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Musical Theatre Workshop

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the all undergraduate Musical Theatre Workshop with an exclusive peek into rehearsal!

Directors 

Leah Crocetto 

Mikhail Smigelski

Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

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Two students play percussion instruments in a dimly lit hall.
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Thomas Burritt & Ivan Trevino, directors

The horn section of Wind Symphony during a performance in Bates Recital Hall
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Douglas Henderson, conductor
Emily Warren, guest conductor

Ryan Lindveit
Brilliant Brushstrokes

Roshanne Etezady 
Anahita

Warren Benson 
The Leaves are Falling 

Ottorino Respighi
Pini di Roma 

A top down view of a jazz drum set.
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John Fremgen, director

A collage of ripped paper makes an image of a student perform holding a cello.
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Farkhad Khudyev, conductor 

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 , Pathétique

The Miro Quartet sit in a minimalist white room with their instruments
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Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D Major, op. 71, no. 2

Kevin Puts
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Giacomo Puccini
Crisantemi

Alberto Ginastera
String Quartet No. 2, op. 26
 

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Jerry Junkin, conductor
Michael Lebrias & Alec Rodriguez, guest conductors

John Williams
Liberty Fanfare

Lucio San Pedro
Lahing Kayumanggi (U.S. premiere)

David Maslanka
Symphony No. 2

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Butler Alumna Mercedes Alejandra Payán Ramírez Named Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico

Recent Butler School of Music Ph.D. alumna Mercedes Alejandra Payán Ramírez has been named a tenure-track assistant professor of ethnomusicology at the University of New Mexico. Her research explores Indigenous women’s participation in brass bands in Mexico and the cultural traditions that surround these ensembles. Drawing on the relationships and experiences she developed during her time at Butler, Payan Ramirez continues to connect scholarship, fieldwork, and community through her work in New Mexico.  Read More

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Amy Simmons

Associate Professor of Instruction in Music and Human Learning