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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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Trombone Choir on the stage of Bates Recital Hall with their trombones

Trombone Choir

Celebrating Halloween

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Nathaniel Brickens, director

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J.D. Burnett, conductor
Ari Carrillo, assistant conductor
Seonhyeong Yeo, piano
Page Stephens, mezzo soprano
 

John Corigliano
Fern Hill

Omar Thomas
Shenandoah

Johannes Brahms
An die Heimat, op. 64

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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

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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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Farkhad Khudyev

Music Director, Symphony Orchestra
Associate Professor of Music in Orchestral Studies

John Fremgen

Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, Double Bass
Director, Alternative Improvisation Music Ensemble