Orchestras
Welcome!
The University of Texas Symphony Orchestra (UTSO) and The University of Texas University Orchestra (UTUO) consist of the finest string, wind, and percussion musicians University-wide. Giving at least ten concerts per season, the two orchestras perform a repertoire covering a 350-year span that allows for student musicians to collaborate and perform for audiences in the local Austin area and beyond.
Symphony Orchestra
The Symphony Orchestra consists primarily of graduate and undergraduate music majors in the Butler School of Music and performs three concerts per semester, playing everything from large masterworks, new and emerging works, and standard literature. The ensemble collaborates often with faculty from the Butler School and professional musicians from around the county. UTSO holds a series of concerto competitions each Spring that feature student musicians from the Butler School, including competitions for strings, brass woodwind & percussion, piano, voice, and composition.
University Orchestra
The University Orchestra is comprised of both music majors and students from schools all across campus, and presents a similar balance of repertoire performed at a very high level. Led by graduate students in orchestral conducting, this ensemble rehearses in the evenings and gives two concerts per semester.
Degrees
The Butler School of Music offers both master’s (M.M.) and doctoral (D.M.A.) degrees in orchestral conducting for qualified applicants. Information on how to audition and apply for these programs can be found on our Prospective Students page.
Contact
Contact orchestras @ utorchestras@utexas.edu
Upcoming Events
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Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Donald Grantham
Baron Cimetiére’s Mambo (premiere of orchestral arr.)
Gara Garayev
Seven Beauties Ballet Suite
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite
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Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Jonathan Gunn, clarinet
Featured Guests Austin Youth Orchestra
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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Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Titan
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Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Ebonee Thomas, flute
John Corigliano
Voyage (for flute and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
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Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Donnie Ray Albert, baritone
Combined Choirs
Aaron Copland
Old American Songs
Johannes Brahms
Nänie, Op. 82
Alexander Borodin
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
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Concerto Competition Winners Concert 1
Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Repertoire will be announced after competition finals in December.
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Concerto Competition Winners Concert 2
Farkhad Khudyev, conductor
Repertoire will be announced after competition finals in December.