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Celebrating the 120th Anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich

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Rescheduled

Due to inclement weather, this concert has been rescheduled from January 26 to February 6 at 7:30pm.

Mikhail Smigelski, bass
Joohyun Kim, mezzo soprano 
Chloe Yofan, violin
Katsuaki Arakawa, cello
Margarita Denenburg, piano 
Rick Rowley, piano 



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

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Wind Symphony & Symphony Band

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Douglas Henderson, conductor
T.j. Anderson, conductor
Emily Warren, guest conductor

Nicole Piunno
Bright Shadow Fanfare

William Grant Still 
Summerland

Aaron Copland
Excerpts from Appalachian Spring

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John O'Conor

Piano

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Wind Ensemble

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Scheduled

Doug Henderson, guest conductor
Gao Hong, pipa 

Gao Hong 
Musical Journey for Pipa and Band (world premiere)

John Mackey 
Symphony No. 2 (U.S. premiere)

This performance will not be live streamed.

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Symposium on Musicking Communities and Labor

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The symposium will feature academic panels and papers on Saturday 2/14 and conversations with community-based musicians and activists on Sunday 2/15, interspersed with participatory musical offerings.

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Downwind

Butler Opera Center

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World Premiere

Music by 
Michael Robert Smith

Libretto by 
Demian Chavez Galvan

Director
Madison Jackson 

Conductor
Douglas Kinney Frost

Director, Producer, Principal Coach
Tamar Sanikdize

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