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I Dissent: Songs of American Protest

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Lee Hoiby
Lady of the Harbor from Three Women

Evan Mack 
Preach Sister, Preach 

Patrice Michaels
The Long View: A Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Nine Songs 

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Mikhail Smigelski, bass 
Margarita Denenburg, piano 
Rick Rowley, piano 
Featuring Butler School violin, cello, and voice students

Dmitri Shostakovich
Preludes, op. 34 (Nos. 1-12)
Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Poème, op. 8
Antiformalist Raylok 

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with Wilhelm Magner, viola

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Daniel Ching, violin
William Fedkenheuer, violin
John Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516

Franz Schubert 
String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887 

Jazz pianist Jason Moran hugs himself wearing a red and white plaid blazer.

with UT Jazz Orchestra

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In this extraordinary concert, Moran begins with a solo piano journey through Ellington’s iconic works—his personal ascent up “Mount Ellington”—before being joined onstage by UT’s acclaimed jazz orchestra for a thrilling big band finale. Experience Ellington’s timeless genius, boldly reimagined for a new generation.

Pianist Behzod Abduraimov in a suit leaning on a piano
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Farkhad Khudyev, conductor  
Behzod Abduraimov, piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 
Polonaise from Eugene Onegin 
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23

Margaret Bonds 
Montgomery Variations 

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Thomas Burritt, director

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Butler School of Music alumna Lisa Holt named one of 10 finalists for the 2026 Grammy Music Educator Award

Butler School of Music alumna Lisa Holt was named one of 10 finalists for the 2026 Grammy Music Educator Award and successfully collaborated with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, all within the span of a single week.  Full Story

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Robin D. Moore

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