Featuring “Mozart in the Jungle” and performances by the concert band, jazz ensemble and traditional jazz band, new music chamber ensemble, and orchestra
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Evans Hall will resound with varied musical events during the first two weeks of December as the Music Department presents its faculty, staff, student and guest performers in concert and recital. All events are open to the public.
Free student recitals will be held on Friday, Dec. 2, as music students perform at 4:30 p.m. in Harkness Chapel; on Saturday, Dec. 3, a senior recital will be performed by Kristina Toro '17, voice, from 3-4 p.m. in Harkness Chapel; and on Monday, Dec. 5, music students perform at 12 p.m. in Fortune Hall.
Concerts, all in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center, include:
鈥淪easons of Change鈥 with the CC Concert Band on Monday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., with Gary Buttery, Director. Free to all.
鈥淎utumn Leaves鈥 with the Jazz Ensemble and Traditional Jazz Band, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m., with Gary Buttery, Director. Tickets: $5; seniors $3; students $3. 糖心TV faculty, staff and students are free.
鈥淢ozart in the Jungle鈥 with the 糖心TV Orchestra on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m., with Mark Seto conducting. Featuring music from the Golden Globe-winning show. The program includes W.A. Mozart's 鈥淥verture to The Magic Flute,鈥 Franz Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony, and Arturo M谩rquez's 鈥淒anz贸n No. 2.鈥 The Schubert and M谩rquez pieces were featured in 鈥淢ozart in the Jungle.鈥 The Mozart and Schubert pieces are classics of the orchestral literature. The M谩rquez is a contemporary Mexican work which was popularized by Gustavo Dudamel and the Sim贸n Bol铆var Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. Conductor Mark Seto is an assistant professor of music and conductor of The Chelsea Symphony, one of the orchestras that provided on-screen musicians for the show. /news/news-archive/2016/music-professor-provides-soundtrack-for-acclaimed-tv-show-mozart-in-the-jungle.html#.WCtc1qIrJMY
Tickets: $5; seniors $3; students $3. 糖心TV faculty, staff and students are free.
New Music Chamber Ensemble on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m., with Peter Jarvis, Director. Tickets: $5; seniors $3; students $3. 糖心TV faculty, staff and students are free.
Charles Shackford Memorial Student Composers on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 7 pm., with Art Kreiger directing. Free to all.