Samuel W. and Gertrude A. Staples Master Series Endowment Fund
• The Morey Foundation
• Bancroft Endowed Fund for Excellence, in honor of Leonard Plachta
• Friends of Music
• School of Music Endowment
7 p.m., Wednesday, March 27
Central Foundation &
Central Wails Saxophone
Ensemble
Ticket Prices
Irwin Piano Competition
Tickets for the Master Series Concerts, including guest, faculty and alumni
artists, are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. Student
ensembles are free. For ticket information, call toll-free 888-CMU-0111.
All dates and times are subject to change.
Percussion Ensemble
For additional event information, visit music.cmich.edu or call the
School of Music at 989-774-3738.
Composition Recital
Support for Master Series artists provided by the CMU College of
Communication and Fine Arts and the Chamichian Endowment.
8 p.m., Tuesday, April 2
1 p.m., Sunday, April 7
8 p.m., Thursday, April 11
2 p.m., Saturday, April 13
Jazz Bands
3 & 8 p.m., Sunday, April 14
Wind Symphony and
Symphony Band
8 p.m., Tuesday, April 16
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Communication and Fine Arts.
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programs and services. Individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in a university
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Student Ensembles
Faculty Artists
Staples Family Concert Hall unless otherwise noted
Steven Egler, organ
Kennen White, clarinet
8 p.m., Tuesday, September 18
Joanna White
8 p.m. Tuesday, September 11
Joanna Cowan White, flute
8 p.m., Tuesday, October 2
SPOKE
Guest Artists Staples Family Concert Hall unless otherwise noted
DSO Chamber
Joel Fan
Andre Thomas
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André Thomas, guest choral conductor
7 p.m., Friday, October 26
Nicholas Schmelter, organ
3 p.m., Sunday, September 16
The formative philosophy for SPOKE lies in the union of musicians
distinguished not merely by their virtuosity and musical experience, but
by a unique emphasis on composition and group interplay. In the last year,
SPOKE member have performed at major festivals and venues on every
continent except Antarctica, including countries like Argentina, China,
Australia, France, Ghana, India, Russia and Japan. They have also performed
with artists such as T.S. Monk, Dave Holland, the Mingus Big Band, Richard
Bona and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. To be present at one of their
performances is to embark upon a truly captivating musical journey
where they impart and share the joy and fun woven into their music and
friendship.
Lead by newly appointed Detroit Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster
Yoonshin Song, principal players from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
open the classical side of this years School of Music Guest Artist Concert
Series. Featured in this performance will be the Brahms Piano Quintet
Op. 34, in F Minor. Ms. Song is joined by Robert DeMaine, DSO principal
cello, Hai Xin Wu, assistant principal violin, James Van Valkenburg, assistant
principal viola, and CMU faculty pianist Zhihua Tang. This performance
is made possible by the Souren L. Chamichian, M.D., Artist-in-Residencey
Endowment.
Arcos Trio
8 p.m., Thursday, January 10
Arcos Trio members Seunghee Lee, violin, and Carl Donakowski, cello, have
been performing together in the United States and abroad since 1994. With
the addition of pianist Anthony Padilla, the Arcos Trio has embarked in an
exciting new direction. Arcos Trio performances blend re-exploration of the
classics with lesser known works and music of our own time, particularly
emphasizing works by American, Latin American and women composers.
CMU Jazz Weekend
Jeff Hamilton and his Trio
Warriner Hall, Plachta Auditorium
8 p.m., Friday, February 8
Originality is what versatile drummer Jeff Hamilton brings to the groups he
performs with and is one of the reasons why he is constantly in demand.
Influenced by Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis, “Philly” Joe Jones and
One of the United Kingdom’s cultural treasures, the 2011-12 season found the
Gould Piano Trio celebrating its’ 20th Anniversary year. The Trio is an ensemble
with an enviable reputation for musical integrity and imagination which has
continued to evolve since their early success in winning the Charles Hennen
and Melbourne international chamber-music competitions. The ‘Goulds’
are the first ensemble to record the complete cycle of Brahms’ piano trios,
including his two surviving early essays in the genre and the famous clarinet
and horn trios. Their homage to Messiaen – ‘Quatour pour la fin du temps’
(Chandos) – in his centenary year was described by BBC Music Magazine as
‘…the best modern account…’ of the work.
Taimur Sullivan, saxophone
Saxophone Day 2013 • Sunday, March 24
8 p.m., Thursday, October 18
Robert Lindahl, trombone
8 p.m., Tuesday, October 30
Neil Mueller, trumpet
8 p.m., Thursday, November 1
Bruce Bonnell, horn
8 p.m., Thursday, November 8
James Fiste, cello
8 p.m., Thursday, November 15
Eric Tucker, voice
8 p.m., Tuesday, January 8
Oliver Henderson, voice
8 p.m., Tuesday, January 15
Lindabeth Binkley, oboe
Tuesday, January 22
Andrew Spencer, percussion
Saxophonist Taimur Sullivan enjoys a prolific career as a soloist, chamber
musician, and member of the acclaimed PRISM Quartet. His performances
have taken him from the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and
the Knitting Factory, to engagements in Moscow, London, Germany,
and throughout Latin America, and have garnered him critical praise as
“outstanding…his melodies phrased as if this were an old and cherished
classic, his virtuosity supreme” (New York Times) and as a player of “dazzling
proficiency” (American Record Guide). Since 1994 he has been the principal
saxophonist for numerous ensembles in New York City, performing with
ensembles such as Ensemble 21, Ensemble Sospeso, Speculum Musicae,
Mark Morris Dance Company, Bang On a Can All-Stars, and many others.
8 p.m., Thursday, January 24
New Music Symposium, Missy Mazzoli, guest composer
8 p.m., Tuesday, March 26
8 p.m., Thursday, March 28
Recently deemed “one of the more consistently inventive, surprising
composers now working in New York” (New York Times), “Brooklyn’s postmillennial Mozart” (Time Out New York) and “one of the new wave of scarily
smart young composers” (sequenza21.com), Missy Mazzoli’s music has
been performed all over the world by the Kronos Quartet, eighth blackbird,
the American Composers Orchestra, New York City Opera, the Minnesota
Orchestra, the Albany Symphony, the South Carolina Philharmonic, Dublin’s
Crash Ensemble, New York City’s NOW Ensemble and many others.
Mark Cox, tuba
8 p.m., Tuesday, January 29
Faculty Jazz Combo
8 p.m., Thursday, February 7
Adrienne Wiley, piano
8 p.m., Tuesday, February 12
Powers Woodwind Quintet
Alexandra Mascolo-David, piano
8 p.m., Tuesday, April 9
Eric Tucker
Pianist Joel Fan is one of the most dynamic and accomplished musicians
performing before the public today. Widely known for his collaboration
with the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, he is also
consistently acclaimed for his recitals, recordings, and appearances with
orchestras throughout the world. His concerts attract a wide range of
audiences, as he has eagerly embraced traditional piano literature as well
as an eclectic range of repertoire, including new music commissioned
especially for him, world music, and his own transcriptions. Mr. Fan’s
engaging personality, technical assurance, lyricism, and sheer musicality
A member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra since 1992, Mr. Zook enjoys
an national and international performing and teaching career. His studies
were at the Interlochen Arts Academy, University of Michigan, and in 1988 he
received the coveted Recitalist’s Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music in
London. During the past 20 years, orchestral and chamber music making has
taken him to Europe, North Africa, Canada, and all over the United States.
Gould Piano Trio with Robert Plane, clarinet
8 p.m., Thursday, February 28
CMU Faculty Jazz Ensemble
Bruce Bonnell
Joel Fan, piano
8 p.m., Thursday, October 4
Jeffrey Zook, flute
8 p.m., Tuesday, November 6
Shelly Manne, Jeff’s early career featured stints with Oscar Peterson, Ray
Brown, as well as being a member of Lionel Hampton’s band and Woody
Herman’s Thundering Herd. For this year’s Jazz Weekend, Jeff brings the
rest of his rhythm section with him, pianist Tamir Hendelman and bassist
Christoph Luty, to help Central Michigan University celebrate its 40th annual
CMU Jazz Weekend.
Robert Lindahl
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players
8 p.m., Tuesday, September 25
André J. Thomas is in demand as a choral adjudicator, clinician, and
director of Honor/All-State Choirs throughout the United States, Europe,
Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. Dr. Thomas has conducted choirs at the
state, division, and national conventions of the Music Educators National
Conference (MENC) and American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). His
international conducting credits are extensive, including conductor/clinician
for the International Federation of Choral Musicians, summer residency of
the World Youth Choir in the Republic of China and the Philippines, and a
winter residency of the World Youth Choir in Europe. He has been the guest
conductor of such distinguished orchestras and choirs as the Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra in England, and guest Conductor for the Berlin Radio
Choir in Germany.
Missy Mazzoli
Alexandra Mascolo-David
SPOKE Jazz Ensemble
8 p.m., Thursday, September 20
Gould Trio
Kennen White
Alumni Presentation
win over audiences wherever he performs. As a recording artist, Mr. Fan
scored two consecutive Billboard Top 10 Debuts with his solo CDs, World Keys
and West of the Sun.
Jeff Hamilton Trio