The College of Music will hold several events in January and February.
Ticket prices vary for each performance. For some performances, tickets may be purchased 30 minutes before events at the Music Building on West Circle Drive; 60 minutes before events at Wharton Center, Fairchild Theatre and Concert Auditorium; and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in room 102 of the Music Building. Tickets may also be purchased at the Wharton Center Box Office.
Jan. 10
Faculty Recital
7:30 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Richard Fracker, tenor, and Alan Nathan, piano
Jan. 11
Faculty Lecture Recital
7:30 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Walter Verdehr, violin, and Deborah Moriarty, piano
Mendelssohn, Schumann and Ferdinand David’s revival of baroque music, and David's romantic works for violin and piano
Jan. 12
Faculty Recital
7:30 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Richard Sherman, flute, and Ralph Votapek, piano
Jan. 15
Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest Concert
3 p.m. and 7 p.m. performances, Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center
A commemorative concert celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., featuring Jazz Orchestra I, II, and III. Tickets available at Wharton Center Box Office only.
Jan. 25
Happy Birthday Mozart (West Circle Series)
7:30 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Annual West Circle Series celebration of Mozart's birthday with featured artists Suren Bagratuni, cello; Dmitri Berlinsky, violin; Yuri Gandelsman, viola; Michael Kroth, bassoon; and pianists Deborah Moriarty and Derek Polischuk. Concert sponsored by Suren Bagratuni.
Marcie Ray will give a preview lecture beginning 45 minutes before the concert.
Jan. 26
Faculty Recital
7:30 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Joseph Lulloff, saxophone, Michael Kroth, bassoon, and Deborah Moriarty, piano
"Three by Three," a chamber trio featuring a world premiere.
C. Ruggiero - Chobim: Six Jazz Compositions in Honor of Frédéric Chopin and Antonio Carlos Jobim
Jan. 27
Symphony Orchestra
8 p.m., Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center
Performance will be conducted by Leon Gregorian, and feature guest artist Philip Sinder, tuba. Stravinsky - Feu d’artifice, Op.4
Newman - Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (world premiere)
Debussy - Two Nocturnes
Ravel - Daphnes et Chloé Suite No. 2
Jan. 29
Faculty Recital
3 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Ava Ordman and Daniel Mattson, trombone, and Derek Polischuk, piano
Jan. 31
MSU Schubertiade
7:30 p.m. Hart Recital Hall, Music Building
Faculty and students from the vocal arts area present Schubert works.
Feb. 3
Faculty Recital
8 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Gwen Burgett Thrasher, percussion, with hammer/klavier quartet
Feb. 5
Faculty Recital
3 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Melanie Helton, soprano, and Alan Nathan, piano
Feb. 6
Faculty Recital
7:30 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Janine Gaboury, horn
Feb. 9
Wind Symphony and Symphony Band
7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center
Performance will feature guest artists Molly Fillmore, soprano, Joseph Lulloff, saxophone and will be feature conductors Kevin Sedatole, John Madden, Cormac Cannon, Patricia Brumbaugh, Michael Kaufman and Philip Obado.
Feb. 10
Jazz Octet I, II, III, IV
7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall
Feb. 10
Musique 21
8 p.m. Music Building Auditorium
Feb. 12
University Chorale and Ad Libitum Chamber Group
7 p.m. Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing
Performance will feature soloist Yuri Gandelsman, viola.
Vaughan Williams - Flos campi
Feb. 14
Faculty Recital
7:30 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Ulf Hoelscher, violin
Feb. 17
Collage V
8 p.m. Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center
A performance showcasing an array of musical talent featuring the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony, and jazz and choral groups. Concert sponsored by the College of Music National Leadership Council.
Feb. 18
Faculty Recital
8 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
I-Fu Wang, violin, and Deborah Moriarty, piano
Feb. 19
Freshman-Sophomore Opera Scenes
2 p.m. Music Building Auditorium
Feb. 19
A Celebration of the Beautiful Voice IX
4 p.m. Music Building Auditorium
Start the afternoon with an hors d’oeuvres and beverage reception, followed at 4:45 p.m. by an eclectic afternoon of opera arias, duets, operetta, song and musical theatre. Vocal arts faculty members will join their students to celebrate the beauty of the human voice. For reservations, call the College of Music office, (517) 353-5340, or buy tickets online at music.msu.edu. Tickets for this performance are $25, $20 for seniors and $10 for students.
Feb. 24
Faculty Recital
8 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
MSU Professors of Jazz with guest artist Michael Dease, jazz trombone
The Birth of the Cool
Feb. 24 and 26
Detroit Symphony Orchestra with MSU Children’s Choir
8 p.m. (Feb. 24), 3 p.m. (Feb. 26), Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woordward Ave, Detroit
Performance will be conducted by Leonard Slatkin. For ticket information, call (313) 576-5111 or visit detroitsymphony.com.
Feb. 25
Symphony Orchestra
8 p.m., Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center
Performance will be conducted by Leon Gregorian.
Prokofiev - March and Scherzo from The Love of Three Oranges
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 "Leningrad"
Feb. 26
Faculty Recital
7 p.m., Music Building Auditorium
Molly Fillmore, soprano, and Alan Nathan, piano
Feb. 29
Bach to Basics — A Leap Year Celebration (West Circle Series)
7:30 p.m. Music Building Auditorium
The International Chamber Soloists perform with violinist Dmitri Berlinsky and pianists Panayis Lyras, Deborah Moriarty, and Minsoo Sohn and present Brandenburg Concerto BWV 1048 and Concerto for three keyboards BWV 1063. Concert sponsored by Deborah Moriarty.
Michael Callahan will give a preview lecture beginning 45 minutes before the concert.
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