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I Dissent: Songs of American Protest

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Thomas Burritt, director
Michael Burritt, guest artist

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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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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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Piano

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Gao Hong wearing a yellow dress playing her pipa
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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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Jazz Orchestra Leaves for Lincoln Center

The Butler School of Music will take the national stage in January 2026 as its jazz program heads to New York City for the prestigious National Collegiate Jazz Championship at Lincoln Center. Led by Director of Jazz Studies Diego Rivera, Butler’s jazz ensemble is one of just ten university programs from across the country invited to compete in this year’s championship.  Full Story

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