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About the Artists

Page Stephens

Page Stephens is a mezzo soprano, voice teacher and arts administrator based in Austin, TX with a soft spot for new music. She is a founding member of VAMP, an all-female vocal quintet which champions music by women and living composers. VAMP's debut album will be released in Spring 2025. Stephens has premiered works by Reena Esmail, Matthew Lyons, Donald Grantham, Katherine Pukinskis, Dana Lyn, Russell Podgorsek, Thomas B. Yee, and others. Stephens maintains a robust performing career in a wide variety of genres. In the last decade, she has performed with Copland House, Voices of Change, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Austin Symphony Orchestra, line upon line percussion, Sō Percussion, Texas Early Music Project, invoke string quartet, and many others. In addition to performing, Stephens is on the voice faculty at Austin Community College. She is the assistant director for operations at the Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin, where she also received her master’s and D.M.A. degrees.

Ari Carrillo

Ari Carrillo is a conductor, singer, and music educator currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in choral conducting at The University of Texas at Austin, studying with Dr. J.D. Burnett. Carrillo earned his Master of Music in choral conducting from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, where he studied with Andrew Megill and served as a graduate assistant with the University Chorale. At Northwestern, he served as chorus master for productions of Bizet’s Carmen and Lehár’s The Merry Widow and as assistant conductor for Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up. While living in Chicago, he also worked as a professional singer, performing with ensembles including Music of the Baroque, Roots in the Sky, and Stare at the Sun. Carrillo holds a Bachelor of Music in music education from Westminster Choir College, where he studied conducting with James Jordan, Amanda Quist, and Tom Shelton. As a member of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, Westminster Kantorei, and Westminster Williamson Voices, he performed in collaborations with The Philadelphia Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Prior to graduate study, Carrillo spent four years as a high school choral director in New Jersey, where he directed eight ensembles and served as music director for numerous musical theatre productions. His professional interests include choral-orchestral repertoire, opera, early music, and contemporary choral music.

Seonhyeong Yeo

Korean-born pianist Seonhyeong Yeo is pursuing a Doctoral of Musical Arts in collaborative piano at The University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music under Dr. Colette Valentine, where she holds a teaching assistantship and the prestigious Ching and Man-Li Yew Scholarship. As a versatile pianist, she performs across solo, instrumental, and vocal repertoires. Her performances have been featured at Friedberg Concert Hall, Helen K. Persson Recital Hall, Griswold Hall, Goodwin Hall, Kumho Art Hall, Munho Art Hall, and the Axel Springer Auditorium. She also performed as a soloist with the Seoul Orchestra after winning their concerto competition. She earned her Master of Music in piano performance from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, studying with Alexander Shtarkman and receiving the Clara Ascherfeld Award and the artistic excellence award. Her experience includes serving as a collaborative pianist at Peabody and a staff pianist for the Peabody Preparatory. She received her Bachelor of Music from Seoul National University under Dr. Min Jung Lee. She has participated in renowned festivals, including the West Palm Beach Piano Festival, National Music Festival, Edward Auer Workshop, SNU Chamber Festival, Tel-Aviv Festival, and Euro Arts Academy.

J.D. Burnett

Dr. J.D. Burnett enjoys a varied career as a conductor, singer, and teacher. In the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas, he serves as director of choral activities, conducts the UT Concert Chorale, and teaches courses in graduate choral conducting and literature. Additionally, he is the founding artistic director of Kinnara, the premier professional chamber choir in Atlanta, Georgia. In March 2021, he was named artistic director of Orpheus Chamber Singers in Dallas, and assumed the role on January 1, 2022. Formerly, he was associate professor of music and associate director of choral activities at the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music. He has served as assistant director of the Dallas Symphony Chorus, conductor of the New Jersey Youth Chorus Young Men’s Ensemble, associate conductor of the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey, and acting director of choral activities at Montclair State University.

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Concert Chorale

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Upcoming Events

Ring in the season with the Butler School’s annual Holiday Concert with music for everyone to enjoy. You’ll hear traditional holiday carols and winter favorites across many genres, including excerpts from Bach’s Magnificat, jazz standards like “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” and Hanukkah songs from Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish traditions.

Saturday, December 5, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday ,December 6, 4:00 p.m.
Bates Recital Hall 

Tickets

UNIVERSITY CHORUS
Free Admission
Sunday, November 15,  4 p.m.
Bates Recital Hall
 

Butler Opera Center Presents
MOZART EVERLASTING
Scenes from beloved Mozart operas celebrating his 250th birthday
Free Admission
December 2 & 3, 7:00 p.m.
McCullough Theatre
 

CARLOS ENRIQUE SANTELLI, tenor & RICK ROWLEY, piano
Monday, January 25, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Bates Recital Hall
 

CONCERT CHORALE
with guest conductor María Guinand
Free Admission
Thursday, April 1, 7:30 p.m.
Bates Recital Hall
 

UNIVERSITY CHORUS
Free Admission
Sunday, April 11, 2027, 4 p.m.
Bates Recital Hall
 

CONCERT CHORALE
Thursday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.
Bates Recital Hall
 

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