Guest Flute Artist John Bailey of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will perform a recital of works by Gaubert, Larsen, and Blumer, followed by a presentation titled What Great Singers Can Teach Us: Using Operatic Recordings with Moyse’s Tone Development Through Interpretation
"Cultural Expressions of Human Emotion": answering the question "Why the Arts?" in collaboration with the Department of Theater
"Colorful Winds": Join the Rutgers Symphonic Winds and Symphony Band as they perform a prismatic program of repertoire in their season opener.
Tenor and Piano "Illuminations": Settings of Verlaine & Rimbaud by Fauré, Britten, and others
The second concert of the RSO season opens with Passacaglia for Orchestra by Anton Webern, followed by Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring soloist Ye Ji Kim, winner of the 2022 RSO Concerto Competition. Contrasting with the traditional Austrian/German-rooted orchestral sound in the first half, the program will conclude with Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5, one of his most performed symphonic … Read More
"Rutgers Sings!": A chance to hear your favorite Rutgers songs once again
The Rutgers Jazz Lab Band, directed by Dr. Anthony Branker, will feature “Mosaic: The Music of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers” celebrating compositions of former Jazz Messengers Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, Horace Silver, Benny Golson, Donald Brown, Steve Davis, and others.
Featuring Distinguished Alumnus Orrin Evans, Downbeat Poll Winner, and the newest member of the Mason Gross Jazz Faculty. The Rutgers University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Conrad Herwig, will honor the legacy of Professor William Fielder in their annual Prof Fielder Memorial Concert. The premier twenty-two-piece student jazz orchestra opens each season by paying tribute to … Read More