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Butler Opera Center
Music by
John Corigliano
Libretto by
William M. Hoffman
Director
Madison Jackson
Conductor
Douglas Kinney Frost
Director, Butler Opera Center
Tamar Sanikidze
Orchestra
New Music Ensemble
Scenic Design
Zach Young
Light Design
Gavin Strawnato
Costume Design
Aaron Kubacak
Integrated Media Design
Nitsan Scharf
Intimacy Director
Andy Grapko

The Music of Duke Ellington
Diego Rivera, director, Jazz Orchestra
Jerry Espinoza, guest director, Jazz Ensemble
Chris Cermak & Rachel Spencer, co-directors, Jazz Band

Celebrating 50 Years of Performing
Patti Wolf, James Maverick, & Tamar Sanikidze, piano
Liliana Guerrero & Leah Crocetto, sopranos
Mikhail Smigelski, bass
Songs by: Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Hall Johnson, Hale Smith, Robert Owens, Leslie Adams, Florence Price
Arias from: Rigoletto, Susannah, Luisa Miller, & Don Pasquale

Celebrating the centennial of Gunther Schuller’s birth
Jerry F. Junkin, conductor
Emily Warren, guest conductor
This event will be streamed
Hector Berlioz, arr. Schuller
Overture to Le Corsaire
Scott Joplin, ed. Schuller
Combination March
Gunther Schuller
Meditation
Symphony No. 3, In Praise of Winds

Featuring Conductor Jason Max Ferdinand
UT Choirs
Butler School Voice, Harp, & Flute students

Schubertiade
Anton Nel, piano
Rick Rowley, piano
Irida Herri, soprano
Jonathan Gunn, clarinet
Sandy Yamamoto, violin
Wilhelm Magner, viola
Bion Tsang, cello
Joel Braun, double bass
Piano and chamber works by Franz Schubert

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Andre 3000 visits the Butler School of Music
Andre 3000, who gained fame as part of the popular hip-hop group Outkast, recently stopped by the Butler School of Music to talk to flute students about his newest album, New Blue Sun, and his love for playing the flute. Andre spent over an hour with the flute students, many of whom had seen him perform at the Moody Center the previous night. What began as a question-and-answer session quickly transformed into a vibrant exchange of ideas, with Andre connecting with most students on a first-name basis.


Butler School of Music's 2024 Big Sing: A Big Success
The 2024 Big Sing at the University of Texas at Austin, hosted by Professors J.D. Burnett and Suzanne Pence, was a tremendous success, attracting nearly 400 high school students and their teachers. Participants prepared in advance by mastering two pieces of music, which allowed them to focus on their performances during the event. The day featured a lively celebrity appearance by Hook’Em, who entertained the crowd with a piano rendition of "Chopsticks." Students divided into groups for rehearsals and enjoyed a concert by Butler students before culminating in a grand performance of "Holding the Light" that filled Bates Hall to capacity. Burnett praised the students' musicality and maturity, inviting them to return for the next Big Sing in 2025.
Composer Sam Lipman's Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

Opera Singer Sophio Dzidziguri on Winning the Concerto Competition

Rainwater Grant Winners Anounced

Oboist Andrew Parker on Pedagogy, Performing, and Recording

Mozart on the page, Miro Quartet on the stage

Happy 95th Birthday Joe Long

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