Earl MacDonald & Hartford Jazz Society's New Directions Ensemble
10 instrumentalists performing fresh compositions & arrangements by pianist/leader MacDonald, including UMass' Jeffrey W. Holmes
Tickets: $3 UMass students; $5 other students, children, seniors; $10 general public; free for UMass music majors & minors
Jazz Composers Concert
Thursday, February 7th 8pm, Bezanson Recital Hall
Works by Graduate Composition/Arranging majors Emily Duff,Ben Falkoff, Kevin Grudecki, Micah Maurio, Jeff Schneider & Jared Trace performed by Graduate Chamber Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble I
No Charge
Micah Maurio, jazz composer/performer
28th Annual High School Honor Band Concert
Saturday, February 9th 7pm Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
POSTPONED TO MAY 12, DUE TO THE SNOWSTORM
James Patrick Miller, conductor
Dr. Jack Stamp, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Guest Conductor.
The finest H.S. wind & Percussion musicians in New England/the Northeast
No Charge
Jack Stamp, guest conductor
Visiting Jazz Artists
Thursday, Frebruary 12th 8pm Bezanson Recital Hall
Blood Drum Spirit: globally-inspired jazz music Royal Hartigan, composer/percussionist & UMass alum'81, with his quartet: David Bindman, sax; Art Hirahara, piano; & Wes Brown, bass
Tickets: $3 UMass students; $5 other students, children, seniors; $10 general public; free for UMass music majors & minors
Wind Ensemble
Saturday, March 2nd 4pm Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
James Patrick Miller, conductor
Featuring Guest Composer-in-Residence Jennifer Bellor, Nazareth College
Including Bellor's Uprising for drum set & wind ensemble with faculty soloist Thomas Giampietro. Also works by Schwantner, Husa, Milhaud, and Javier Marquez, winner of the 2013 UMass Wind Ensemble Composition Contest-premiere of his winning work Danza Hipnotica.
Tickets: $3 UMass students; $5 other students, children, seniors; $10 general public; free for UMass music majors & minors
Tuesdays in Bezanson Faculty Performers
Tuesday, February 5th 8pm, Bezanson Recital Hall
CONCERT CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
Apologies for any inconvenience
Vocal Pedagogy Seminar (WILL RUN AS SCHEDULED)
Saturday, February 23rd (also Sunday 2/24) Bezanson Recital Hall
With nationally-recognized vocal pedagogue, Dr. Stephen Austin, University of North Texas
Free masterclasses and sessions on vocal pedagogy, caring for the voice, preparing for college auditions, & more!
Saturday schedule: 9:00am: Registration 9:30am-12:00pm: Building Strong Voices- Twelve Different Ways: Vocal Training of the High School Student 12:00pm: Mid day break 1:00pm: Building Strong Voices continued 2:30pm: Break 2:45pm: The College Voice Audition: How to Prepare and What to Expect 3:45-6:00pm: Masterclass with Dr. Austin
8pm: Solo recital with soprano Dana Schnitzer, UMass alumna, and Brendon Shapiro, piano, performing music of Strauss, Poulenc, Turina & Barber's Hermit Songs
All events are free and open to the public, Professional Development Points (pdp) available upon request To help us with planning this exciting event, please complete the ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM
Sunday, February 24th, Bezanson Recital Hall (also Saturday 2/23)
With nationally-recognized vocal pedagogue Dr. Stephen Austin, University of North Texas
Free masterclasses and sessions on vocal pedagogy, caring for the voice, preparing for college auditions, & more!
Sunday schedule: 10:00am-12:00pm: Chiaroscuro: Don't be Afraid of the Dark or Resonance Balancing 1:00pm: Question & Answer: Loose Ends with Dr. Austin 2:00-4:00pm: Masterclass with Dr. Austin
All events are free and open to the public Professional Development Points (pdp) are available upon request
In order to help us prepare for this exciting free event, please complete the ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM
Micah Maurio, jazz composer/performer 
Jack Stamp, guest conductor 
Jennifer Bellor, guest composer 
