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DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

2011-2012 PERFORMANCE SEASON

"What's Past is Prologue"

ALL CONCERTS FREE WITH SUGGESTED $10 DONATION UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

ALL CONCERTS IN UNIVERSITY THEATRE ON THE BOCA RATON CAMPUS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED
(MPCAC is Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, South end of Mizner Park, Next to Zed451)

As we celebrate Florida Atlantic University’s 50^th anniversary, we take inspiration from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest : “What’s past is prologue”. Join us as we celebrate our musical heritage from the past as it influences and inspires musicians today. All concerts are in the University Theater unless otherwise indicated. You can receive up-to-date concert information on our new concert hotline, 561-297-3853, or online at www.fau.edu/music.

2011

Winds of Change

Friday, October 28, 7 pm
Please note date change
Wind Ensemble: Kyle Prescott, conductor

The FAU Wind Ensemble performs Percy Grainger’s 1936 masterpiece for band, Lincolnshire Posy, along with Michael Daugherty’s film noir-esque Niagara Falls and Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman. Roof-raising, stand-up-and-cheer music to kick off the season!

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

Jazz at Coyote Jack’s

Student Jazz Combos

Friday, November 4, 7 pm

Combos will perform in the unique setting of Coyote Jack’s. Enjoy great music in a great environment!

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

Classical Guitar Society

Sunday, November 6, 3 pm: Ken Keaton, director

Join Ken Keaton and Friends

Suggested $10 donation at the door

3^rd Annual Band-O-Rama!

November 13, 7 pm: Kyle Prescott, Sean Murray, Neal Bonsanti, conductors

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE

Surround Sound bands…Live! The FAU Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band and the incomparable Marching Owls join forces in Boca Raton’s own Mizner Park Amphitheater for a super-sized concert of band favorites and popular selections from Sousa to Star Wars. Thrilling music will come at you from every direction! Pre-concert entertainment on stage from 6:00 pm. Free, Mizner Park Amphitheater

Commercial Music Ensemble

Friday, November 18, 7 pm: Alejandro Sánchez-Samper, director

Enjoy an eclectic concert of original student compositions, covers and more from students in the Commercial Music Program

Suggested donation $10 at the door

 

Famous Themes from Around the World

Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, November 19, 7 pm: Laura Joella, conductor

Suggested $10 donation at the door

Handel’s Messiah

Sunday, December 4, 7 pm: Patricia P. Fleitas, conductor

269 years since it premiered, Handel’s Messiah remains one of the most popular holiday musical traditions ever! Join our annual presentation, featuring FAU students past and present.

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

FAU Madrigal Dinner

Saturday, December 10, 6:00 pm at St. Gregory’s Church in Boca Raton

Put away your electronic devices and revisit a world where the music was beautiful and chivalry was a way of life. Join in an annual tradition that is beloved at colleges and universities world-wide.

 

Tuba Christmas 2!

Saturday, December 17, 5 pm: Sean Murray, director

Help support a tradition of holiday music, performed exclusively by tubas (and euphoniums)! This tradition started with Harvey G. Phillips, who was tuba professor at Indiana University. It has grown into a series of concerts that take place nationwide. Sean Murray has made it his mission to bring this tradition to Boca Raton, and the first annual concert was a huge success! Outdoor event, bring chairs or blankets. Free, Mizner Square

 

Klezmer East Hanukkah Concert

Saturday, December 17, 7:30 pm: Paul Green, director

This popular ensemble is back by audience demand! Enjoy favorites and exciting new works in this festive introduction to the holiday.

Ticketed Event: $10

 

2012

 

A Tribute to Artists of the Holocaust: Seven Decades Later, a Survivor Remembered

Thursday, January 5, 2 pm

Performance of works by Hungarian composer Samuel Blasz by Birgit Fioravante, soprano, and Heather Coltman, piano; selected works by Wladyslaw Szpilman (The Pianist) by Duo Turgeon, and the premier of a new work by FAU composer Stuart Glazer, performed by the Arden Duo.

Presented by the Lifelong Learning Society

 

Robert De Maine and Heather Coltman in Concert

Sunday, January 22, 3 pm

The collaboration between De Maine, cello, and Coltman, piano continues for a third season, performing the works of Bach, Brahms, Delius and Schumann.

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

The Winds of Romance - a Valentine's Concert

February 14, 2012, 7:30 pm

The Florida Wind Symphony, a resident professional ensemble of Florida Atlantic University, welcomes you to a special concert for this special day.  Featuring the remarkable voices of Dean Peterson - soloist with the Metropolitan Opera in New York - and Birgit Fioravante - acclaimed soprano of The Dueling Divas and the Opera Orchestra of New York - this concert will inspire your heart with romantic favorites. Conductor Kyle Prescott invites you to an elegant reception available following the concert.

Tickets $15, $35 including reception at 1-800-564-9539 or www.fauevents.com

 

Jazz Band

Friday, February 17, 7 pm: Neal Bonsanti, director

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

Gems from the Davis Collection

FAU Chamber Soloists: Leonid Treer, artistic director

Saturday, February 18, 3 pm

Leonid Treer and the Delray String Quartet present rare treasures from the Davis Collection, including the Magnificent Piano Quintet, Op 30 by Sergey Taneyev.

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

6th Annual Concerto and Aria Competition Winners Concert

University Symphony: Laura Joella, director

Saturday, February 18, 7 pm

Featuring FAU’s top student performers in concert.

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

Wind Bands times Two

Thursday, February 23, 7 pm

Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band: Kyle Prescott and Sean Murray, conductors

Two great concert bands that sound great together! Featuring David Maslanka’s powerful and compelling Symphony #4, this is not a concert to fall-asleep to!

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

6^th Annual FAU Concert Band Festival

Saturday, February 25: 9 am-9 pm

The FAU Band Program hosts area middle school and high school bands, with 1000 student musicians making music for twelve non-stop hours!

 

Klezmer East Purim Celebration Concert

Sunday, March 11, 3 pm: Paul Green, director

Klezmer East contributes to this joyous holiday with a variety of special works, prepared especially for you!

Ticketed Event, $10

 

FAU Chamber Singers and Michael McGlynn, Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar Chair in Music

Saturday, March 17, 7 pm: Patricia P. Fleitas, and Stacie Lee Rossow, directors

The Chamber Singers enjoy a week-long residency with composer and Irish music specialist Michael McGlynn, culminating in this presentation of his works. Mr. McGlynn holds the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar Chair in Music for 2011-2012.

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

Duo Turgeon in Concert

Saturday, March 24, 7 pm: Anne Louise-Turgeon and Edward Turgeon, pianists

FAU’s own internationally acclaimed and award-winning piano duo perform their favorite works on two pianos.

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

Classical Guitar Society

Sunday, March 25, 3 pm: Ken Keaton, director

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

Symphony Band

Thursday, April 12, 7 pm: Sean Murray, conductor

A powerhouse of a band! Bold and brassy band blockbusters conducted by the Director of the Marching Owls, along with chamber music from FAU’s graduate students.

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

Jazz Band

Friday, April 13, 7 pm: Neal Bonsanti, director

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

A Wild Spring Journey

Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, April 14, 7 pm: Laura Joella, conductor

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

Jazz at Coyote Jack’s

Student Jazz Combos

Sunday, April 15, 5 pm

Combos will perform in the unique setting of Coyote Jack’s. Enjoy great music in a great environment!

 

FAU Choral Ensembles

Saturday, April 21, 7 pm: Patricia P. Fleitas and Stacie Lee Rossow, conductors

Suggested $10 donation at the door

 

Into the future!

Sunday, April 22, 3 pm

Wind Ensemble: Kyle Prescott, conductor

Steven Bryant, guest composer
Stuart Glazer, composer
Brian Stanley, trumpet

Featuring FAU’s trumpet professor Brian Stanley and the music of FAU Professor of Composition Stuart Glazer, the last performance of our season includes guest composer Steven Bryant’s new Anthem and Ecstatic Waters, an amazing new work for wind band and computer generated sounds. The future is here today at FAU!

Suggested $10 donation at the door