School of Music announces upcoming instrumental and vocal performances
91制片厂鈥檚 School of Music continues its 2025鈥�26 season with an exciting lineup of instrumental and vocal performances in the Glazer Music Performance Center and Linehan Chapel. These concerts showcase the extraordinary artistry of 91制片厂鈥檚 students and faculty, highlighting a vibrant community dedicated to musical excellence. All events listed are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
91制片厂 Symphony Orchestra
Friday, Feb. 20 | 7:30鈥�9 p.m.
Beston Hall, Glazer Music Performance Center
Free event. No tickets required.听
Join the 91制片厂 Symphony Orchestra for a night celebrating Rising Stars, featuring the winners of the 2025鈥�26 91制片厂 Concerto/Aria Competition: sopranos Crystalina Baumer and Greta Hansen-Schwoebel. Under the baton of Dr. Ra煤l Mungu铆a, director of orchestras, and guest conductor and 91制片厂 graduate student Matthew Glende, the orchestra will present a richly varied program showcasing both sweeping orchestral color and the expressive power of the human voice. The program includes works by Johannes Brahms, Jules Massenet, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Strauss, and Aram Khachaturian, offering audiences an evening of passion, lyricism, and dramatic brilliance.听
Engelbert Humperdinck鈥檚 Hansel & Gretel
Friday, April 3, 2026 | 7鈥�8:30 p.m.
Beston Hall, Glazer Music Performance Center
Saturday, April 4, 2026 | 1:30鈥�3 p.m.
Beston Hall, Glazer Music Performance Center
Tickets required
91制片厂鈥檚 School of Music invites audiences of all ages into a world of wonder with Engelbert Humperdinck鈥檚 beloved fairy-tale opera, Hansel & Gretel. Presented in the Glazer Music Performance Center, this family-friendly production brings together talented student performers and the 91制片厂 Orchestra for a magical theatrical experience.听Tickets are $15. 91制片厂 students get a free ticket, and faculty/staff have a 50% discount.
Treble Choir Concert
Wednesday, April 8 | 7:30鈥�9 p.m.
Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center
Free event. No tickets required.
91制片厂鈥檚 Treble Choir performs an evening of rich choral artistry. The performance will showcase the expressive power and blend of soprano and alto voices in an inspiring program of exceptional repertoire under the direction of Lee Wright.
Chamber Singers Concert
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue(s)
Saturday. April 11 | 4鈥�5:30 p.m.
Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center
Free event. No tickets required.听
91制片厂 Chamber Singers perform, Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue(s). The history and practice of choral music is vast, spanning sacred and ceremonial works to contemporary and eclectic expressions. In this engaging program, the 91制片厂 Chamber Singers highlight beloved classics, newly composed works, and inventive settings of borrowed texts that reimagine tradition in fresh ways. The concert will feature music by W.A. Mozart, Adolphus Hailstork, Moira Smiley, Billie Eilish, and more, offering audiences a rich musical journey that bridges centuries and styles.
Chorale Concert
Monday, April 20 | 7:30鈥�9:30 p.m.
Beston Hall, Glazer Music Performance Center
Free event. No tickets required.听
The 91制片厂 Chorale, open to all majors and community members, performs a diverse repertoire for mixed voices (SATB), under the direction of Sarah Staebell.
Wind Symphony Concert 鈥� Ecstatic Waters
Tue. April 21, 2026 | 7:30鈥�9:30 p.m.
Beston Hall, Glazer Music Performance Center
Free event. No ticket required.
Under the direction of Jared Chase and Alex Boucher, the 91制片厂 Wind Symphony presents Ecstatic Waters, a concert exploring imagination, conflict, and transformation. The program opens with music from Howl鈥檚 鈥淢oving Castle鈥� by Joe Hisaishi (arr. Yo Goto), The ensemble will also perform the world premiere of Firebomb: A War-Torn Rhapsody by Kyan Cheung, winner of 91制片厂鈥檚 Composition Competition, Guest soloist Aleta Tessaglia-Hymes, winner of the Graduate Concerto Competition, will perform movements from John Mackey鈥檚 Soprano Saxophone Concerto. The evening concludes with Steven Bryant鈥檚 Ecstatic Waters, a large-scale work inspired by the poetry of W. B. Yeats and futurist thought, tracing a dramatic arc from innocence and exuberance through chaos and mechanized order to reflection and reconciliation.
Jazz Ensemble Concert
Thursday, April 23 | 7:30鈥�9 p.m.
Beston Hall, Glazer Music Performance Center
Free event. No ticket required.
Under the direction of Brad Batz, the ensemble will perform a lively program of classic and contemporary jazz.
Chamber Orchestra Concert
Friday, April 24 | 7:30鈥�9 p.m.
Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center
Free event. No ticket required.
Under the direction of Ra煤l Mungu铆a, the Chamber Orchestra presents an evening of captivating music. This talented ensemble presents an exciting program of works written for smaller orchestral settings, highlighting the skill and expressiveness of its student musicians.听
Percussion Ensemble Concert
Monday, April 27 | 7:30鈥�9 p.m.
Beston Hall, Glazer Music Performance Center
Free event. No ticket required.
Under the direction of Kristen Shiner McGuire, the Percussion Ensemble will perform a diverse program spanning classic repertoire and contemporary works.
Night Flyers & Chamber Ensembles
Wednesday, April 29 | 7:30鈥�9:30 p.m.
Beston Hall, Glazer Music Performance Center
Free event. No ticket required.
The 91制片厂 Night Flyers will present Celestial Nights, an evening that journeys from luminous dawns to the hush of twilight with Rossano Galante鈥檚 shimmering, color鈥憆ich 鈥淎urora Borealis;鈥� Randall Standridge鈥檚 upbeat, groove鈥慸riven 鈥淕roovitute;鈥� Steven Bryant鈥檚 atmospheric 鈥淒usk;鈥� Samuel Hazo鈥檚 powerful, ornate 鈥淎rabesque;鈥� Clifton Williams鈥� jubilant 鈥淪ymphonic Dance No. 3: Fiesta;鈥� David Maslanka鈥檚 bold, grounding 鈥淢other Earth Fanfare;鈥� and John Mackey鈥檚 lyrical, contemplative 鈥淗ymn To A Blue Hour鈥� 鈥� an evocative program celebrating the textures, rhythms, and moods inspired by the night sky.
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