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Alternative Improvisation Music Ensemble

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Scheduled
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John Fremgen, director

New jazz works from members of the ensemble.

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Wind Ensemble

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Scheduled

Emily Warren and T.j. Anderson, guest conductors 
Ebonee Thomas, flute 
Seraph Brass

Lindsay Bronnenkant 
Tarot 

Anthony DiLorenzo 
Chimera

John Corigliano 
Pied Piper Fantasy 

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Seraph Brass

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Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet
Morgan Low, trumpet
Layan Atieh, horn
Lauren Casey-Clyde, trombone
Robyn Black, tuba 

Winners of the American Prize in Chamber Music, the group has been praised for its “beautiful sounds" (American Record Guide), "fine playing” (Gramophone), and “staggeringly high caliber of performance” (Textura). Seraph Brass performs a diverse body of repertoire, ranging from original transcriptions to newly commissioned works and core classics.

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University Chorus: Rescheduled for April 12

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Rescheduled

Holly Dalrymple, conductor

This concert is moving to Sunday, April 12. University Chorus will perform alongside Concert Chorale for a combined concert.

The first violin section of the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra plays, foregrounded by University of Texas choral singers.

Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choirs

Mahler's Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

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Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
J.D. Burnett, director of choirs
Leah Crocetto, soprano
Sophio Dzidziguri, mezzo soprano 

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Longhorn Jazz Festival

Melissa Aldana, tenor saxophone

Event Status
Scheduled

Diego Rivera and Mike Sailors, directors

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World Premiere of Downwind

On July 16, 1945, New Mexicans awoke to Trinity, the world’s first nuclear test. Manhattan Project leaders did not inform residents, despite tens of thousands living nearby. In the years that followed, people in the surrounding areas began to report serious health issues. These individuals would be known as “Downwinders.” Downwind is the story of these people.

This opera is a world premiere, written by students Michael Smith and Demian Galvan, who traveled to New Mexico to help bring this story to life. Smith writes, “While the family in our opera is fictional, the reality that they face is not.”  Full Story

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Tamar Sanikidze

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Director, Butler Opera Center
Professor of Opera
Principal Opera Coach

Rick Rowley

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Associate Professor of Practice
Vocal Coaching & Collaborative Piano
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