Past Events

All Music & Dance Department ensemble, faculty & guest artist concerts, not including student recitals.

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Fall 2024

September 2024

Ayano Kataoka, marimba
Sept. 6 - New Music Festival - Symmetry & Fantasy Sept. 6 - New Music Festival - Symmetry & Fantasy Sept. 7 - New Music Festival - Afternoon of Premieres Sept. 7 - New Music Festival - Afternoon of Premieres Sept. 7 - New Music Festival - Time Isn't Holding Us Sept. 7 - New Music Festival - Time Isn't Holding Us Sept. 8 - New Music Festival - In A New Light Sept. 8 - New Music Festival - In A New Light Sept. 14 - Chris Prestia Workshop on Efficient Practice Sept. 14 - Chris Prestia Workshop on Efficient Practice Sept. 17 - The Listening Room: Harmony of Water & Music Sept. 17 - The Listening Room: Harmony of Water & Music Sept. 19 - Art + Music: Voice of the Whale Sept. 19 - Art + Music: Voice of the Whale Sept. 22 - Guest Artists, Palma Choralis & Friends Sept. 22 - Guest Artists, Palma Choralis & Friends Sept. 27 - A Talk by Marie Comuzzo on Whale Songs & Environmental Activism Sept. 27 - A Talk by Marie Comuzzo on Whale Songs & Environmental Activism Sept. 29 - Bandtoberfest, a Fall Celebration Sept. 29 - Bandtoberfest, a Fall Celebration

October 2024

Jeff Holmes, Fumi Tomita and Dawning Holmes at the Max Roach Tribute concert
Oct. 3 - Jazz Ensemble I & Chapel Jazz Oct. 3 - Jazz Ensemble I & Chapel Jazz Oct. 5 - Guest Artists, Mahogany Brass Oct. 5 - Guest Artists, Mahogany Brass Oct. 6 - Guest Artist, Allen Otte, percussion Oct. 6 - Guest Artist, Allen Otte, percussion Oct. 7 - Brass Chamber Ensembles Oct. 7 - Brass Chamber Ensembles Oct. 10 - Jazz Lab & Graduate Jazz Composers Ensembles Oct. 10 - Jazz Lab & Graduate Jazz Composers Ensembles Oct. 14 - Guest Artist Gene Perla, jazz bass Oct. 14 - Guest Artist Gene Perla, jazz bass Oct. 15 - UMass Symphony Orchestra Oct. 15 - UMass Symphony Orchestra Oct. 21 - Panel: Honoring the Legacy of Max Roach Oct. 21 - Panel: Honoring the Legacy of Max Roach Oct. 22 - The Listening Room: royal hartigan & Akoma Ensemble play & talk Max Roach Oct. 22 - The Listening Room: royal hartigan & Akoma Ensemble play & talk Max Roach Oct. 23 - Max Roach Tribute Concert Oct. 23 - Max Roach Tribute Concert Oct. 29 - Fauré Festival - The Listening Room Oct. 29 - Fauré Festival - The Listening Room Oct. 29 - Bandwidth Faculty Ensemble Oct. 29 - Bandwidth Faculty Ensemble Oct. 30 - Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band - Halloween Hijinks Oct. 30 - Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band - Halloween Hijinks Oct. 31 - Fauré Festival - Masterworks Oct. 31 - Fauré Festival - Masterworks

November 2024

UMass Chamber Choir at Multibands
Nov. 1 - Fauré Festival: Fauré & His Influence Nov. 1 - Fauré Festival: Fauré & His Influence Nov. 2 - Fauré Festival: Fauré & the Salon Culture Nov. 2 - Fauré Festival: Fauré & the Salon Culture Nov. 7 - Spin Cycle Jazz Quartet Performance/Workshop Nov. 7 - Spin Cycle Jazz Quartet Performance/Workshop Nov. 7, 8, 9 - Dance Concert, Schedrin's Carmen by Caroline Ball Nov. 7, 8, 9 - Dance Concert, Schedrin's Carmen by Caroline Ball Nov. 8 - 50th Annual Multiband Pops Concert Nov. 8 - 50th Annual Multiband Pops Concert Nov. 12 - The Listening Room: Salon Now! Nov. 12 - The Listening Room: Salon Now! Nov. 13 - Opus One Chamber Orchestra Nov. 13 - Opus One Chamber Orchestra Nov. 14 - Chamber Jazz Showcase Nov. 14 - Chamber Jazz Showcase Nov. 16 - Chamber Choir & Chorale: Elements Nov. 16 - Chamber Choir & Chorale: Elements Nov. 18 - Guest artist Jonathan Silva, vibraphone Nov. 18 - Guest artist Jonathan Silva, vibraphone Nov. 19 - Brass Chamber Ensembles Nov. 19 - Brass Chamber Ensembles Nov. 20 - All-University Orchestra Nov. 20 - All-University Orchestra Nov. 21 - Chapel Jazz & Jazz Lab Ensembles Nov. 21 - Chapel Jazz & Jazz Lab Ensembles Nov. 21, 22, 23 - Past to Presence, Faculty Dance Concert Nov. 21, 22, 23 - Past to Presence, Faculty Dance Concert Nov. 22 - Woodwind Chamber Ensembles Nov. 22 - Woodwind Chamber Ensembles Nov. 23 - Percussion Day & Percussion Ensemble Nov. 23 - Percussion Day & Percussion Ensemble Nov. 23 - Graduate Wind Quintet Nov. 23 - Graduate Wind Quintet Nov. 24 - Trombone & Brass Choirs Nov. 24 - Trombone & Brass Choirs Nov. 25 - String Chamber Ensembles Nov. 25 - String Chamber Ensembles
Spring 2024

February 2024

Members of the Graduate Jazz Composers Ensemble perform, playing upright bass, trombone, and saxophone
February 6 - Faculty Jazz Concert February 6 - Faculty Jazz Concert February 9 - Faculty Concert: Gilles Vonsattel, piano February 9 - Faculty Concert: Gilles Vonsattel, piano February 10 - 38th Annual High School Honor Band February 10 - 38th Annual High School Honor Band February 10-11 - UMass Opera "On the Air" - 3 one-act operas February 10-11 - UMass Opera "On the Air" - 3 one-act operas February 13 - Guest Artist Concert: Fred Sienkiewicz, trumpet - CANCELLED February 13 - Guest Artist Concert: Fred Sienkiewicz, trumpet - CANCELLED February 14 - Faculty Concert: Busoni Festival with Steven Beck and Erinn Knyt February 14 - Faculty Concert: Busoni Festival with Steven Beck and Erinn Knyt February 16 - Graduate Jazz Composers Ensemble February 16 - Graduate Jazz Composers Ensemble February 17-18 - The Jazz Workshop: Dance with master teacher Sheila Barker February 17-18 - The Jazz Workshop: Dance with master teacher Sheila Barker February 18 - CLARIconNEcT: UMass Clarinet Day February 18 - CLARIconNEcT: UMass Clarinet Day February 19 - Guest Artists: Peter Steiner, trombone & Constanze Hochwartner, piano February 19 - Guest Artists: Peter Steiner, trombone & Constanze Hochwartner, piano February 21 - Faculty Concert: Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone & Jiayan Sun, piano February 21 - Faculty Concert: Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone & Jiayan Sun, piano February 22-24 - Repertoire: An Evening of Dances Past & Present February 22-24 - Repertoire: An Evening of Dances Past & Present February 23 - UMass Chamber Choir February 23 - UMass Chamber Choir February 24 - 41st Annual New England Saxophone Symposium & Competition February 24 - 41st Annual New England Saxophone Symposium & Competition February 27 - Guest Artist Concert: Andrea Tofanelli, trumpet February 27 - Guest Artist Concert: Andrea Tofanelli, trumpet February 29 - Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Ayano Kataoka February 29 - Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Ayano Kataoka February 29 - Guest Artist Concert: Joel Burcham, tenor with Jamie-Rose Guarrine, soprano February 29 - Guest Artist Concert: Joel Burcham, tenor with Jamie-Rose Guarrine, soprano

March 2024

a high angle group image of the UMass Wind Ensemble holding their musical instruments
March 1 - Guest Artist Concert: Elizabeth Morgan, piano March 1 - Guest Artist Concert: Elizabeth Morgan, piano March 2 - Bandwidth Faculty + Students March 2 - Bandwidth Faculty + Students March 3 - Guest Artist Concert: Da Capo Chamber Players March 3 - Guest Artist Concert: Da Capo Chamber Players March 5 - Guest Artist: Terri Sánchez, flute with Steven Beck, piano March 5 - Guest Artist: Terri Sánchez, flute with Steven Beck, piano March 6 - Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band I March 6 - Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band I March 7-8 - Senior Thesis Dance Concerts 2024 March 7-8 - Senior Thesis Dance Concerts 2024 March 9 - University Chorale with Springfield Symphony March 9 - University Chorale with Springfield Symphony March 10 - Explorations in the Music of Shakespeare's England March 10 - Explorations in the Music of Shakespeare's England March 11 - UMass Symphony Orchestra - Concert 1 March 11 - UMass Symphony Orchestra - Concert 1 March 12 - Brass Chamber Ensembles, Spring '24/I March 12 - Brass Chamber Ensembles, Spring '24/I March 14 - Dance Greats on Zoom: Jennifer Harge March 14 - Dance Greats on Zoom: Jennifer Harge March 15 - The Queen's Cartoonists Masterclass March 15 - The Queen's Cartoonists Masterclass March 26 - The Listening Room - Tues. Recital Series March 26 - The Listening Room - Tues. Recital Series March 26 - 43rd Annual Jazz Showcase March 26 - 43rd Annual Jazz Showcase March 26-29 CRĀV the Harvest Dance Conference March 26-29 CRĀV the Harvest Dance Conference March 27 - Woodwind Chamber Ensembles March 27 - Woodwind Chamber Ensembles March 28 - Guest Artist, Seychelle Dunn-Corbin, bari sax March 28 - Guest Artist, Seychelle Dunn-Corbin, bari sax March 30 - Western Mass Flute Festival March 30 - Western Mass Flute Festival March 31 - Guest Artist: Claudia Anderson, flute March 31 - Guest Artist: Claudia Anderson, flute

April 2024

a violinist smiles, looking at the camera, while playing his instrument as part of the symphony orchestra
April 5 - Five College Jazz Festival April 5 - Five College Jazz Festival April 6 - High School Jazz Festival April 6 - High School Jazz Festival April 8 - Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band April 8 - Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band April 9 - UMass Symphony Orchestra April 9 - UMass Symphony Orchestra April 11 - Dance Greats on Zoom: Stephen Driscoll April 11 - Dance Greats on Zoom: Stephen Driscoll April 13 - The New Consort + Chamber Choir April 13 - The New Consort + Chamber Choir April 18 - Lucia Stavros Trio April 18 - Lucia Stavros Trio April 23 - The Listening Room Vol. 2 April 23 - The Listening Room Vol. 2 April 23 - Opus One, String Sextets April 23 - Opus One, String Sextets April 25 - Jazz Lab Ensemble April 25 - Jazz Lab Ensemble April 25 - An Evening of Opera Ensembles April 25 - An Evening of Opera Ensembles April 26 - String Chamber Ensembles April 26 - String Chamber Ensembles April 27 - Woodwind Chamber Ensembles April 27 - Woodwind Chamber Ensembles April 27 - Concert Band April 27 - Concert Band April 29 - Brass Chamber Ensembles April 29 - Brass Chamber Ensembles April 30 - Percussion Ensemble April 30 - Percussion Ensemble
Fall 2023

September 2023

King Charles leading a workshop at UMass
September 16 - Guest Concert: Ken Radnofsky, saxophone & Yoshiko Kline, piano September 16 - Guest Concert: Ken Radnofsky, saxophone & Yoshiko Kline, piano September 16 - Percussion Day 2023 September 16 - Percussion Day 2023 September 16 - Guest & Faculty Concert: Lukas Böhm & Ayano Kataoka, percussion September 16 - Guest & Faculty Concert: Lukas Böhm & Ayano Kataoka, percussion September 17 - Faculty Concert: Greg Spiridopoulos, trombone & Nikki Stoia, piano September 17 - Faculty Concert: Greg Spiridopoulos, trombone & Nikki Stoia, piano September 21-25 - Werk Related: Chicago Footwork Conference September 21-25 - Werk Related: Chicago Footwork Conference September 21 - Faculty Concert: Quattro Mani Piano Duo September 21 - Faculty Concert: Quattro Mani Piano Duo September 27 - Dance Greats on Zoom: Tara Brown BFA'13 September 27 - Dance Greats on Zoom: Tara Brown BFA'13

October 2023

Bandwidth Ensemble, band members posing holding their musical instruments
October 1 - Bandtoberfest - Family Concert on the Common October 1 - Bandtoberfest - Family Concert on the Common October 1 - Faculty Concert: Ronald Gorevic, viola & Steven Beck, piano October 1 - Faculty Concert: Ronald Gorevic, viola & Steven Beck, piano October 4 - Dance Program Open House, Fall 2023 October 4 - Dance Program Open House, Fall 2023 October 12 - Guest Artist: William Lang, trombone with Nikki Stoia, piano October 12 - Guest Artist: William Lang, trombone with Nikki Stoia, piano October 13 - Guest Artist Concert: Louisville Brass October 13 - Guest Artist Concert: Louisville Brass October 14 - 2023 Voice Area Open House & Mock Auditions October 14 - 2023 Voice Area Open House & Mock Auditions October 16 - Guest Masterclass: Lynn Chang, violin October 16 - Guest Masterclass: Lynn Chang, violin October 16 - Faculty Chamber Music: Bandwidth Ensemble October 16 - Faculty Chamber Music: Bandwidth Ensemble October 20 - Chapel Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Ensemble I October 20 - Chapel Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Ensemble I October 20 - Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band October 20 - Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band October 21 - Woodwind Chamber Ensembles October 21 - Woodwind Chamber Ensembles October 25 - Jazz Lab & Graduate Jazz Composers Ensembles October 25 - Jazz Lab & Graduate Jazz Composers Ensembles October 26 - Dance Greats on Zoom: Michelle N. Gibson October 26 - Dance Greats on Zoom: Michelle N. Gibson October 27 - Brass Chamber Music Concert October 27 - Brass Chamber Music Concert October 28 - UMass Symphony Orchestra October 28 - UMass Symphony Orchestra

November 2023

percussion performers in colorful shirts clap hands with each other during a performance
November 3 - 49th Annual Multiband Pops Concert November 3 - 49th Annual Multiband Pops Concert November 5 - Chamber Choir: Coming Home (3pm Concert) November 5 - Chamber Choir: Coming Home (3pm Concert) November 5 - Chamber Choir: Coming Home (7pm Concert) November 5 - Chamber Choir: Coming Home (7pm Concert) November 8 - Opus One Chamber Orchestra November 8 - Opus One Chamber Orchestra November 13 - Guest Artist Concert: Kris Danielsen, trombone & Nikki Stoia, piano November 13 - Guest Artist Concert: Kris Danielsen, trombone & Nikki Stoia, piano November 15 - Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Jeffrey W. Holmes November 15 - Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Jeffrey W. Holmes November 16 - Chamber Jazz Ensembles Showcase November 16 - Chamber Jazz Ensembles Showcase November 18 - UMass Percussion Ensemble November 18 - UMass Percussion Ensemble November 18 - Student Chamber Music - Schubert Octet November 18 - Student Chamber Music - Schubert Octet November 19 - Graduate Brass Quintet November 19 - Graduate Brass Quintet November 20 - String Chamber Ensembles November 20 - String Chamber Ensembles November 27 - Woodwind Chamber Ensembles - Concert 2 November 27 - Woodwind Chamber Ensembles - Concert 2 November 28 - Jazz Ensemble I November 28 - Jazz Ensemble I November 29 - Trombone, Brass, and Horn Choirs November 29 - Trombone, Brass, and Horn Choirs November 30 - Jazz Lab & Chapel Jazz Ensembles November 30 - Jazz Lab & Chapel Jazz Ensembles

December 2023

dancers perform in colorful costume
November 30-December2 - Dance Concert - Thereafter: Art of Understanding November 30-December2 - Dance Concert - Thereafter: Art of Understanding December 1 - Brass Chamber Music Concert December 1 - Brass Chamber Music Concert December 2 - Student Chamber Music - Brahms Trios December 2 - Student Chamber Music - Brahms Trios December 2 - Holiday Card to Amherst: Choral Ensembles December 2 - Holiday Card to Amherst: Choral Ensembles December 3 - Vocal Jazz Ensemble December 3 - Vocal Jazz Ensemble December 3 - Graduate Woodwind Quintet December 3 - Graduate Woodwind Quintet December 4 - UMass Symphony Orchestra December 4 - UMass Symphony Orchestra December 5 - Concert Band December 5 - Concert Band December 6 - Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band December 6 - Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band December 7 - Midnight Messiah - Choral Concert December 7 - Midnight Messiah - Choral Concert