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Wind Symphony & Symphony Band

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Scheduled

Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m.

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

John O'Conor posed in the bend of a concert grand piano, looking at the viewer through the piano

Wind Ensemble

Event Status

Scheduled

Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.

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.

Symposium on Musicking Communities and Labor

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Scheduled

Feb. 14 – 15

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.

Conductor Januibe Tejera conducts seven musicians in SoundMap Ensemble on stage in Bates Recital Hall.

Experimental and Electronic Music Studio with SoundMap Ensemble

UT Student Compositions

Event Status

Scheduled

Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Brigit Fitzgerald, bassoon
Matt Armbruster, cello
Thomas Burritt, percussion
SoundMap Ensemble
Januibe Tejera, director

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Butler Opera Center

Event Status

Scheduled

Feb. 19 – 22

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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