fall 2009 :|: spring 2010
spring 2010
Graduate Quartet | Sunday 10 January 2010
more details to follow
The graduate string quartet at UMass Amherst with members Ben Van Vliet, Alicia Casey, Hannah Van der Swaagh, and Nicole Fizznoglia will give a concert at the Neighborhood Church in Greenwich Village in New York City.
Faculty Recital | Thursday 21 January 2010
Elizabeth Chang - violin | Judith Gordon - piano
8:00 PM | more info TBA
$3 UMass students | $5 students/seniors | $10 general
Faculty Recital | Tuesday 26 January 2010
Salvatore Macchia - bass
8:00 PM | more info TBA
$3 UMass students | $5 students/seniors | $10 general
Student Recital | Sunday 7 February 2010
1:00 PM | Chia-Ying Wu - violin | more info TBA
Opus One | Thursday 11 February 2010
http://www.umass.edu/opusone
7:30 PM in Bezanson | free
Opus One is the primary string chamber ensemble at the University of Massachusetts Amherst modeled after the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. As there is no conductor, we demonstrate the potential of a collaborative approach to music making.
Tuesdays in Bezanson | Tuesday 9 March 2010
8:00 PM in Bezanson | faculty concert
$3 UMass students | $5 students/seniors | $10 general
Student Recital | Thursday 11 March 2010
7:30 PM | Luciana Arraes - violin | more info TBA
Student Recital | Tuesday 23 March 2010
7:30 PM | Rahffety Maxwell - violin | more info TBA
Tuesdays in Bezanson | Tuesday 6 April 2010
8:00 PM in Bezanson | faculty concert
$3 UMass students | $5 students/seniors | $10 general
Faculty Recital | Friday 9 April 2010
Astrid Schween - cello | Nadine Shank - piano
8:00 PM | more info TBA
$3 UMass students | $5 students/seniors | $10 general
Student Recital | Wednesday 21 April 2010
7:30 PM | Peace Twesigye - violin | more info TBA
Chamber Music Concert | Sunday 25 April 2010
7:30 PM in Bezanson | free
The UMass music department will be featuring both graduate and undergraduate string quartets on this program.
Student Recital | Sunday 2 May 2010
2:30 PM | Alicia Casey - violin | more info TBA
fall 2009
Five College New Music Festival
http://www.5cnmf.com
Friday 11 September 2009
Saturday 12 September 2009
Sunday 13 September 2009
various times (see site) in Bezanson | free
"The University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Music and Dance is proud to host the first Five College New Music Festival, a celebration of the rich musical life of the Pioneer Valley both past and present. The Festival includes nearly fifty performers and composers, primarily current and former faculty members but also a few members of our student community as well as the community at large."
*NEWS*
Valley Advocate :|: Behind the Beat: Tidings from the Ivory Tower
Boston Globe :|: Eclectic styles, an honor, and rock
University Orchestra | Thursday 8 October 2009
8:00 PM in the FAC Concert Hall | see UMass websites for more info
Multibands - University Orchestra
Thursday 15 October 2009
Friday 16 October 2009
various times | FAC Concert Hall | see UMass websites for more info
String Quartet | Thursday 29 October 2009
On Thursday 29 October 2009, a UMass Amherst string quartet with members Michelle Painter, Peace Twesigye, Mingie Kim, and Keith Ukrisna performed Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 at the Student Union Art Gallery.
Check to the right for a picture of our stoic audience members.
Opus One | Wednesday 4 November 2009
http://www.umass.edu/opusone
8:15 PM in Bezanson | free
Opus One is the primary string chamber ensemble at the University of Massachusetts Amherst modeled after the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. As there is no conductor, we demonstrate the potential of a collaborative approach to music making.
Chamber Music Concert | Monday 16 November 2009
7:30 PM in Bezanson | free
The UMass music department will be featuring both graduate and undergraduate string quartets on this program.
University Orchestra | Saturday 21 November 2009
8:00 PM at St. Mary's Church | see UMass websites for more info
Tuesdays in Bezanson | Tuesday 24 November 2009
8:00 PM in Bezanson | faculty concert | free
University Orchestra | Chamber Choir & University Dancers
Friday 4 December 2009
Saturday 5 December 2009
Sunday 6 December 2009
various times | Bowker Auditorium | see UMass websites for more info
String Quartet | Thursday 10 December 2009
7:00 PM at Northampton Community Music Center | free
Eve Boltax, Eleanor Lincoln, Liz Benoit-Crew, and Nicholas Shaneyfelt will be playing a Schumann Piano Quartet as well as some solo Bach.
Violin Studio Recital | Monday 14 December 2009
7:00 PM at the Immanuel Lutheran Church | free
Various members of the violin studio will be performing for the end of semester recital.
Graduate Quartet | Sunday 20 December 2009
The graduate string quartet at UMass Amherst with members Ben Van Vliet, Alicia Casey, Hannah Van der Swaagh, and Nicole Fizznoglia gave an afternoon concert at Loomis Village.
