Event Calendar: March, April & May 2009

Choral Concert
Sunday, March 1, 2009 – 3:00 pm
Tina Thielen-Gaffey, director – Concert Chorale
Stanley R. Wold, director – University Singers and Chamber Singers
Weber Music Hall - $8/$7/$5/$3

Junior High Honor Band
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - 4:30 pm
Weber Music Hall - FREE

Ovation Guest Artist Series Concert: Featured Jazz – Kenny Werner Trio
Thursday, March 5, 2009 – 7:30
Friday, March 6, 2009 – 7:30
At the age of eleven, Kenny Werner recorded a single with a fifteen-piece orchestra and appeared on television playing stride piano. He went on to attend the Manhattan School of Music and the Berklee School of Music, recorded numerous albums, and published the book “Effortless Mastery” which has had a major impact on the music world.
"Perfection. 360 degrees of soul and science in one human being. My kind of musician." - Quincy Jones
Weber Music Hall - $32/$27/$17/$15

Head of the Lakes Jazz Festival Concert
Saturday, March 7, 2009 - 7:30 pm
Enjoy the evening concert featuring UMD Jazz Ensemble I with guest artist jazz saxophonist Dick Oatts.
Ryan Frane, director - Jazz Ensemble I
Marshall Performing Arts Center - $12/$10/$7/$5

Faculty Artist Recital: Regina Zona. Soprano
Thursday, March 12, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Regina Zona, soprano, and Jeanne Doty, piano, collaborate to celebrate the extraordinary vocal works of Richard Strauss and Samuel Barber. Works include the Vier letze Lieder and Knoxville: Summer of 1915.
Weber Music Hall – FREE

Faculty Artist Recital: Faculty at Play II
Monday, March 23, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Weber Music Hall - FREE

Guitar Ensemble Concert
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 7:30 pm
Billy Barnard, director – Ensemble I
Tom O’Hara, director – Ensemble II
Weber Music Hall - $8/$7/$5/$3

8th Annual Student Concerto Competition Concert
Saturday, March 28, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Winners of the Concerto Competition perform with the UMD Symphony Orchestra, featuring music including Brahms’ Symphony No. 1.
Jean R. Perrault, director – Symphony Orchestra
Guest director TBA
Weber Music Hall - $8/$7/$5/$3

Vocal Jazz Cabaret Concerts
Thursday, April 2, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Friday, April 3, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Lake Effect and Chill Factor Vocal Jazz Ensembles present their annual cabaret extravaganza.
Tina Thielen-Gaffey, director
Weber Music Hall - $12/$10/$7/$5

Faculty Artist Recital : Betsy Husby. Cello/Alexander Chernyshev, piano
Sunday, April 5, 2009 - 3:00pm
Weber Music Hall – FREE

Faculty Artist Recital: Gene Koshinski percussion
Monday, April 13, 2009 – 7:30
Weber Music Hall – FREE

Ovation Guest Artist Series Concert: St. Petersburg Quartet
Tuesday, April 14, 2008 - 7:30 pm
One of the world's leading string quartet, the St. Petersburg was founded as the Leningrad Quartet by Alla Aranovskaya, Alla Krolevich (Goryainova) and Leonid Shukayev, all three graduates of the Leningrad Conservatory. The Quartet has continued to blaze a trail through international chamber music competitions, winning First Prizes at many well- known coveted events. They’ve also received a Grammy nomination, "Best Record" honors in both Stereo Review and Gramophone Magazines, and the Chamber Music America/WQXR Prize for Best CD of 2001.
Weber Music Hall - $32/$27/$17/$15

Jazz Combo Concert
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 – 7:30 pm
UMD Jazz Combos I-IV play jazz standards and original compositions through the evening.
Ryan Frane, director – Combo I
Billy Barnard, director – Combo II
Ton Pfotenhauer, director – Combo III
Eugene Koshinski, director – Combo IV
Weber Music Hall - $8/$7/$5/$3

New Music Festival Concert
Friday, April 24, 2009 - 7:30pm
An evening of new music that any audience can enjoy.
Guest Artist: Accessible Contemporary of Chicago.
Weber Music Hall - $8/$7/$5/$3

Band Concert
Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 3:00pm
Dr. Mark Whitlock, director – Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Daniel W. Eaton, director – Concert Band
Weber Music Hall - $8/$7/$5/$3

Percussion Ensemble Concert
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 7:30pm
Eugene Koshinski, director
Weber Music Hall - $8/$7/$5/$3

Choral Masterworks Concert
Friday, May 1, 2009 – 7:30
Jean R. Perrault, director – Symphony Orchestra
Tina Thielen-Gaffey, director – Concert Chorale
Stanley R. Wold, director – University Singers and Chamber Singers
Weber Music Hall - $12/$10/$7/$5

Choral Masterworks Concert
Saturday, May 2, 2009 (time TBA)
Jean R. Perrault, director – Symphony Orchestra
Tina Thielen-Gaffey, director – Concert Chorale
Stanley R. Wold, director – University Singers and Chamber Singers
Location TBA - $12/$10/$7/$5

Choral Masterworks Concert
Sunday, May 3, 2009 – 3:00 pm
Jean R. Perrault, director – Symphony Orchestra
Tina Thielen-Gaffey, director – Concert Chorale
Stanley R. Wold, director – University Singers and Chamber Singers
Weber Music Hall - $12/$10/$7/$5

Jazz Ensembles Concert
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 7:30 pm
Ryan Frane, director – Jazz Ensemble I
Tom Pfotenhauer, director – Jazz Ensemble III
Weber Music Hall - $8/$7/$5/$3

Vocal Jazz Concert
Friday, May 8, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Tina Thielen-Gaffey, director – Lake Effect & Chill Factor Vocal Jazz Ensembles
Weber Music Hall - $8/$7/$5/$3

Twin Ports Wind Orchestra: American Masters, The Music of John Williams
Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 3:00pm
Dr. Mark Whitlock, director
Weber Music Hall - $8/$7/$5/$3