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Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by
Francesco Maria Piave
Director
Aimée Minjeong Kim
Conductor
Douglas Kinney Frost
Director, Butler Opera Center
Tamar Sanikidze
Set & Light Design
Austin Shirley
Costume Design
Aaron Kubacak
Stage Manager
Lisa Goering
Choreographer
Eboni Adams
Intimacy Director
Andy Grapko
Mechanical Dreams
Januibe Tejera, director
The Organ - A Kaleidoscope of Sound
J.S. Bach
Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532
Felix Mendelssohn
Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 65
Jan Zwart
Sombere Muziek over Psalm 103
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Patrick Hughes
Pange Lingua
Barbara York
Suite for Horn, Tuba, and Piano (“Dancing with Myself”)
Jack Frerer
Bridges, Bike Lanes
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Nathaniel Brickens, director
Adrian B. Sims, guest conductor
Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Jonathan Gunn, clarinet
Featured Guests Austin Youth Orchestra
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Richard Strauss
Romanze for Clarinet and Orchestra
Eldar Hudiyev
“Circus” for Clarinet and Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, Symphony of Fate
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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. The discussion was anything but a group of fans geeking out over a superstar; rather, it was a gathering of like-minded people united by their love of the flute. Andre’s roots in hip-hop only came up once, when a student asked about the difference in stage fright between rap and classical music. Andre 3000 remarked that classical music is much more daunting, explaining that he could perform with OutKast while thinking about what to eat that night, whereas with classical music, “you have to be present 100 percent of the time.”
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.
Professor of Ethnomusicology Robin Moore talks about music in Cuba
First Sandy Yamamoto and Friends Concert Received Wide Applause
Butler's first faculty recital of the season was "Concierto Increíble."
Butler School of Music's 2024 Big Sing: A Big Success
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Ebonee Thomas
Suzanne Pence
Associate Professor of Music and Human Learning, Choral Conducting