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Diego Rivera Talks About the Jazz Orchestra's Upcoming Japanese Tour

April 25, 2025 | BSOMBODY

In this episode, Professor Diego Rivera discusses the Butler Jazz Orchestra's upcoming Japanese tour. He talks about the Japanese jazz scene, the logistics of the tour, and what he is most looking forward to accomplishing in Japan.

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The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra Heads to Japan for 2025 Tour

April 25, 2025
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Butler Opera Center portrays centuries-old emotion with new fervor in ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

April 23, 2025 | Daily Texan
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Professor Robin Moore Appointed Chair of Music History

April 22, 2025
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'Embraced by Austin': Miró Quartet, among the finest such ensembles in the nation, turns 30

April 22, 2025 | Austin American Statesman
Yusong Zhao speaks into a mic with a bookshelf behind him.

Yusong Zhao to perform Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1

April 18, 2025 | BSOMBODY
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Ellen Sirower Wins the Empower Your Pitch Competition

April 16, 2025
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The Marriage of Figaro explores themes of forgiveness and confinement with a Moroccoan style.

April 15, 2025
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Dr. Thomas Lee Celebrates 50 Years of the Wind Ensemble

April 14, 2025
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Garnett Bruce talks about the Butler Opera Center's newest production of The Marriage of Figaro

April 11, 2025 | BSOMBODY

Director Garnett Bruce discusses the Butler Opera Center's newest production of The Marriage of Figaro.