Wednesday Chamber Music Series
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center| Question & Answer Session Follows
Now in its third season, the Rhode Island Wind Orchestra is a chamber ensemble of professional musicians specializing in masterworks from all periods written originally for winds and brasses. This all-too-often ignored corner of the classical repertoire is replete with musical treasures waiting to be rediscovered, as well as exciting works by contemporary composers. Members include several players from the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops, members of the Rhode Island College music faculty, and local freelance artists. Conducted by Robert Franzblau, the program features three wind octets: Beethoven's charming Rondino in E-flat, Eugène Bozza's Octanphonie, and Mozart's sublime Serenade No. 12 in C minor. |
| Under the tutelage of Rhode Island College composition faculty, student composers at RIC present world premieres of their recent works. |
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Natalia Zukerman, singer-songwriter, and the daughter of violinist/conductor Pinchas Zukerman and flutist/writer Eugenia Zukerman, presents "Bottleneck country jazz with smoky come-hither vocals." |
| The creative output of Rhode Island College's jazz faculty is on display in this free recital. Vocalist Shawnn Montiero and trumpeter Joseph Foley lead an all-star cast of musicians, all of whom teach in RIC's jazz studies program. |
Robert Franzblau, Conductor
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center![]() |
$7 General Admission, $5 Seniors and Non-RIC Students; RIC Students, Staff and Faculty Free
The Rhode Island College Wind Ensemble begins its 2007-08 season with "Milestones," a concert of classics from the repertoire for winds. Included on the program are Giovanni Gabrieli's Sonata Pian e Forte, Dvorak's Serenade Op. 44 for Winds, and Berlioz's monumental Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale, with RIC trombone professor Kevin Kane as soloist. Variations on a Waltz Theme by Nathaniel Tronerud '07 will add a dimension of "brand new" to the program. Also featured will be a massed trombone choir performing Renaissance tower music in the lobby of Sapinsley Hall prior to the concert. |
Edward Markward, Conductor
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center![]() |
$7 General Admission, $5 Seniors and Non-RIC Students; RIC Students, Staff and Faculty Free
W.A. Mozart Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622 |
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| $7 General Admission, or free if in costume
This popular fast-paced high-energy concert features a wide variety of performing ensembles within the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, including brass, vocal, woodwind, dance, and percussion groups. Performers appear in costume and audience members are encouraged to do likewise to enhance the ambiance of the Halloween atmosphere. This family-oriented concert is sponsored annually by the RIC chapter of the Music Educators National Conference. |
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Widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America and surely one of the brightest talents of his generation, violinist and composer Mark O'Connor and Rhode Island College Artist-in-Residence Judith Lynn Stillman, who have collaborated on many occasions, present a program along with cellist Mike Block. The New York Times calls O'Connor's performance "one of the most spectacular journeys in recent American music." |
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Advance Tickets Required; Available October 1st
For more than two centuries, the United States Marine Band has been part of events that have shaped our nation. Established by an Act of Congress in 1798, the Marine Band is America's oldest professional musical organization. Its primary mission is unique—to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. The United States Marine Band, America's oldest performing musical organization, gives more than 500 public performances each year. They perform in and around the nation's capital, and on tour across America each fall. "For more than 200 years the Marine Band has set a standard of musical excellence that has enriched the White House and our entire nation. They have been ‘The President's Own,' and for me it has been a special honor and a treat. They have stirred the spirits of more people than President Adams could ever have imagined when he signed the bill creating the Marine Band." - Bill Clinton |
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This varied and popular performance is a concert in which invited choirs from local high schools perform for each other and for the community at large. The Rhode Island College Chorus and Chamber Singers will also perform, and the concert concludes with a massed choral piece in which all involved ensembles participate. This concert is sponsored annually by the RIC Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. |
| $10 General Admission, $5 Seniors and Non-RIC Students; RIC Students, Staff and Faculty Free
Founded in 2002, the Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensembles were created to give advanced woodwind, brass and percussion students from Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut an opportunity to perform wind ensemble repertoire of the highest quality. Conducted by David Martins and Marc Blanchette, the Senior and Junior Wind Ensembles will share this special concert with the Rhode Island College Wind Ensemble, conducted by Robert Franzblau. |
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William Anderson and Oren Fader, duo-guitarists and members of the Award-winning new music ensemble CYGNUS, have been hailed as "electrifying" by Allan Kozinn of the New York Times. |
Rob Franzblau, Conductor
Where: Auditorium at Roberts Hall![]() |
$7 General Admission, $5 Seniors and Non-RIC Students; RIC Students, Staff and Faculty Free
H. Owen Reed's La Fiesta Mexicana forms the centerpiece for this offering by the Rhode Island College Wind Ensemble. This symphonic work was inspired by the composer's travels in Mexico and reflects the spirituality, passion, and vitality of that culture. The balance of the concert program includes Joaquín Rodrigo's Adagio Para Orquesta de Instrumentos de Viento and Steven Bryant's latest work, Radiant Joy. |
Edward Markward, Conductor
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$7 General Admission, $5 Seniors and Non-RIC Students; RIC Students, Staff and Faculty Free
Maurice Ravel, Mother Goose Suite |
Alan Shockley, Director
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center| RIC's new contemporary music ensemble, New York System, will open its premiere season on December 5 with a concert featuring avant-garde chamber works by American composers including works by Earle Brown, Morton Feldman, John Cage, and Christian Wolff. |
Teresa Coffman, Conductor
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center![]() |
$4 General Admission; RIC Students, Staff and Faculty Free
This winter choral concert will feature the four RIC choral ensembles in performances of works by important composers throughout western music history as well as a few non-traditional and lesser-known composers and pieces. Planned works include Eric Whitacre's Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, three motets by Anton Bruckner (Locus iste, Os justi, Christus factus est) and traditional holiday favorites. The RIC Chorus, Chamber Singers and Women's Chorus are conducted by Teresa Coffman and the RIC Men’s Chorus is led by Tianxu Zhou. |
with Judith Lynn Stillman, pianist
Wednesday Chamber Music Series
General Admission: $5
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian CenterWednesday Chamber Music Series
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General Admission: $7
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An inaugural inductee of the American Classical Music Hall of Fame and winner of the Downbeat Lifetime Achievement Award, Gunther Schuller's legacy as a Pulitzer Prize winning composer, conductor, horn player, educator/administrator, historian/author, record producer, and music publisher has changed the course of contemporary music. The Rhode Island College Wind Ensemble will host a week-long residency by this living legend, culminating in two public events in Sapinsley Hall on Friday, February 29th: a round-table discussion titled "Birth of the Cool and its Impact fifty Years Later" at 3:00 pm, and a concert, "Gunther Schuller and Friends," at 8:00 pm. Several of Mr. Schuller's jazz and classical compositions will be performed, and he will be featured as guest conductor on his latest work for wind ensemble, "Nature's Way." |
John Sumerlin, conductor
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian CenterWednesday Chamber Music Series
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RIC Chorus, Chamber Singers and Women's Chorus
Teresa Coffman, Conductor
RIC Men's Chorus
Tianxu Zhou, conductor
The Rhode Island Children's Chorus
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This concert culminates the three-day residency of guest composer/conductor
Alice Parker at Rhode Island College. During this time, she will work with the
RIC Chorus, Chamber Singers, Women's Chorus (all conducted by Teresa Coffman),
and Men's Chorus (conducted by Tianxu Zhou), as well as guest chorus, the Rhode
Island Children's Chorus (conducted by RIC alumna Christine Noel). She will
conduct several of her compositions on the concert, which will conclude with an
audience SING, an event in which Ms. Parker involves the entire audience in the
creation of a magical, spontaneous, unpredictable and fun musical event. Ms.
Parker has delighted audiences worldwide with her unique approach to group
singing, using traditional hymns and folk songs from many cultures. Her life-work has been in choral and vocal music, combining composing, conducting and teaching in a creative balance. Her arrangements with Robert Shaw of folksongs, hymns and spirituals form an enduring repertoire for choruses all around the world. She continues composing in many forms, from operas to cantata, sacred anthems to secular dances, song cycles to string quartets. She has been commissioned by such groups as the Vancouver Chamber Chorus, the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Chanticleer. Her many conducting and teaching engagements keep her traveling around the United States and Canada. In 1985, she founded Melodious Accord, Inc., a non-profit group that presents choral concerts, sponsors workshops, symposia, and her many professional appearances. The Fellows programs have provided unique training for composers, conductors and song leaders. She has made eleven acclaimed recordings with the Musicians of Melodious Accord, a sixteen-voice professional chorus. The group has received generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Copland Foundation, and the New York State Council for the Arts. |
Edward Markward, Conductor
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"ERIC RUSKE'S APPROACH...ENCHANTS BY VIRTUE OF ITS CONFIDENCE, IMAGINATION AND EBULLIENT VIRTUOSITY." -New York Times "A SOUND BOTH LUMINOUS AND BRILLIANT, ALWAYS WITH A PERFECT ROUNDNESS, AN IMPECCABLE VIRTUOSITY..." -Le Monde, PARIS "...ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT MUSICIANS...EVERY NOTE WAS PURE MUSIC..." -The Herald, GLASGOW |
Wednesday Chamber Music Series
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Wednesday Chamber Music Series
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Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
Donations accepted
| This is the sixth annual Faculty Recital sponsored by the RIC Student Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. The concert showcases members of the RIC Music, Theatre, and Dance faculty. Donations received benefit the Deborah Griffin Memorial Scholarship Fund which will provide scholarships to outstanding music majors. |
General Admission: $20, seniors $15, students $10
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center
When: April 5, 7:00 PM
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In 1974, Susan Milan was appointed Principal Flute of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra where she remained for eight years. Since then she has continued to forge a multi-dimensional career as an orchestral guest principal, chamber musician, soloist, teacher and lecturer. She has given numerous world and UK premieres and has inspired contemporary composers to write for her, among them Richard Rodney Bennett, Antal Dorati, and Cecilia McDowall. Susan Milan is often featured on the BBC and has recorded concertos and recitals for the Chandos label. |
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center![]() |
John Sumerlin - violin Rebecca Thornblade - cello Philip Martorella - piano Program will include trios by Mozart, Turina, and Dvorak. |
John Sumerlin, conductor
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian CenterDepartment of Music, Theatre and Dance
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian CenterRIC Concert Jazz Band: Joseph Foley, conductor
General Admission $7
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Trumpeter Jens Lindemann is hailed as one of the most celebrated soloists in his instrument's history. He has played in every major concert venue in the world, from the Philharmonics of New York, Los Angeles, London, Manchester, Munich, Hamburg, Lucerne and Berlin to playing principal trumpet with the renowned Canadian Brass. Joseph Foley, Assistant Professor of Music at Rhode Island College, is Principal Trumpet in the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, a founding member of the Atlantic Brass Quintet, and a frequent performer with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra, among several others. The Rhode Island College Wind Ensemble and Concert Jazz Band will present a joint concert on Friday, April 25th at 8:00 pm in Roberts Auditorium featuring this "dynamic duo" of artists. |
Edward Markward and Teresa Coffman, Conductors
General Admission Donation: $10
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Featuring
Diana McVey, Soprano Georgette Ross Hutchins, Mezzo-soprano Fredric Scheff, Tenor Tianxu Zhou, Baritone Rhode Island College Chorus Members of the Rhode Island Civic Chorale Teresa Coffman, Conductor Edward Markward, Conductor Bernstein - Chichester Psalms Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 |
Teresa Coffman, Conductor
RIC Men's Chorus
Tianxu Zhou, conductor
General Admission $4
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This concert will feature the RIC Chorus, Chamber Singers, Women's Chorus (conducted by Teresa Coffman) and the RIC Men's Chorus (conducted by Tianxu Zhou) in a Bon Voyage concert to celebrate and "send off" graduating senior music majors as well as the participants in the May 2008 Concert Tour of Vienna, Slovakia, and Prague. |
General Admission $5
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian CenterAlan Shockley, Director
Where: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center
When: May 7, 7:00 PM
| RIC's contemporary music ensemble, New York System, will continue its first season with a concert on May 7 of avant-garde chamber works by composers Christian Wolff, Olivier Messiaen, Black Sabbath, and featuring two world premieres of newly commissioned works by young American composers Ted Coffey and Colby Leider. Several of the works will speak to the theme "War and Peace." (Please note the early start time of 7 pm.) |
* = Free Admission